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Abacus – role membership requests and management

On this page, you can find instructions for Abacus end users and managers for requesting and removing role memberships.

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End user – how to request role membership

1. Log in to Aalto Identity Managment (IdM) portal at https://idm.aalto.fi/.

Login using your Aalto credentials. Signing in requires Multifactor Authentication (MFA). Please see the Multifactor Authentication instructions for more details.

2. Select "Start a new request".

A screenshot of the Aalto University One Identity Manager interface with Start a new request highlighted in red.

3. Select category "Aalto Abacus".

Screenshot of Aalto University One Identity Manager's request page, showing options like Aalto Abacus, AD Groups, and Zone Access. Aalto Abacus highlighted with red.

4. Select "Add to cart" in the row of the role whose membership you need. 

You'll see a blue √ mark for the row of a role, if you already have a role membership.

A screenshot of Aalto University's One Identity Manager portal listing service items for Aalto Abacus. One service item is selected.

5. Enter the reason for requesting the role membership in the "Reason" field (required). 

If you only need a role membership for a certain period of time, you can set the period by adding dates to "Valid from" and "Valid Until". 

6. Select "Save" to save the data. 

7. Select "Submit" to request a role membership. 

Aalto University One Identity Manager shopping cart interface with request details, including reason, priority, and validity dates.

The approval process consists of two steps:

  1. Your supervisor accepts the order. If you don't have a supervisor, approval moves directly to step 2.
  2. The financial managers approve the order.


Once both steps are approved, you'll be granted membership in the role and notified via email. 

If the applied membership is denied, you will also receive a notification email about it. 

Please note that the approval process can take time, as both steps require a decision by a natural person.
 

End user – how to remove role membership

1. Log in to Aalto Identity Managment (IdM) portal at https://idm.aalto.fi/.

Login using your Aalto credentials. Signing in requires Multifactor Authentication (MFA). Please see the Multifactor Authentication instructions for more details.

2. Select “Request” --> “My Requests”. 

Screenshot of Aalto University's One Identity Manager interface. Dropdown menu under 'Request' displays 'My Requests' and 'My Actions'.

3. Select “Edit Requests”.
 

A webpage section showing options: Start a new request, Request History, Edit Requests, and Maintain Templates. Edit Requests highlighted in red.

4. Check the box in front of the membership you want to remove yourself from. Select "Unsubscribe".
 

Screenshot of Aalto University interface for renewing or unsubscribing from a service with various options.

Manager – how to order role membership on behalf of an employee

1. Log in to Aalto Identity Managment (IdM) portal at https://idm.aalto.fi/

Login using your Aalto credentials. Signing in requires Multifactor Authentication (MFA). Please see the Multifactor Authentication instructions for more details.

2.  Select "Start a new request".

A screenshot of the Aalto University One Identity Manager interface with Start a new request highlighted in red.

3. By default, access rights are requested for yourself. To request role membership for your employee, you need to change the person for whom the role membership is requested. To do this, click "Change" under "Recipients".
 

Screenshot of the 'One Identity Manager' interface with option to request change of recipients. The Change button highlighted with red on the right-hand side.

4. You will receive a list of people for whom you can request a membership of the role. Select the person(s) by clicking the person's row. 

A blue √ mark will indicate the selected persons. You can also see a summary of people on a grey background, under "Selected". 

After selection, click "Close".

Screenshot of Aalto Identity Manager interface showing a list of recipients with one selected and highlighted. Close button at bottom right.

5. Select the category "Aalto Abacus".

Screenshot of Aalto University One Identity Manager's request page, showing options like Aalto Abacus, AD Groups, and Zone Access. Aalto Abacus highlighted with red.

6. Select "Add to cart" for the role that your subordinate needs to be a member of. You'll see a blue √ icon if they already have a role membership.

A screenshot of Aalto University's One Identity Manager portal listing service items for Aalto Abacus. One service item is selected.

7. Make sure you are requesting a membership to the right person by checking "Recipient". 

Enter a reason for requesting a role membership in the "Reason" field (required information). 

If your subordinate only needs membership for a certain period of time, you can set “Valid from” and “Valid until” dates. 

8. Select "Save" to save the data. 

9. Select "Submit" to request a role for your subordinate.
 

Aalto University One Identity Manager shopping cart interface with request details, including reason, priority, and validity dates.

The approval process consists of two steps:

  1. Supervisor approval. Since you are placing the request for your subordinate, this step is automatically approved.
  2. The financial managers approve the order.


Once step 2 is approved, your subordinate will be granted membership in the role and you will receive an email notification. 

If the applied membership is denied, you will receive an email about the decision. Please note that the approval process can take time, as both steps require a decision by a natural person.
 

Manager – how to remove role membership from an employee

1. Log in to Aalto Identity Managment (IdM) portal at https://idm.aalto.fi/

Login using your Aalto credentials. Signing in requires Multifactor Authentication (MFA). Please see the Multifactor Authentication instructions for more details.

2. Select “Request” --> “My Requests”. 

Screenshot of Aalto University's One Identity Manager interface. Dropdown menu under 'Request' displays 'My Requests' and 'My Actions'.

3. Select “Edit Requests”.

A webpage section showing options: Start a new request, Request History, Edit Requests, and Maintain Templates. Edit Requests highlighted in red.

4.  Select "Change" to get a list of employees who are your subordinates and people whose membership you can manage in a new window. 

5. Click the person's row to select the person. In the "Request for" field, check that the correct person was selected. 

A screenshot of the interface for Aalto University's One Identity Manager showing options to renew or unsubscribe. Request for on the left-hand side and Change on the right-hand side are highlighted in red.

6. Select the check box in front of your subordinate and select "Unsubscribe" to remove the membership.

Screenshot of Aalto University's One Identity Manager interface, showing 'Renew or Unsubscribe' options.
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