Self-service resource provisioning having collaborative compliance enforcement
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing self-service resource provisioning having collaborative compliance enforcement, comprising:
- displaying a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one of a plurality of privileges associated with the resources;
in response to a user selecting at least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list, adding the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and
in response to a user submitting the request cart, automatically invoking a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from a structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list,wherein approval for the request of the privilege is granted by requesting approval from a chain of one or more people associated with the privilege and its corresponding resource as defined by the structure of the hierarchical list;
wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted for a target user, the workflow process initiates a chain of approval by first sending a request for approval to a manager of the target user, then sending respective requests for approval to a manager of the privilege and a manager of the resource to which the privilege is linked in the hierarchical list; and
wherein the workflow process is configured such that a countdown timer having a designated duration is associated with each privilege in the hierarchical list, wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted the corresponding countdown timer is started, and as the countdown timer begins to expire, the workflow low process sends approval request reminders at increasingly rapid intervals to the managers who have yet to respond.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provide a method and system for self-service resource provisioning having collaborative compliance enforcement. Method and system aspects of the exemplary embodiments include displaying a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one privilege associated with the resources; in response to a user selecting least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list, adding the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and in response to a user submitting the request cart, automatically invoking a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from the structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list.
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing self-service resource provisioning having collaborative compliance enforcement, comprising:
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displaying a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one of a plurality of privileges associated with the resources; in response to a user selecting at least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list, adding the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and in response to a user submitting the request cart, automatically invoking a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from a structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list, wherein approval for the request of the privilege is granted by requesting approval from a chain of one or more people associated with the privilege and its corresponding resource as defined by the structure of the hierarchical list; wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted for a target user, the workflow process initiates a chain of approval by first sending a request for approval to a manager of the target user, then sending respective requests for approval to a manager of the privilege and a manager of the resource to which the privilege is linked in the hierarchical list; and wherein the workflow process is configured such that a countdown timer having a designated duration is associated with each privilege in the hierarchical list, wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted the corresponding countdown timer is started, and as the countdown timer begins to expire, the workflow low process sends approval request reminders at increasingly rapid intervals to the managers who have yet to respond. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An executable software product stored on a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for providing self-service resource provisioning having collaborative compliance enforcement, the program instructions for:
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displaying a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one of a plurality of privileges associated with the resources; in response to a user selecting at least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list, adding the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and in response to a user submitting the request cart, automatically invoking a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from a structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list, wherein approval for the request of the privileqe is granted by requesting approval from a chain of one or more people associated with the privilege and its corresponding resource as defined by the structure of the hierarchical list; wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted for a target user, the workflow process initiates a chain of approval by first sending a request for approval to a manager of the target user, then sending respective requests for approval to a manager of the privilege and a manager of the resource to which the privilege is linked in the hierarchical list; and wherein the workflow process is configured such that a countdown timer having a designated duration is associated with each privilege in the hierarchical list, wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted the corresponding countdown timer is started, and as the countdown timer begins to expire, the workflow process sends approval request reminders at increasingly rapid intervals to the managers who have yet to respond. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A self-service resource provisioning system, comprising:
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a server; and an identity management application executing on the server, the identity management application for providing a user with self-service resource provisioning of resources, wherein in response to communication with the user over a network, the identity management application is configured to; display a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one of a plurality of privileges associated with the resources; in response to the user selecting at least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list, add the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and in response to a user submitting the request cart, automatically invoke a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from a structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list, wherein approval for the request of the privilege is granted by requesting approval from a chain of one or more people associated with the privilege and its corresponding resource as defined by the structure of the hierarchical list; wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted for a target user, the workflow process initiates a chain of approval by first sending a request for approval to a manager of the target user, then sending respective requests for approval to a manager of the privilege and a manager of the resource to which the privilege is linked in the hierarchical list; and wherein the workflow process is configured such that a countdown timer having a designated duration is associated with each privilege in the hierarchical list, wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted the corresponding countdown timer is started, and as the countdown timer begins to expire, the workflow process sends approval request reminders at increasingly rapid intervals to the managers who have yet to respond. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A self-service resource provisioning system, comprising:
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means for displaying a hierarchical list of resources for selection of at least one of a plurality of privileges associated with the resources; means responsive to a user selecting at least one of the privileges from the hierarchical list for adding the selected privilege to a request cart to enable the user to initiate a request for the privilege; and means responsive to a user submitting the request cart for automatically invoking a workflow process to approve a request for the privilege, wherein the workflow is dynamically generated at least in part from a structure of the hierarchical list of resources and a location of the privilege within the hierarchical list, wherein approval for the request of the privilege is granted by requesting approval from a chain of one or more people associated with the privilege and its corresponding resource as defined by the structure of the hierarchical list; wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted for a target user, the workflow process initiates a chain of approval by first sending a request for approval to a manager of the target user, then sending respective requests for approval to a manager of the privilege and a manager of the resource to which the privilege is linked in the hierarchical list; and wherein the workflow process is configured such that a countdown timer having a designated duration is associated with each privilege in the hierarchical list, wherein once the request for the privilege is submitted the corresponding countdown timer is started, and as the countdown timer begins to expire, the workflow process sends approval request reminders at increasingly rapid intervals to the managers who have yet to respond.
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