This article describes the approval handling for certificates in the Workplace package in Smart ID Identity Manager. The approval step is used in different use cases for Smart ID Identity Manager, such as Enroll profile, and Lock certificate. For more information, see Smart ID Workplace use cases.
The approval handling is used when someone else must approve something before you can proceed with the use case.
To approve or reject a request, you must have the Workplace certificate agent role in Identity Manager Operator.
Create approval request
Create approval request for enrollment (P10, P12, ACME, SCEP)
Depending on the approval settings of the certificate profile, either an approval for enrollment is required or not.
Use case details
Overview and technical details
| Sub process description | A Workplace certificate agent wants to have a general sub-process for approval scenarios to create the initial request with all relevant information depending on locking a certificate or enrolling a certificate profile. |
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| Outcome | The request for approval has been created and needs to be approved by using another process. |
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Symbolic name | AssetsProcApprovalRequest |
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| Component | Identity Manager Operator |
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| Process start | Sub-process being called |
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Create approval request for revocation/locking
Depending on the approval settings of the certificate profile, either an approval for locking/revocation is required or not.
Use case details
Overview and technical details
| Sub process description | A Workplace certificate agent wants to have a general sub-process for approval scenarios to create the initial request with all relevant information depending on locking a certificate or enrolling a certificate profile. |
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| Outcome | The request for approval has been created and needs to be approved by using another process. |
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Symbolic name | AssetsProcApprovalRequest |
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| Component | Identity Manager Operator |
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| Process start | Sub-process being called |
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Approval handling
Approval handling process
When an approval is needed, an information text is displayed in Identity Manager Operator and you will receive an email with information that there is an approval request sent.
- Log in to Identity Manager Operator with your admin account.
- Go to the Search page.
- Select Workplace request, click Search and navigate to the request.
- Select Approve request (on requests with the state "Requested").
- Select one of the following:
- Approve: The requester receives an email notification that the request is approved.
- Reject: Add information in the Reason for rejection text field. The requester receives an email notification that the request is rejected.
- On hold: The request remains in the same state and you can approve/reject it later.
Delete request
- Log in to Identity Manager Operator with your admin account.
- Go to the Search page.
- Select Workplace requests and navigate to the request.
- Select Delete request.
Use case details
Overview and technical details
| Sub process description | A Workplace certificate agent wants to approve or reject an enrollment request. An operator wants to have a general sub-process for all approval scenarios. |
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| Outcome | - The approvers receive an email notification that there is an open request for approval
- If the request is approved, the end state for the approval is "approved"
- If the request is rejected, the end state for the approval is "rejected"
- The requester receives an email notification that the request is approved or rejected
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| Component | Identity Manager Operator |
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| Process start | Search>Workplace request>Search for requests in state "Requested">Approve request |
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