Oracle GRC Controls Suite Fundamentals Ver. 8.5/7.3.1/5.5.1

Course Description

This course describes the four governors that comprise the GRC Controls Suite. This course gives students the opportunity to learn the principal techniques and best practices for the implementation and functionality of Oracle GRC Controls.You will learn how to use Application Access Controls Governor 8.5. Students will walk though an implementation process that includes configuration and planning of data sources, roles, users and notification schedules, the necessary setups for creating entitlements, policies and conditions and best practices around remediation of conflicts.You will also learn how to use the Transaction Controls to create control monitors to define actions subject to control.This course also describes how to use Preventive Controls to implement change-control rules within instances of Oracle E-Business Suite.You will also learn how to use Configuration Controls to monitor and control setup data, operational data, and key controls.In addition to presentations, this course also offers comprehensive hands on practices. These Practices enable you to apply your knowledge of GRC Control Suite by completing exercises that build upon one another. This course teaches Application Access Controls Governor (AACG) 8.5, Transaction Controls Governor (TCG) 8.5, Configuration Controls Governor (CCG) 5.5.1 and Preventive Controls Governor (PCG) 7.3.1. It is not applicable for customers implementing release 8.6 of AACG and TCGLearn To:Create and define policiesRemediate user conflictsGain an understanding of the components of the GRC ControlsDemonstrate regulatory compliance and promote operational efficiencyUtilize the Oracle Governance, Risk and Compliance SuiteUse the GRC Controls reporting interface to view and track the reports available

Skills Gained

• Understand the components of Oracle GRC Suite
• Describe the components that comprise Applications Access Controls Governor (AACG)
• Load and create policies, generate user conflicts, use reports, learn best practices for analyzing and remediating conflicts
• Describe the components that comprise Transaction Controls Governor (TCG)
• Create transaction controls templates and models
• Describe the components that comprise Preventive Controls Governor (PCG)
• Create process, audit, and change control rules
• Describe the components that comprise Configuration Controls Governor (CCG)
• Create snapshots, compare snapshots, track changes to snapshots

Who Can Benefit

• Administrator
• Business Analysts
• End Users
• Sales Consultants
• Support Engineer

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with basic web application navigation and usage
• Familiarity with your specific corporate governance concep
• Know the fundamentals of governance, risk and compliance concepts
• Knowledge of Segregation of Duties concepts
• Be familiar with Oracle Applications
• Familiarity of Oracle access security model

Syllabus

Introduction to the Oracle Governance, Risk and Compliance Controls Suite

• Oracle Governance, Risk and Compliance Controls Suite Overview

Application Access Controls Governor Overview

• Overview of Setting Up AACG
• Implementation Considerations
• Setting up Application Access Controls Governor
• Application Access Controls Governor Setup Flowchart
• Setup Checklist
• Application Access Controls Governor Setup Steps

AACG Configuration Planning and Installation

• Defining Data Sources
• Defining Roles
• Defining Users
• Defining Notification Schedules
• ETL Synchronization

AACG Policy Planning and Setup

• Defining Entitlements
• Defining Policies
• Defining Conditions

AACG Reporting

• Using and Running Reports
• Accessing the Report Center
• Viewing Reports

AACG Remediation

• Overview of Remediation
• Remediation Considerations
• Remediation Flowchart
• Remediation Checklist
• Application Access Control Governor Remediation Steps
• Using the Heat Map
• Using Work Queue Management
• Running Conflict Reports

Transaction Controls Governor Overview

• TCG Application Overview
• GRCC 8.5 Platform Review and TCG Differentiators
• Using Business Objects
• TCG Setup
• Creating Filters and Using Business Objects
• Using Processes by Functional Area

TCG Configuration Planning and Installation

• Configuration Planning
• Defining Datasources
• Defining Roles and Users
• Using ETL Synchronization
• Synchronizing Data
• Accessing Job History
• ?Using Administration to set Data Administration, Application Configuration, and Business Object Administration

Using the Manage Model Page

• Viewing Models
• Synchronizing Data
• Viewing or Exporting Results
• Creating, Editing, Copying, or Deleting Models
• Exporting Models or Templates
• Importing Models or Templates

TCG Create and Edit Models

• Using the Create Model Page
• Selecting Business Objects
• Using Custom Objects
• Selecting Datasources
• Selecting and Arranging Filters, Functions, and Patterns
• Creating a Filter, a Function, and a Pattern
• Defining Model Results
• Saving Models

Preventive Controls Governor Overview

• Preventive Controls Governor Application Overview
• Identifying the Components of PCG

PCG Form Rules

• Setting Security with the Event Tracker
• Creating Messages
• Default Value Rule
• List of Values Rule

PCG Flow Rules

• Trigger-Based and Periodic Process Rules
• Constraint Process Flows
• Approval and Notification Process Flows
• Concurrent Request Process Flows
• SQL Process Flows
• Condition Process Flows

PCG Audit Rules

• Creating Audit Groups
• Defining Audit Columns and Translation Data
• Reporting
• The Online Audit Form

PCG Change Control Rules

• Approval Change Control Rules
• Creating Change Control Rules Manually
• Loading Change Control Rules Content

Configuration Controls Governor Overview

• Describe the components that comprise Configuration Controls Governor
• CCG Setup Overview
• CCG Functionality
• Snapshots and Comparisons
• Change Tracking
• Unique Identifiers and Primary Keys
• CCG Roles

CCG Snapshots and Comparisons

• Snapshot Definitions
• Snapshot Occurrences
• Snapshot Occurrence Reports
• Record Comparisons

CCG Change Tracking

• Change Tracking Reports
• Change Tracking Definitions
• Change Tracking Status Reports
• Change Tracking Data
• Change Tracking Queries and Alerts
• Change Tracking Alert Recipients

Additional CCG Activities

• Scheduling Snapshots
• Performing Forced Comparisons
• Creating Templates
• Purging Change Tracking Data
• Defining Security Groups and Users