Configure the Accounts pages

You can configure the information an end user can see and the actions that an end user can perform in the Accounts View page. For details on the Accounts View page, see Manage your accounts.

The Accounts View user interface can be configured only in the classic interface. Any change that you make to the configuration will be reflected only in the classic interface and not in the default interface.

The classic interface can be accessed from the default interface by clicking the Additional details & actions in classic interface link in the Accounts View page.

Configure the Accounts View page settings

You can configure what the end users can see in the Accounts View page. For example, how many accounts can be displayed or which types of views.

The following sections describe how to change the default settings and where these settings are reflected in the user interface.

Configure general Accounts View settings

These settings are reflected in the area marked in the image below.

To configure the Accounts View page settings
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain, and then click View Settings.

  3. In the Properties pane, you can edit the following properties:

    Property

    Description

    PageSize

    The maximum number of accounts to display in the grid in each page.

    Valid values: Number

    Default: 25

    DisplayDeletedItems

    Defines whether or not deleted accounts will be displayed in the grid.

    Valid values: Yes/No

    Default: Yes

    DefaultView

    Defines the default view displayed when opening the Accounts List. Each user can configure his own preferences.

    Valid values: Recently/Favorites/Locked/New

    Default: Recently

    MaxDisplayedRecords

    The maximum number of accounts that may be displayed in a view.

    Valid values: Number

    Default: 20000

    MaxPageSize

    The maximum number of records that may be displayed in a single page.

    Valid values: Number

    Default: 100

Configure who can see the Operational View section

Edit the group of users who are authorized to see the Operational Views section in the Accounts View page.

These settings are reflected in the area marked in the image below.

To configure the Operational Views section
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> View Settings, and then click Operational Views.

  3. Edit the value of the GridOperationalViewGroup property. The value must be a valid Privilege Cloud group. The default is PVWAMonitor.

  4. Click OK.

Hide (or display) the Requests View section

Hide (or display) the Request Views section in the Accounts Views page.

These settings are reflected in the area marked in the image below.

To hide or display the Requests view
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> View Settings, and then click Requests Views.

  3. Edit the value of the Visible property. The value can be either Yes or No. The default is Yes.
  4. Click OK.

Hide (or display) the Deleted Accounts

To hide (or display) the Deleted Accounts in the in the Accounts Views page.

These settings are reflected in the area marked in the image below.

To hide display Deleted Accounts
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> View Settings, and then click Deleted Accounts.

  3. Edit the value of the DisplayDeletedAccountsView property. The value can be either Yes or No. The default is Yes.
  4. Click OK.

Hide or display toolbar actions

By default, all available toolbar actions are displayed on the page. However, you can hide toolbar actions that are irrelevant for your end users.

The toolbar actions that can be hidden are highlighted in the following image.

The following table maps the toolbar action in the configuration section to the corresponding action in the Accounts View page.

Property in Configuration Options >...> Toolbar Actions

Controlled Button/action in the toolbar of the Accounts View page

Description

Change

Manage > Change

Change password. For details, see Change password.

Verify

Manage > Verify

Verify password. For details, see Verify password.

Reconcile

Manage > Reconcile

Reconcile password. For details, see Reconcile passwords.

Release

Manage > Release

Release a locked account. For details, see Lock and release an account.

Resume

Manage > Resume

Resume automatic management for passwords (via CPM).

Automatic password management can be resumed manually. If it was disabled manually for an administrative reason, it can be restored at any time. However, if the automatic management was disabled due to an error, it is essential to resolve the problem before restoring it.

Edit

Modify > Edit

Edit an account. For details, see Edit an account.

Move

Modify > Move

Move an account between Safes. For details, see Move accounts between safes.

Delete

Modify > Delete

Delete an account. For details, see Delete an account.

Undelete

Modify > Undelete

Accounts are deleted permanently only after their retention period has passed. Within the retention period, you can activate an account that was deleted.

Favorite

Add to > Add to Favorite

Add account to Favorites view. For details, see Favorites.

Cart

Add to > Add to Cart

Add to > Add to all Carts

You can add accounts to your personal cart to perform mass operations such as password change, verification, reconcile, resume, release.

