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This is not a correct example of an IdentityIQ policy as stated. IdentityIQ policies are used to detect governance violations based on identity, account, entitlement, role, risk, or activity conditions. An account policy is concerned with whether an identity has an account, lacks a required account, or has an account that violates defined account-related criteria. It evaluates existing identity and account state after data is aggregated and correlated into IdentityIQ.

The phrase “has requested the appropriate account” describes an access request validation concept rather than a policy-detection use case. Requests are handled through the user-driven request and provisioning framework, including QuickLinks, request forms, approvals, workflows, provisioning policies, and provisioning plans. A request can be evaluated, approved, rejected, or fulfilled, but a governance policy is normally not defined to determine whether a request itself was “appropriate.”

IdentityIQ policies detect violations against current or observed access conditions. Therefore, an account policy may check whether an identity has an inappropriate account, but not whether the identity requested the appropriate account. Reference topics: Governance — common policy examples and policy detection; User-Driven Requests — access requests; Provisioning — provisioning process and provisioning policies.

The statement is true. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, account attributes are defined on the application’s account schema. The application definition tells IdentityIQ how to represent accounts from a connected source, and the account schema specifies which attributes exist on those accounts. Examples may include account ID, display name, email, status, department, groups, roles, permissions, or other source-specific fields returned by the connector during aggregation.

This is distinct from identity attributes, which are stored on the IdentityCube and represent normalized identity-level data used across IdentityIQ. Account attributes belong to application account links, while identity attributes belong to the identity model. During aggregation, IdentityIQ reads account data according to the application schema and stores the discovered values as account/link attributes. Some account schema attributes may also be marked as managed when their values represent entitlement-like access that should be governed through the Entitlement Catalog.

Therefore, account attributes are correctly defined in the application account schema. Reference topics: Applications — application definitions, account schema attributes, schema attribute properties; Identity Modeling — identity attributes versus account attributes; Access Modeling — managed attributes and entitlement catalog.

Yes. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, the Identity Warehouse is used to review identity-centric information stored in the IdentityCube. For identities that are managers, IdentityIQ can display the list of identities that report to that manager. This information is derived from the manager relationship established during identity aggregation, correlation, and identity refresh processing.

The direct-report relationship is not an application account attribute by itself once modeled in IdentityIQ; it becomes part of the identity model. IdentityIQ uses manager correlation to associate each identity with its manager, and when those relationships are resolved, the manager identity can show its subordinate identities as direct reports. This is important for governance because managers are frequently used as certifiers, approvers, and reviewers in access review and request workflows.

The display of direct reports depends on the identity data being populated correctly and the viewer having permission to access the identity details. However, as a functional capability of the Identity Warehouse, direct reports for manager identities are part of the identity information that can be displayed.

Reference topics: Identity Modeling, IdentityCube contents, manager correlation, Identity Warehouse, identity refresh, and governance reviewer relationships.

Yes. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, marking an application account schema attribute as managed identifies that attribute as governance-relevant access data. This is commonly applied to attributes that contain entitlement-like values, such as groups, roles, permissions, or application access assignments. When the attribute is managed, IdentityIQ can create and maintain managed attribute records for the values discovered during aggregation, allowing those values to be represented in the entitlement catalog with business metadata such as display name, description, owner, requestability, and classification.

This managed designation supports governance processes, including certifications. In an access review, reviewers need to evaluate meaningful access items rather than raw account data. Managed entitlement values can therefore be surfaced as reviewable access so managers, application owners, or entitlement owners can approve, revoke, or otherwise act on them during certification campaigns.

This does not mean the attribute itself is simply editable in IdentityIQ; editability is controlled separately through provisioning policies, forms, workflows, and connector support. The managed flag is primarily about governing the attribute’s values as access.

Reference topics: Applications — schema attribute properties; Access Modeling — entitlement catalog; Governance — certification review items.

No. Connector-based delta processing is not available to all connectors in SailPoint IdentityIQ. Delta aggregation is a performance optimization that allows IdentityIQ to process only changes since a previous aggregation, instead of reading and processing the complete account population each time. However, this capability depends on whether the selected connector and target system support reliable change detection.

Some systems can expose changes through timestamps, change logs, sequence numbers, tokens, directory synchronization controls, or similar mechanisms. Other systems, such as simple file-based sources or connectors without change-tracking capability, may only support full aggregation. Because IdentityIQ connector behavior is connector-dependent, delta processing cannot be treated as a universal aggregation option.

The application’s connector selection determines which aggregation options are available, including whether connector-based delta processing can be enabled. Administrators must verify connector capability and configure aggregation accordingly.

Therefore, the statement is false because connector-based delta processing is a performance option only for supported connectors, not for every connector in IdentityIQ. Reference topics: Applications, aggregation task options, connector-dependent capabilities, account aggregation, delta aggregation, and performance optimization.

