10.5 Comparing Collections and Publications

When you need to show that you have complete and accurate data, you can compare collection and publication details from the same data source at two different collection or publication times. Identity Governance uses the defined data policies to produce the comparison details. For information about defining the data policies, see Section 10.2, Creating and Editing Data Policies.

To compare collections and publications from the same source:

  1. Select Data Sources > Activity.

  2. (Optional) To focus the list on a specific time period, select the calendar icon.

  3. (Optional) To show a longer list, change the number of rows per page.

  4. To quickly compare a collection or publication with the previous collection or publication, select the item from the Date and status column.

  5. To compare two collections or publications from non-consecutive times:

    1. Click on the advanced filter icon.

    2. To focus the list on a specific data source, select a data source name from the search drop-down list.

    3. Click Apply.

    4. Select two listed collections or publications using the check boxes.

    5. Click Compare.

  6. View changes and select links to view additional information about the changes. For example, if the number of changes is not zero, that number is a link. Selecting that link opens a quick view of the items that changed.

  7. (Optional) In the comparison view, to quickly view or open the applicable data policies, complete the following:

    1. Select the Refine comparison options gear icon.

    2. Select or clear listed policies to change your comparison results.

    3. Select Edit Policies to open the Data Administration > Data Policy page.

  8. (Optional) Select Overview to see Data Policy Status details. For more information, see Section 28.2, Monitoring Your Identity Governance System.

    NOTE:The Overview page data summary numbers such as the number of permissions will not always match the number of collected and published objects in the Activity page. The Activity page shows the number of objects collected or published by Identity Governance. The Overview page Data Summary widget shows only the number of objects that are visible in the catalog. Based on your collector configuration, Identity Governance might exclude objects such as Users who are flagged as inactive or permissions objects that represent items like resource parameters from the catalog resulting in a different number of objects than the number of collected or published objects.