Click the search icon to the right of the field. A list of roles that match the search

Managing Roles 12-15 ■ Inherited By: This section lists the child roles that are inherited by the open role. This is a read-only display of the roles. You can use the Open Role action to modify the relationship from the base role. In the Hierarchy tab. you can perform the following: ■ Adding a Parent Role to a Child Role ■ Removing a Parent Role from a Role ■ Opening a ParentChild Role

12.5.2.4.3 Adding a Parent Role to a Child Role

To add a parent role to a role: 1. Open the role.

2. Click the Hierarchy tab.

3. Verify that the Inherited From section is active.

4. From the Actions menu, select Add Parent Role. Alternatively, click Add Parent

Role on the toolbar. The Add Inherited Role to: dialog box is displayed. 5. From the Search Roles list, select a role category whose roles you want to search. 6. In the search field, specify a search criterion. You can include wildcard characters in your search criterion. Then, click the search icon. A list of roles that matches your search criterion and selected role category is displayed in the Available Roles list. 7. From the Available Roles list, select one or more roles that you want to add as parent roles. Then, click Move or Move All to move the selected roles to the Roles to Add list.

8. Click Save. The selected roles are added as parent roles to the opened role and the

role hierarchy is displayed in the Inherited From section of the Hierarchy tab. 9. Select the inherited role that is added. A Summary Information of the role selected is displayed below the table.

12.5.2.4.4 Removing a Parent Role from a Role

To remove a parent role from a role: 1. In the Inherited From section of the Hierarchy tab, select the role that you want to remove.

2. From the Actions menu, select Remove Parent Role. Alternatively, click Remove

Parent Role on the toolbar. A message box is displayed asking for confirmation.

3. Click OK. The inherited role is removed from the Inherited From section of the

Hierarchy tab.

12.5.2.4.5 Opening a ParentChild Role

You can open parent roles from the Inherited From section and child roles from the Inherited By section of the Hierarchy tab. Note: is the only wildcard search allowed in Oracle Identity Management Administration. 12-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Identity Manager You can also open the roles that are linked parent and child roles like grand parents and grand child roles of the current opened role with the Open Role link in Inherited From and Inherited By section of the Hierarchy tab respectively. To open a parent role: 1. In the Inherited From section of the Hierarchy tab, select the role that you want to open.

2. From the Actions menu, select Open Open Role Detail. Alternatively, click Open

Open Role Detail on the toolbar. A page with details about the inherited role is displayed. In this page, you can view and edit the role attributes, and modify the role inheritance and membership, assign and remove membership rules, access policies and permissions, update permissions and also to view the menu items assigned. To open a child role: 1. In the Inherited From or Inherited By section of the Hierarchy tab, select the role that you want to open.

2. From the Actions menu, select Open Open Role Detail. Alternatively, click Open

Open Role Detail on the toolbar. A page with details about the inherited role is displayed.

12.5.2.4.6 The Members Tab The Members tab displays the members assigned to the

open role. This information is displayed in the following sections: ■ All Members: This section displays all the members, direct and indirect, assigned to the open role. ■ Direct Members: This section displays the members that are directly assigned to the open role. It also displays all members that are assigned via membership rules. ■ Indirect Members: This section displays the members that are indirectly inherited by the role. In the Members tab, you can perform the following: ■ Assigning Members to a Role ■ Revoking Members from a Role ■ Opening Member Details

12.5.2.4.7 Assigning Members to a Role

To assign members to a role:

1. In any section of the Members tab, from the Actions menu, select Assign Assign

Users. Alternatively, click Assign User to on the toolbar. The Assign User to: dialog box is displayed. 2. Search for users by specifying a search criterion in the Search Users field and clicking the search icon. The list of users that matches your search criterion is displayed in the Available list. 3. Select one or more users that you want to assign to the open role. Then, click Move or Move All to move the selected users to the Selected list. Note: An indirect member can be assigned as a direct member.