- SAP IDM Tutorial
- SAP IDM - Home
- SAP IDM - Introduction
- SAP IDM - Architecture
- SAP IDM - Installation
- SAP IDM - Developer Studio
- SAP IDM - Setting up the Framework
- SAP IDM - Repository Types
- SAP IDM - Using Identity Stores
- SAP IDM - Identity Center Properties
- SAP IDM - Maintaining Packages
- SAP IDM - Using Processes
- SAP IDM - Identity Store Forms
- SAP IDM - Maintaining Jobs
- SAP IDM - Self Service Password Reset
- SAP IDM - Setting Email Notifications
- Connecting SAP ABAP Systems
- Connecting non-SAP Systems
- Identity Reporting using SAP BW
- SAP IDM - Integration using GRC 10.0
- SAP IDM - Migration to New Version
- SAP IDM - Job Responsibilities
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SAP IDM - Architecture
SAP identity management system is used to maintain identity data across different ECC applications. You can import data from different SAP applications to IDM based on available authorizations. From backend application, after importing the authorizations- privileges are added to system and this is then sync to backend applications.
User interfaces are used to perform the different self-management identity tasks in identity store and changes are replicated back to backend applications.
Most of SAP Identity management components run on NetWeaver application and Java server. Few of important component of SAP IdM includes −
SAP Identity Store
User interface for users and Administrators
IdM Database
IdM Developer Studio
Developer Studio Service
Runtime component
Identity store provides a consistent view of identity data from multiple sources and helps in managing business processes, logging and auditing, password management and reporting feature for access management. Identity center collects the data from different application repositories, transform to required formats and replicate it back to source repositories.
Few components of IDM run on SAP NetWeaver AS for Java and this includes Identity Management User Interface for users and administrators however few of other components are installed separately and stand-alone components. Key components of SAP IDM architecture mentioned below −
Administrators can install SAP Identity Management using Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 installation tool. Provisioning Manager 1.0v installs all SAP Identity Management components except IDM Developer Studio client, Logon Help and SAP IDM Password management utility. Mentioned components to be installed manually using external client tools.
SAP IDM Dispatcher Utility
This is used to create new dispatchers in IDM system. With use of user interface component- you can also stop or start the dispatchers. This can be done via user interface component or using command line option.
IDM Runtime Engine
This component of IDM is used for synchronization and provision tasks and requires SAP Java Virtual Machine for execution.