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Configure Automatic User Synchronization

CA Identity Manager can automatically synchronize user accounts with identity policies at different points during a task’s lifecycle.

A CA Identity Manager task generates events, detectable activities that occur during task processing. For example, the default Create User task generates the CreateUserEvent, AddUserToGroupEvent, and the AssignAccessRoleEvent. You can configure CA Identity Manager to synchronize users after a task completes, or when each event completes.

Note: The section Synchronize Users with Identity Policies provides more information on the user synchronization process.

To configure a task to trigger user synchronization

  1. Log in to CA Identity Manager as a user who can modify admin tasks.
  2. Select Roles and Tasks, Admin Tasks, Modify Admin Task.

    CA Identity Manager displays a search screen.

  3. Search for and select the admin task that will trigger user synchronization.
  4. Select one of the following options in the User Synchronization field on the Profile tab for the task: