Configure the Justification field in the user interface

We can add the Justification field to the user interface. We can also configure the Justification field to be a required field.

By default, the Justification field is not displayed in the user interface. We can configure the properties so that the Justification field is displayed in the user interface. We can also configure the Justification field to be a required field. The following table shows the properties, default values, and description of the parameters that are related to the Justification field. These properties settings affect the administrative console and self service user interface that contain the Justification field.

Property Properties File Default Value Description
ui.displayJustification ui.properties false Specifies whether the Justification field is displayed in the user interface.
enrole.justificationRequired enRole.properties false Specifies whether the Justification field is displayed in the user interface as a required field.

To change the properties for the Justification field, complete these steps.

  1. From the top level of the Appliance Dashboard, click Configure > Advanced Configuration > Update Property.

  2. From the All Files tab, select a property file ui.properties.

  3. Optional: Search for the property to modify.

  4. Select a property name. For example, ui.displayJustification.

  5. Click Edit to open the Update property window.

  6. Edit the existing value in the Property value field with the new value.

    Option Description
    To configure the Justification field to be displayed but not required In the ui.properties file, set ui.displayJustification=true.
    To configure the Justification field to be displayed and to be required, you modify the In the enRole.properties file, set enrole.justificationRequired=true. We do not need to modify the ui.properties file. If the enrole.justificationRequired property is set to true, then the Justification field is displayed as a required field regardless of the setting for the ui.displayJustification property in the ui.properties file.

  7. Click Save Configuration.
  8. Restart ISIM application for these changes to take effect.

    1. From the Server Control widget, do these steps.

      1. Select Security Identity Manager server.

      2. Click Restart.
      See View the Server Control widget.

Be sure to back up the custom version of the files so that your changes are not lost.

Parent topic: Administrative console user interface customization


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