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System configuration

The System Configuration area allows Permission Assist administrators to modify settings that control how Permission Assist operates.

To open the System Configuration area, select the cogwheel in the top right corner within Permission Assist (see picture below) and pick an option from the list.

System Configuration cogwheel

In this section

Topic Description
System authentication Manage security groups, user assignments, SSO, and login attempts
Directory services View and manage directory sources for importing identities
Directory source detail View tabs and settings for a specific directory source
Add or edit a directory source Create a new directory source or modify an existing one
Manually sync a directory source Trigger a manual sync of identity data
Archive a directory source Archive a directory source that is no longer needed
Restore a directory source Restore an archived directory source
Delete a directory source Permanently delete an archived directory source
Identities View and manage identities within System Configuration
Product license View your current Permission Assist license details and update your license key
General settings Configure general system-wide settings
Taskboards Overview of review, access request, and personnel event taskboard settings
Taskboards - Reviews Configure review taskboard workflow settings
Taskboards - Access requests Configure access request taskboard workflow settings
Taskboards - Personnel events Configure personnel event taskboard workflow settings
Applications Manage application connectors within System Configuration
Add or update a connector Install or update an application connector
Software updates View available software updates and download upgrade files
Enable software update notifications Select notifications for new Permission Assist versions
Download upgrade files Download the latest upgrade files
Diagnostics View system diagnostic information
System connectivity View and test the connection status of application connectors, directory source connectors, and platform services
Export diagnostics Export diagnostic data for troubleshooting
Application logs View application log entries
Queues View and manage background processing queues
Reports Configure report settings within System Configuration
Change the recovery password Update the system recovery password
Log in using the recovery password Access Permission Assist using the recovery password