Connection Reservation and Approval
2 min
within the sql proxy module, users are required to create a reservation when attempting to connect to a database this reservation specifies the time frame for access and must be approved by a manager steps to create a connection reservation definitions the policy group must contain approval definitions first, create an approval workflow that indicates what to do if some kind of reservation is created navigate to policy > approval workflow then click the add button log in users must log in to the dam interface specific user groups, such as mssql user groups, may exist, and members of these groups are required to obtain approval from a manager before accessing databases create a reservation users create a reservation by selecting the target database and specifying a "reason" for the connection for example, users may need to perform tasks such as creating tables or retrieving data this reason is communicated to the manager for approval navigate to devices > reservation and create a reservation approval process the manager reviews the reservation request, which includes details such as the user’s name, the target database, and the reason for the request the manager may approve, reject, or ignore the request without approval, the user will not be able to connect to the database user manager needs to be navigated to dashboard page and approve the request in ‘my approvals’ post approval once the reservation is approved, the user is allowed to connect to the database within the specified time frame during this session, additional policies may govern the queries that can be executed