The statement is not technically accurate. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, applications are defined to represent external systems, platforms, directories, databases, or resources from which account, group, entitlement, and attribute data are aggregated, and in some cases to which provisioning changes are written. IdentityIQ does not generally “read identities” directly from applications. Instead, it reads account records and associated attributes from applications, then uses identity correlation, authoritative-source logic, and identity refresh processing to construct or update IdentityCubes.

This distinction is fundamental. An application may be an authoritative source, such as an HR system, where account attributes contribute heavily to identity creation and lifecycle state. However, the object read from the source is still an account or source record, not an IdentityIQ identity object. The identity is modeled inside IdentityIQ after aggregation and correlation occur.

Therefore, the more precise statement is that applications represent systems from which IdentityIQ reads account and access data, not systems from which IdentityIQ simply reads identities. Reference topics: Applications, application definition, account aggregation, authoritative applications, correlation, IdentityCube creation, and Identity Modeling.

The statement is accurate. In SailPoint IdentityIQ LifeCycle Manager, the Manage Accounts feature is used for account-level request operations. It allows authorized users to request account changes on connected applications, including requesting an additional account when the target application and IdentityIQ configuration support multiple or additional accounts for the same identity.

This capability is controlled through the application definition, request configuration, QuickLink availability, provisioning policies, and workflow approvals. When an application supports additional accounts, IdentityIQ can present account-request options that allow the requester to create another account rather than only modifying or removing an existing one. The request is then converted into a provisioning plan, routed through configured approval logic, and fulfilled either automatically through the connector or manually through a work item.

This is different from requesting entitlements alone. Manage Accounts focuses on account lifecycle operations such as create, modify, delete, enable, disable, or unlock, depending on connector and application support. Therefore, allowing users to request additional accounts on applications configured to support them is a valid Manage Accounts function.

Reference topics: User-Driven Requests — account request types and operations; Provisioning — provisioning plans and provisioning policies; Applications — application configuration and connector support.

Yes. Granting an IdentityIQ capability is a valid way to provide access to additional functions within SailPoint IdentityIQ, including areas such as Advanced Analytics. Capabilities are part of IdentityIQ’s internal authorization model. They determine what a logged-in user is allowed to see and perform inside the IdentityIQ interface, such as administration, reporting, certification administration, role management, policy management, or advanced search and analysis functions.

Advanced Analytics searches are IdentityIQ functions, not external application permissions. Therefore, access to those search types is governed by IdentityIQ security controls, including capabilities, rights, and in some deployments, scoping. This is different from granting access on a connected application, which would be handled through accounts, entitlements, roles, access requests, and provisioning.

The key distinction is that capabilities grant authority inside IdentityIQ itself. They do not directly modify a user’s access on a target system. Providing access to different types of Advanced Analytics searches is therefore an appropriate reason to assign an IdentityIQ capability.

Reference topics: Identity Modeling — how IdentityIQ access is granted to users; Foundational Concepts — common IdentityIQ objects and components; Governance — analytics and access visibility.

No. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, tasks are execution mechanisms used to perform system operations such as aggregation, identity refresh, certification generation support, report execution, maintenance processing, and other repeatable administrative jobs. A task can collect data, refresh calculated identity information, process objects, or execute configured logic, but it does not itself provide the business review function of confirming whether an account group provides the correct access.

Confirming that an account group provides appropriate access is a governance activity. That type of validation is performed through access reviews or certifications, where a designated reviewer evaluates group membership, permissions, ownership, or entitlement meaning and decides whether the access remains appropriate. This requires human or configured governance judgment, not simply execution of a background task.

A task may support the process indirectly by aggregating current account group data or preparing certification data, but the actual confirmation of correctness belongs to certification and governance review functionality.

Reference topics: Foundational Concepts, tasks versus workflows, Governance, certifications, account group reviews, access reviews, and Access Modeling.

The statement is false. Preventive policy checking in SailPoint IdentityIQ is not limited only to self-service requests. Preventive policy evaluation is used to identify policy violations before access changes are completed. This can occur during access request processing, provisioning-related activity, or other configured request paths where IdentityIQ evaluates proposed changes against defined policies before allowing the transaction to proceed.

A self-service request is only one possible entry point. IdentityIQ access requests may be submitted by an end user, a manager, an administrator, or another authorized requester depending on QuickLink Population rules, request configuration, and access-request permissions. Preventive policy checking evaluates the requested access change itself, not merely the fact that the request was self-initiated. If the proposed access would violate a separation-of-duty, risk, or other governance policy, IdentityIQ can warn, require additional handling, or block the request depending on policy and workflow configuration.

Therefore, the word “only” makes the statement incorrect. Preventive policy checking is a governance control applied to configured access-change activity, not exclusively to self-service actions. Reference topics: Governance, policy detection, preventive policy checking, access request policy evaluation, User-Driven Requests, and provisioning request control.

