Introduction to Campus Data Management
This document delves into the efficient management of campus data using Grouper, emphasizing group building, membership management, and potential issues with manual oversight. The content explores utilizing campus data access for resource allocation and presents a case study on IST Service Desks, highlighting the challenges and benefits of campus data integration.
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Campus Data in Grouper 04-DEC-2019 Presented by: Sean Mason Information Security Services : Information Systems and Technology
The 30 Second Grouper Introduction Grouper: It s for building groups! Abstract the building of groups from security provisioning Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 2
Managing Membership 1342 Managed groups 338 Grouper administrators Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 3
Managing Membership Manually Define a New Group Add Member #1 1. Add Member #2 2. Add Member #3 3. Remove Member #2 4. Add Member #4 5. 6. Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 4
Issues with Manually Managed Groups Management Overhead Does access get added? Does access get removed? More groups = more effort Are we duplicating effort? Access Reviews Why was an identity granted membership? Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 5
Campus Data in Grouper Student Data (Quest) Employee Data (Workday) Academic Level Employee Type Faculty Affiliation Job Family Program Affiliation Org Affiliations Plan Affiliation Org Hierarchy Class Enrollment Soon to come: Instructor Data Classes Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 6
Using Campus Data Access to Resource X Department B Department A Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 7
Using Campus Data Access to Resource X Department B Department A Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 8
Case Study: ist-wiki-ISTSD-rw Grouper Group: ist-wiki-ISTSD-rw 58 members 56 direct members Make use of Campus Data? IST Service Desks IST Customer Relations and Support Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 9
Using Campus Data: It Doesnt Always Work Project X Department B Department A Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 10
Using Campus Data Project X Dept B Project X Dept A Project X Department B Department A Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 11
QUESTIONS? SMASON@UWATERLOO.CA Campus Data in Grouper PAGE 12