Introduction to Administration addon
Introduction
The administration addon includes two very useful features for Soffid administrators.
On the one hand, we have the ability to generate custom scripts and launch them using different mechanisms.
On the other hand, the export and import of Soffid data is enabled
What is custom scripts?
The Administration addon offers the possibility to generate and execute custom scripts to perform any function or process available in the Soffid API.
Soffid 4 has introduced AI that allows administrators to generate scripts much more easily, making this process accessible to all types of users.
Scripts can be run manually, scheduled, or enabled to run after certain user events.
The use of custom scripts depends on the requirements, the most important thing is that it offers the administrator maximum flexibility to execute whatever is needed.
Let's look at some examples of custom scripts.
- List all active accounts on a system with all their roles.
- Planning to deactivate users upon detecting a period of inactivity.
- Send an email to administrators when a specific role is granted or revoked.
- Perform additional actions when a user is deactivated.
- Apply a mass change to user attributes.
- Send a weekly email with the users who have roles with segregation of duties.
What is export import?
The Administration addon includes the ability to export most Soffid objects and also import them.
This utility allows you to manually backup part of Soffid or all of its data, and the import function allows you to select some or all of the exported objects
These backups can be useful for different purposes:
- To restore the same environment
- To populate a new environment
- Or to migrate configurations between environments