User Level Simulation

Context

You can use the functions on the User Level Simulation screen to perform user-level simulation as part of the access risk analysis for your organization.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation pathAccess Management Next navigation step Access Risk Analysis Next navigation step User Level SimulationEnd of the navigation path.

    The Simulation: User Level screen appears and displays the Define Analysis Criteria phase.

  2. Define the analysis criteria:

    • Use an existing set of analysis criteria by entering its name in the Saved Variants field.

    • Use the fields to specify new analysis criteria:

      1. In the Analysis Criteria area, specify the analysis criteria, such as System, User, and so on.
      2. Under the Report Options area, choose:

        • Format, such as Summary, Detail, Management Summary, and Executive Summary

        • View, such as Technical View and Business View

        • Type, only Access Risk Analysis is available and is automatically selected. You can select from the following access risk analysis options: Action Level, Permission Level, Critical Action, Critical Permission, Critical Role/Permission

        • Additional Criteria, such as Include Mitigated Risks, Show All Objects and Consider Org Rule.

      3. Optionally, you can save the criteria for future use by entering a name in the Save Variant as field and choosing Save.
      4. Choose Next.
  3. On the Define Simulation Criteria screen, specify the criteria:

    • Use an existing set of simulation criteria by entering the name in the Saved Variants field.

    • Use the fields available to specify new simulation criteria:

      1. Choose the Actions tab to add or remove actions, or add or remove permissions associated with actions.
      2. Choose the Roles tab to add or remove roles, or add or remove permissions associated with roles.
      3. Choose the Profiles tab to add or remove profiles, or add or remove permissions associated with profiles.
      4. In the Additional Criteria section, select additional reporting criteria such as Exclude Values and Risk from Simulation Only.
      5. Optionally, save the simulation criteria as a variant by entering a name in the Save Variant as field and choosing Save.
      6. Choose Run in Foreground to start the simulation immediately or choose Run in Background to schedule a time and date to start the simulation.
      7. If you choose Run in Foreground, confirm you want to run the analysis immediately by choosing OK. The simulation results appear in the Confirmation screen.
  4. On the Confirmation screen, review the results.

    Optionally, choose Export Result Sets to export the results to your local machine.

Next Steps

Access Risk Analysis

User Level Access Risk Analysis