RiskGvnController

Sample workflow for risk governance.

RiskGvnController is the Java-based real-time controller workflow for risk governance. When a risk-relevant object in the Identity Store changes — such as an assignment or a role — the Java- based Server creates a request that this controller workflow picks up and delegates to the RiskGovernanceActivity. The activity evaluates and updates the risk values for affected users and objects, ensuring that risk levels remain current after each change.

The workflows in this reference are delivered as factory data and are loaded into the Connectivity configuration database during the initial configuration. They are samples: use the Identity Manager to copy a workflow into your own scenario and adapt the copy. Do not change the delivered objects, because a product update can replace them.

At a Glance

Name

RiskGvnController

Prerequisites

Copy the workflow into your scenario and activate it in the Java-based Server.

Workflow and Activities

Activity Type Component description Description Ports

Activity	Type	Component description	Description	Ports
`error`	`error`	`provisioningActivity`	Error Activity	`Message`
`join`	`RiskGovernanceController`	`RiskGovernanceActivity`	Activity for risk calculation	-

error

provisioningActivity

Error Activity

Message

join

RiskGovernanceController

RiskGovernanceActivity

Activity for risk calculation

Ports

Activity Port Component description Connector Connected directory Bind profile SSL

Activity	Port	Component description	Connector	Connected directory	Bind profile	SSL
`error`	`Message`	`errorPort`	`ErrorNotifyMailConnector`	-	-	not set

error

Message

errorPort

ErrorNotifyMailConnector

not set

Configuration Parameters

Table 1. Workflow parameters of `RiskGvnController`
Parameter	Default value
`timeout`	P0Y0M4DT0H0M0S

Table 2. Parameters of activity `error`
Parameter	Default value
`resourcefamily`	LDAP
`retrylimit`	3
`timeout`	P0Y0M1DT0H0M0S
`waitbeforeretry`	P0Y0M0DT2H0M0S

Table 3. Parameters of port `Message` (activity `error`)
Parameter	Default value
`decrypt.attribute`	dxmPassword

Table 4. Parameters of activity `join`
Parameter	Default value
`domain`	cn=My-Company
`resourcefamily`	RiskGovernance
`retrylimit`	0
`timeout`	P0Y0M1DT0H0M0S
`waitbeforeretry`	P0Y0M0DT0H30M0S

A Java-based real-time workflow runs as a permanently loaded configuration in the Java-based Server (IdS-J). It is triggered by a request or an event rather than by a schedule. Each workflow consists of activities; an activity opens one port per system it talks to, and each port uses a connector to reach that system.

Most provisioning workflows contain a join activity that performs the actual work and an error activity that receives requests which still fail after all retries and sends a notification about them. The retrylimit, waitbeforeretry and timeout parameters of an activity control how often and how long a failed request is retried before it is handed to the error activity.

The event port publishes change events over JMS, and the notify port sends e-mail notifications. Neither port is bound to a connected directory.

The workflow has two activities. The RiskGovernanceActivity uses the RiskGovernanceController component to evaluate and update risk values in response to each incoming request. The retrylimit is 0, meaning requests that fail are not retried; the error activity handles failures by sending an e-mail notification through the Message port.

Operation

A change to a risk-relevant object (for example an assignment or role) causes the Java-based Server to create a riskController request.
The Java-based Server passes the request to the RiskGovernanceActivity of this workflow.
The RiskGovernanceController component evaluates the risk model and updates the risk values for the affected users and objects.
Because retrylimit is 0, a request that fails is immediately forwarded to the error activity for e-mail notification; no automatic retry occurs.
The workflow is delivered inactive (dxmActive is FALSE). Copy it into your own scenario and activate the copy.