Add

Add Account and Add SSH Key

Add an account. For details, see Add individual accounts manually.
To hide or display toolbar actions
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> Toolbar Actions.

    Change the value or the Visible property for the actions that you want to hide from Yes to No.

  3. Click OK.

Display or hide grid actions

you can decide which grid actions are displayed to the end-user in the Accounts page and in the Usages (dependent accounts) page.

There are two types of actions:

  1. Displayed directly on the grid

  2. Displayed in the action menu

See the following image for their location:

Select the relevant tab for the procedure.

To display or hide grid actions in the Accounts page
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> AccountsGrid Actions.

  3. In the Properties pane, select the relevant action, and then edit the required fields:

    • DisplayInGrid

    • DisplayInActionMenu

  4. Click OK.

To display or hide grid actions in the Usages page
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> UsagesGrid Actions.

  3. In the Properties pane, select the relevant action, and then edit the required fields:

    • DisplayInGrid

    • DisplayInActionMenu

  4. Click OK.

Display or hide columns in the accounts grid

You can decide what account properties end users see in the accounts grid in the following views:

By default, only specific accounts properties are displayed, but you can add any existing account property, as well as hide properties that are no relevant for your end users.

In addition, you can configure by which property to sort. The following table includes the SortBy defaults:

grid

SortBy default

Accounts View

Safe

Usages

MasterAccount

Pending Accounts

Address

Select the relevant tab for the procedure.

To display or hide columns in the Accounts list
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> Accounts Displayed Columns.

  3. Under Displayed Columns, select the property that you want to display or hide, and then, in the Properties pane, edit the Visible field.

  4. To add a new property, right-click Displayed Columns, and then click Add Column. In the Properties pane, enter the following information:

    Name
    Description The name of the column to display.
    Acceptable Values Column name
    Default Value -
    DisplayName
    Description The displayed name of the column header. If this is not specified, the default property name will be displayed.
    Acceptable Values String
    Default Value -
    Width
    Description The width of the column. This is specified in pixels.
    Acceptable Values Number
    Default Value 60
    DataType
    Description The type of information that will be displayed in the column.
    Acceptable Values String/Date/Image
    Default Value String
    Visible
    Description Whether or not the column will be visible, by default.
    Acceptable Values Yes/No
    Default Value Yes
  5. Click OK.

To display or hide columns in the Usages (dependent accounts) list
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> UsagesDisplayed Columns.

  3. Under Displayed Columns, select the property that you want to display or hide, and then, in the Properties pane, edit the Visible field.

  4. To add a new property, right-click Displayed Columns, and then click Add Column. In the Properties pane, enter the following information:

    Name
    Description The name of the column to display.
    Acceptable Values Column name
    Default Value -
    DisplayName
    Description The displayed name of the column header. If this is not specified, the default property name will be displayed.
    Acceptable Values String
    Default Value -
    Width
    Description The width of the column. This is specified in pixels.
    Acceptable Values Number
    Default Value 60
    DataType
    Description The type of information that will be displayed in the column.
    Acceptable Values String/Date/Image
    Default Value String
    Visible
    Description Whether or not the column will be visible, by default.
    Acceptable Values Yes/No
    Default Value Yes
  5. Click OK.

To display or hide columns in the Pending Accounts list
  1. In the Privilege Cloud Portal, click Administration Configuration Options.

  2. Under Configurations, expand Accounts UI PreferencesMain> PendingAccountsDisplayed Columns.

  3. Under Displayed Columns, select the property that you want to display or hide, and then, in the Properties pane, edit the Visible field.

  4. To add a new property, right-click Displayed Columns, and then click Add Column. In the Properties pane, enter the following information:

    Name
    Description The name of the column to display.
    Acceptable Values Column name
    Default Value -
    DisplayName
    Description The displayed name of the column header. If this is not specified, the default property name will be displayed.
    Acceptable Values String
    Default Value -
    Width
    Description The width of the column. This is specified in pixels.
    Acceptable Values Number
    Default Value 60
    DataType
    Description The type of information that will be displayed in the column.
    Acceptable Values String/Date/Image
    Default Value String
    Visible
    Description Whether or not the column will be visible, by default.
    Acceptable Values Yes/No
    Default Value Yes
  5. Click OK.