The statement is true. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, account correlation is the process used to associate an application account, represented as a Link, with the appropriate IdentityCube. Correlation logic is configured on the application and may use account attributes, identity attributes, or correlation rules to determine ownership. When that logic is changed, a subsequent account aggregation can evaluate account data against the updated correlation configuration and adjust account-to-identity associations where the aggregation process is configured to perform correlation.

This is important when accounts were previously uncorrelated, incorrectly correlated, or correlated under outdated matching criteria. For example, if an application originally correlated accounts by user name but is later changed to correlate by employee ID, aggregation can apply the new logic so that accounts align with the correct identities. Manual correlation is therefore not the only remediation path; proper correlation configuration followed by aggregation is a standard way to resolve or correct account ownership.

The behavior depends on the aggregation and correlation configuration, but the principle is accurate: aggregation can apply changed correlation logic to account correlations. Reference topics: Applications, correlation options, account aggregation, uncorrelated account resolution, Link-to-IdentityCube association, and Identity Modeling.

No. In the default IdentityIQ role model, role acquisition and role recalculation are not handled by the Perform Maintenance task. Role assignment and detection are primarily evaluated during identity refresh processing. The Identity Refresh task can update IdentityCubes, evaluate role assignment rules or role profiles, refresh detected roles, process policy evaluations, and recalculate identity-related governance state. This is the mechanism that keeps role relationships aligned with current identity attributes and account access.

The Perform Maintenance task serves a different operational purpose. It is generally used for system maintenance and cleanup activities, not for determining whether a user should acquire or lose a role. It does not function as the default engine for adjusting role assignments based on changes such as department, job title, location, lifecycle state, or account entitlements.

Therefore, the statement is inaccurate. Keeping role acquisition current is associated with identity refresh and role evaluation logic, not the Perform Maintenance task.

Reference topics: Access Modeling, business roles, IT roles, role assignment, detected roles, Identity Refresh task, IdentityCube recalculation, and Foundational Concepts: tasks versus workflows.

The statement is false. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, the Application Name is a logical identifier used to label and distinguish the application object inside IdentityIQ. It does not determine which connector the application uses. The connector is selected separately as part of the application configuration, and that connector selection determines the available connection parameters, supported operations, schema behavior, aggregation capabilities, and provisioning capabilities.

For example, an application could be named “HR System,” “Active Directory,” or “Corporate Accounts,” but the name itself does not cause IdentityIQ to use an LDAP, JDBC, Delimited File, Web Services, or other connector. The selected connector type defines how IdentityIQ communicates with the source or target system. It also influences whether the application can aggregate accounts, discover schema, manage groups, perform provisioning, or write changes back to the managed system.

Therefore, the application name is descriptive metadata, while the connector type is the technical integration mechanism. Reference topics: Applications, application definition, connector selection, connector-dependent settings, schema configuration, aggregation, and provisioning support.

Yes. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, an entitlement represents an access right, permission, privilege, group membership, role membership, or similar access-granting value on an application. Entitlements are discovered from application account data during aggregation and are commonly modeled in IdentityIQ through schema attributes marked as entitlement attributes. Once aggregated, these values may appear in the entitlement catalog as managed attributes, where they can be reviewed, requested, certified, governed by policies, and associated with roles.

The definition “an access right on an application” is accurate because entitlements describe what an identity’s account is allowed to do or access within a connected system. Examples include Active Directory group membership, database roles, application permissions, cloud groups, or other system-specific access values. IdentityIQ uses entitlements as core governance objects for certifications, access requests, policy checks, role modeling, and provisioning.

This definition is intentionally broad because different target systems represent access differently. IdentityIQ normalizes those application-specific access values into entitlement concepts for identity governance.

Reference topics: Access Modeling, entitlement catalog, managed attributes, application schema, entitlement aggregation, certifications, access requests, and provisioning.

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The statement is true in the context of IdentityIQ manager correlation. IdentityIQ does not infer an identity’s manager relationship without source data that identifies the manager. The authoritative application, typically an HR or personnel source, provides the trusted identity records and should include a manager reference attribute, such as manager ID, employee number, username, distinguished name, or another value that can be correlated to an existing IdentityIQ identity.

During aggregation and identity refresh, IdentityIQ uses configured manager correlation logic to resolve that manager reference to an IdentityCube representing the manager. Once resolved, the manager relationship can support governance functions such as manager certifications, access request approvals, lifecycle approvals, escalations, and reporting hierarchy-based controls. Without a manager reference from the authoritative source, IdentityIQ may still contain identities, accounts, and access, but it cannot reliably establish reporting relationships for those identities through standard manager correlation.

This is distinct from manually assigning relationships or using custom logic; the standard governance model expects manager data to originate from the authoritative identity source. Reference topics: Identity Modeling — manager correlation, IdentityCube attributes, authoritative identity data; Governance — manager-based certifications and approvals; User-Driven Requests — manager approval routing.