Glossary of Terms

This glossary explains common terms you may see in OrangeAccess. Use it as a quick reference when reading documentation or using the system.

Access Profile
A group of entitlements from a single source, often used for common job needs within one application.

Access Request
The process to request or remove access. May involve approvals from a manager or application/data owner.

Access Requests to Review
Tile on the home page where approvers see requests that require their review.

Aggregation
Collecting account data from connected systems (e.g., AD, PeopleSoft).

Application
A system or service available in OrangeAccess. Once selected, you can view a list of available access items (entitlements and access profiles).

Approval Workflow
The path a request takes through manager and application/data owner reviews before access is granted.

Certification
A periodic review of access by managers or system owners to confirm or revoke access.

Certification Campaign
A scheduled set of certifications where reviewers must act on all assigned access items for their users.

Correlation
Matching accounts to identities during aggregation.

Delegation
Forwarding or reassigning a request to another approver.

Entitlement
A specific permission or access right (for example, the ability to run a report).

Expiration Date
Optional setting on a request that ends access on a specific date.

Governance Group
A group of application or data owners who share responsibility for approving requests.

Identity
A person or service account with access to systems.

Identity Lifecycle
Stages of an identity’s status at the University: Joiner, Mover, Leaver. These events trigger access updates.

Manager
The requester’s supervisor. Usually the first approver in the workflow.

Notification Email
Automated message sent when a request is submitted, approved, denied, or revoked.

Owner
The person or group responsible for approving access to a specific application or data set.

Pending Requests
Tile on the home page where you can track the status of your submitted requests.

Request Center
Central page in OrangeAccess where you can request access for yourself, your team, or others.

Revocation
The removal of existing access, either by request or during a certification.

Role
A bundle of access profiles tied to a job function or responsibility, often spanning multiple applications.

Tile
The clickable panels on the OrangeAccess home page that link to features (for example, Pending Requests, Request Center).

Work Reassignment
Feature that allows an approver to delegate request reviews to another person temporarily.