The statement is false. The Identity Refresh task is used to update and recalculate identity-related data in IdentityIQ, not to manage open work item reminders. Its purpose is to refresh IdentityCubes after aggregation or identity data changes. Depending on selected task options, Identity Refresh can recalculate identity attributes, apply correlation-related updates, refresh role assignments and detections, evaluate policies, process lifecycle events, update risk-related data, and ensure that the identity model reflects the current state of authoritative and application data.

Open work items belong to IdentityIQ’s workflow and governance execution layer. Reminders, escalations, expirations, and related work item follow-up behavior are handled through work item configuration, workflow behavior, certification configuration, and maintenance-style processing rather than the Identity Refresh task. Although Identity Refresh may trigger downstream actions such as lifecycle events or policy evaluation, it is not the task responsible for notifying users about pending approvals or review items.

Therefore, sending reminders for open work items is outside the purpose of Identity Refresh. Reference topics: Identity Modeling — common Identity Refresh options; Foundational Concepts — tasks versus workflows; Governance — work items, certifications, reminders, and escalation behavior.

This is not a correct example of an IdentityIQ policy as stated. IdentityIQ policies are used to detect governance violations based on identity, account, entitlement, role, risk, or activity conditions. An account policy is concerned with whether an identity has an account, lacks a required account, or has an account that violates defined account-related criteria. It evaluates existing identity and account state after data is aggregated and correlated into IdentityIQ.

The phrase “has requested the appropriate account” describes an access request validation concept rather than a policy-detection use case. Requests are handled through the user-driven request and provisioning framework, including QuickLinks, request forms, approvals, workflows, provisioning policies, and provisioning plans. A request can be evaluated, approved, rejected, or fulfilled, but a governance policy is normally not defined to determine whether a request itself was “appropriate.”

IdentityIQ policies detect violations against current or observed access conditions. Therefore, an account policy may check whether an identity has an inappropriate account, but not whether the identity requested the appropriate account. Reference topics: Governance — common policy examples and policy detection; User-Driven Requests — access requests; Provisioning — provisioning process and provisioning policies.

Detecting and addressing inappropriate access is a core purpose of Identity Governance and Administration in SailPoint IdentityIQ. IdentityIQ is designed to provide visibility into who has access, what access they have, how that access was obtained, whether it is appropriate, and what corrective action should occur when access violates business or security policy. Inappropriate access may be identified through access certifications, policy violations, role analysis, entitlement review, account aggregation, and identity correlation.

IdentityIQ supports this purpose by building IdentityCubes that consolidate identity, account, entitlement, role, and manager data from connected applications. Once access is visible, governance controls such as certifications allow managers, application owners, or entitlement owners to approve, revoke, or delegate access decisions. Policies can also detect toxic combinations, prohibited access, or access inconsistent with business rules. Remediation can then be routed through provisioning, work items, or manual fulfillment processes.

Therefore, the statement aligns directly with IGA and IdentityIQ’s identity security model. Reference topic: Foundational Concepts — purpose of identity security; also related to Governance — certifications, policy detection, and remediation.

No. BeanShell rules are not required to implement aggregation in SailPoint IdentityIQ. Aggregation is a standard IdentityIQ function performed through an application definition, connector configuration, schema definition, correlation settings, and aggregation task execution. Many common connectors can aggregate accounts and groups without any custom rule because the connector and schema configuration provide the required instructions for reading objects from the source system.

Rules are used when additional customization is needed. For example, an aggregation rule may transform incoming attribute values, filter records, normalize data, customize correlation behavior, or handle source-specific logic that cannot be expressed through standard configuration. However, this makes rules optional extension points, not mandatory components of aggregation.

A properly configured application can aggregate accounts using its connector settings, account schema, group schema, and aggregation task options alone. Rules should be introduced only when the standard connector behavior and configuration do not satisfy the implementation requirements.

Reference topics: Applications, aggregation tasks, connector configuration, account schema, group schema, correlation options, application rules, connector rules, and IdentityIQ extensibility through BeanShell rules.

Yes. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, an application definition represents an external system or managed source and contains the configuration IdentityIQ needs to connect to and interact with that system. The selected connector determines which connectivity settings are required, and the application definition stores those values. Examples can include server host, port, credentials, JDBC URL, file path, API endpoint, tenant information, authentication parameters, or other connector-specific settings.

This connectivity information enables IdentityIQ to perform operations such as account aggregation, group aggregation, schema discovery, entitlement collection, and provisioning where the connector supports write operations. The exact fields vary by connector type, which is why an LDAP, JDBC, Delimited File, Active Directory, or Web Services application may expose different configuration requirements.

Therefore, the statement is accurate: application definitions contain the communication and connectivity configuration used by IdentityIQ to access the application. Reference topics: Applications, application definition, connector selection, connector-dependent settings, account aggregation, schema configuration, and provisioning support.