Viewing Attestation Request Details

20 Using Reporting Features 20-1 20 Using Reporting Features This chapter includes the following sections: ■ Reporting Features ■ Starting Oracle Identity Manager Reports ■ Running Oracle Identity Manager Reports ■ Supported Output Formats ■ Reports for Oracle Identity Manager ■ Exception Reports ■ Creating Reports Using Third-Party Software ■ Required Scheduled Tasks for BI Publisher Reports

20.1 Reporting Features

The following are Oracle Identity Manager reporting features: ■ Select and view reports from a predefined list in the BI Publisher. ■ Filter report information. Note: ■ Oracle Identity Manager Reports enables you to use Oracle BI Publisher as the reporting solution for Oracle Identity Management products. ■ Oracle Identity Manager Reports are classified based on the functional areas. For instance, Access Policy Reports, Attestation, Request and Approval Reports, Password Policy Reports and so on. It is no longer named Operational and Historical. ■ Oracle Identity Manager Reports provides a restricted-use license for Oracle BI Publisher and easy-to-use reporting packages for multiple Oracle Identity Management products. ■ For large-scale deployments, especially those taking advantage of the extensive auditing capabilities of Oracle Identity Manager, it is highly recommended that you deploy a dedicated enterprise-class reporting solution. A solution based on tools such as Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition can provide the flexibility, automation, and performance required for a large-scale organizations. 20-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Identity Manager ■ View reports on-screen in the desired format. ■ Provide interactive reports.

20.2 Starting Oracle Identity Manager Reports

To start BI Publisher:

1. Navigate to Start, Oracle BI Publisher Desktop, Oracle - BIPHome10134, and

then click Start BI Publisher. The Oracle BI Publisher Home page appears. 2. Enter the user name and password.

3. Click Sign In.

20.3 Running Oracle Identity Manager Reports

To run a report: 1. Start Oracle Identity Manager Reports. See Section 20.2, Starting Oracle Identity Manager Reports for more information. 2. Click the more... link under Shared Folders. 3. Do one of the following to access the reports. ■ Click Oracle Identity Manager Reports. ■ Click the more... link under Oracle Identity Manager Reports. The resulting page displays Oracle Identity Manager Reports classified according to their functional areas. 4. To view a report: a. Select the report by clicking its name.

b. Click View.

The Report Input Parameters page is displayed. This page displays the input parameters that must be provided to run a report. The report input parameters act as a filter criterion. In some cases, at least one or more parameter fields are required fields. Some reports do not require any input parameter. If this is not the case, then you must populate at least one of the fields to run a report. 5. Enter the information required to identify what information the report contains.

6. Click View to run the report.

The report is displayed. Note: BI Publisher cannot be accessed through the Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console. You must open BI publisher explicitly to access the Oracle Identity Manager 11g reports. Note: If you leave the input parameter field blank, and then click View , all the information associated with the report is displayed.