Role changes stay stuck in Applied New or Applied when change request associated to change has a canceled or rejected item(s) using RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance (L&G)
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2016-02-04
Article Number
000063101
Applies To
RSA Product Set: Identity Management and Governance
RSA Version/Condition: 6.8.1, 6.9.1

 

Issue
Roles get stuck in the Applied (or Applied New, if a new role) state if the change request is partially rejected or canceled items but still completes successfully.

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Note that the role general tab also indicates that "Additional changes cannot be made to this role until the change request is completed or rejected." 

 
Cause
This is a known issue already addressed on 6.8.1 P20 or 6.9.1 P07.
Resolution
Upgrade (apply patch) to either 6.8.1P20 or 6.9.1P07 or higher.

 
Workaround
If you have a need to "unstuck" the role use the following steps:
  1. Go to Roles - > Roles.
  2. Select the role that is stuck by clicking on the check box next to the the role name.
  3. Using the menu Actions, select Edit Attributes.
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  1. On page 1 of the Edit Attributes page, make sure that the stuck role(s) appear correctly on the cart (the Selected window on the right) and click the Next button to continue
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  1. On page 2 the of the Edit Attributes page, place a check next to Available for request and change the value to Yes then back to No.  Click on the Finish button to continue.
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  1. This will cause the role status to be reset to Changed.
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  1. Click on the role and click on the Revert changes button to undo changes submitted on the change request and select the most appropriate version of the role.
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  1. Before making changes to this role again, make sure that changes will not be rejected or get inadvertently canceled to prevent this issue from occurring again