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Glossary
Approved Audit Card
An Audit Card where all the listed violations have been approved. It can be used
during an audit to prevent repeated notices of violations that have already
received approval.
Audit Card
A file with the extension .aud. It is generated by the DNA. It contains a list of
violations or out of pattern situations. Each entry is a violation connected to an
entity or to a link. It is possible to edit an Audit Card in the DNA module, adding
instructions to either fix a violation or approve one. For further information see
the DNA User Manual.
Children
Ticket-type specific.
The number of children listed for any campaign ticket denotes the number of
Approvers assigned to the campaign.
The number of children listed for an Approver ticket is the number of [entities]
the specific approver has to audit, where [entities] refers to the campaign type:
user, role or resource certification.
Configuration
A CA RCM-proprietary data structure that holds a snapshot of the definitions of
users, resources and roles (if available), as well as the relevant relationships
(privileges) between them.
Connectors
Connectors use the converters to access the production computer for both
download and upload processes. There are separate connectors for import and
export procedures.
defaultSettings.xml
A connection details XML file located in the CA RCM home directory under the
converter subdirectory. Use the CA RCM DM module to update.
Direct Link
An uninterrupted connection between two entities. For example: a user to
resource link.
Dual Link
Refers to the case when both a direct link and an indirect link exist. For example:
A user is linked directly to a specific resource, and at the same time the user is
linked to a role that is linked to the same resource.
Entity
Refers to one of the following:
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