View and configure settings for data collection

You can use the Data Collectors dashboard in Permissions Management to view and configure settings for collecting data from your authorization systems. It also provides information about the status of the data collection.

Access and view data sources

  1. To access your data sources, in the Permissions Management home page, select Settings (the gear icon). Then select the Data Collectors tab.

  2. On the Data Collectors dashboard, select your authorization system type:

    • AWS for Amazon Web Services.
    • Azure for Microsoft Azure.
    • GCP for Google Cloud Platform.
  3. To display specific information about an account:

    1. Enter the following information:

      • Uploaded on: Select All accounts, Online accounts, or Offline accounts.
      • Transformed on: Select All accounts, Online accounts, or Offline accounts.
      • Search: Enter an ID or Internet Protocol (IP) address to find a specific account.
    2. Select Apply to display the results.

      Select Reset Filter to discard your settings.

  4. The following information displays:

    • ID: The unique identification number for the data collector.

    • Data types: Displays the data types that are collected:

      • Entitlements: The permissions of all identities and resources for all the configured authorization systems.
    • Recently uploaded on: Displays whether the entitlement data is being collected.

      The status displays ONLINE if the data collection has no errors and OFFLINE if there are errors.

    • Recently transformed on: Displays whether the entitlement data is being processed.

      The status displays ONLINE if the data processing has no errors and OFFLINE if there are errors.

    • The Tenant ID.

    • The Tenant name.

Modify a data collector

  1. Select the ellipses (...) at the end of the row in the table.

  2. Select Edit Configuration.

    The Permissions Management Onboarding - Summary box displays.

  3. Select Edit (the pencil icon) for each field you want to change.

  4. Select Verify now & save.

    To verify your changes later, select Save & verify later.

    When your changes are saved, the following message displays: Successfully updated configuration.

Delete a data collector

  1. Select the ellipses (...) at the end of the row in the table.

  2. Select Delete Configuration.

    The Permissions Management Onboarding - Summary box displays.

  3. Select Delete.

  4. Check your email for a one time password (OTP) code, and enter it in Enter OTP.

    If you don't receive an OTP, select Resend OTP.

    The following message displays: Successfully deleted configuration.

Start collecting data from an authorization system

  1. Select the Authorization Systems tab, and then select your authorization system type.

  2. Select the ellipses (...) at the end of the row in the table.

  3. Select Collect Data.

    A message displays to confirm data collection has started.

Stop collecting data from an authorization system

  1. Select the ellipses (...) at the end of the row in the table.

  2. To delete your authorization system, select Delete.

    The Validate OTP To Delete Authorization System box displays.

  3. Enter the OTP code

  4. Select Verify.

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