Okta Administration Up and Running - Second Edition

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Automating Using Lifecycle Management

In this chapter, we will look at how we can use some of the knowledge we gained in previous chapters for a complete user lifecycle. We will look at how we can use integrations for user provisioning, such as setting up a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) as a sourcing service. We will also dive deeper into editing a user’s profile, for instance, with expression language.

For the groups we learned about in Chapter 2, Working with Universal Directory, we’ll now learn how to use automation to get them to work for us.

By automating the on- and offboarding flows, we not only save time for new hires, HR, administrators, and system owners – we also increase accuracy, but most importantly, security. This ...