Authentication Points

Dimensions CM provides the ability within the process model to define lifecycle states or attributes as sensitive. This means that when a user attempts to action an item or request to or from a sensitive lifecycle state, or attempts to update a sensitive attribute, this results in an authentication point, requiring an electronic signature. The user is presented with an Authentication Point dialog box, requiring them to re-enter their password in order to complete the update. Dimensions CM maintains an audit trail of all failed and successful authentication attempts.

Authentication points are generated only for Dimensions CM requests and items, and occur when you:

- Action an item or request to a sensitive lifecycle state, unless the sensitive state is the first normal lifecycle state and you are creating the object.

- Action an item or request from a sensitive lifecycle state unless the sensitive state is the first normal lifecycle state and you are creating the object.

- Modify the value of a sensitive attribute unless the modification occurs as part of creating the object.

- Delete an item or request when it is at a sensitive lifecycle state.

Authentication points are not generated for held requests.

Authentication points are also generated in the Administration Console when you:

- Change a lifecycle state's sensitivity, unless this is done as part of creating the lifecycle state.

- Change an attribute's sensitivity, unless this is done as part of creating the attribute definition.

- Delete a sensitive lifecycle state, including automatic deletions that occur when you delete the last transition involving the state or delete the entire lifecycle.

- Delete a sensitive attribute definition.

For details of how to set attributes as sensitive, see Assigning an Attribute to an Object Type.

For details of how to set lifecycle states as sensitive, see Setting the State Properties for an Object Type.