Question About "Thing" in System Meter Report

Hi everyone,

I recently generated a System Meter report in One Identity Manager, and I noticed a category labeled "Thing" under the License Count section, alongside "Internal" and "External". While the purpose of "Internal" and "External" is clear, I am unsure what "Thing" refers to in this context.

Could you please provide clarification on what is included in the "Thing" category?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,
Davide

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  • Hi Markus, thank you for your reply.
    I'm currently using version 9.2 IMODSE of One Identity Manager.

    Below is the query I've used to retrive the features of my identities:

    SELECT DISTINCT IdentityType,Count(IdentityType) AS COUNT
    FROM Person
    GROUP BY IdentityType


    IdentyType COUNT
    SubIdentity 1794
    Primary 9161

    Please let me know if this helps clarify or if you need any additional details to assist with my question.

    Edit:

    I’ve just noticed that I have 326 objects in the Workdesk table. I’ve used this table to store an Organization structure object coming from my Authoritative source.

    This leads me to wonder why One Identity Manager treats Workdesk objects differently from Company, Cost Center, or similar objects. Is there a specific reason behind this distinction, or is it related to the "Thing" category in the System Meter report?

    Thank you again for your support!

  • While I cannot discuss licensing terms here, these need to be discussed with your sales representative, I can speculate what is different with work desks. While currently not exposed in the Web Portal, the shop system knows how to deal with work desks as well, which you cannot do with a company or Cost Center.