Ownership Confirmation
The reason for assigning owners to resources is to enable business data owners to manage access to those resources without requiring IT Administrative privileges. In order for this to work, the assigned owner needs to claim that ownership responsibility. Resources that do not have confirmed owners may fall through the cracks.
NOTE: This requires the Notification settings to be configured for the Access Information Center. See the Notifications Page topic for additional information.
The table in the Resource Owners interface includes a Status column. The following icons appear in this column to indicate confirmation status:
| Icon | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | No Status | Indicates ownership confirmation has not been requested, and there is no ownership status at this time The exception is if ownership was automatically confirmed with the Import Owners Wizard. |
 | Waiting | Indicates a request for confirmation has been sent, and you are waiting for a response from the assigned owner. Hover over the icon to view the date timestamp of the request. |
 | Confirmed | Indicates the assigned owner confirmed ownership of the resource. Hover over the icon to view the date timestamp of the confirmation. |
 | Declined | Indicates the assigned owner declined ownership of the resource. These individuals would have been asked to suggest an alternative owner. Check the Notes for the resource to view this information. Hover over the icon to view the date timestamp of the decline. Remember, a resource with declined ownership needs to be updated to assign a new owner. See the Update Resource Wizard topic for additional information. |
If multiple owners have been assigned, there is a choice for which assigned owner(s) should receive the confirmation. If multiple owners were sent the request, the column remains as a waiting symbol until the assigned Primary owner replies.
See the Confirm Ownership Wizard topic for additional information.
Owner Confirmation Request Email
The Ownership Administrator may request ownership confirmation for a resource being managed through the Access Information Center. As an assigned owner, you will receive the following email.
The Ownership Confirmation Request email provides buttons for confirming (Yes) or declining (No) ownership of the listed resource. You will be asked to authenticate for your response to be processed. The application will launch in your default browser. Enter your domain credentials to complete the process. One of two messages will appear according to if you confirmed or declined.
Confirmed Ownership Message
If you have accepted ownership for the assigned resource, the browser will display the following message after authentication:
You have successfully confirmed your ownership and can now close the browser window.
Declined Ownership Message
If you have declined ownership for the assigned resource, the browser will display the following message after authentication:
Enter your suggestion for possible owners in the textbox, and then click Submit to complete the process.
You can now close the browser window.