Cakewalk for Admins
❓Why Use Cakewalk?
Admins use Cakewalk to orchestrate governance at scale. It gives you:
A single source of truth for users, apps and access.
Fully automated lifecycle for joiners, movers and leavers.
Unlimited customization with Policy Builder & Custom Layouts.
End-to-end automated access management across your app stack.
Delegate access approvals to reduce admin overhead.
🧑💻Everyday Workflows
User Directory
View all users and their access levels in “User Overview”.
Manage onboardings and offboardings.
Sync and govern groups from your HRIS or IdP.
💡 Why this matters: Consolidated identity data reduces manual tracking.
App Governance
Manage your company's entire app inventory.
Triage newly discovered apps via browser extension and SSO.
Govern non-SSO as well as custom apps.
Monitor all user requests.
💡 Why this matters: Keeps the app catalog complete, compliant and up-to-date.
Task Management
Oversee and escalate tasks (joiners/leavers, access requests).
Assign tasks to the right owners with clear accountability.
Track real-time completion of onboardings/offboardings.
💡 Why this matters: Ensures no joiner or leaver slips through the cracks.
Policy Builder
Define custom workflows for each app and request type.
Coordinate multi-step approvals with all relevant stakeholders.
Add redundancy with groups or multiple reviewers per step.
💡 Why this matters: Flexible approvals support compliance and least privilege.
Custom Layouts
Maintain up-to-date application metadata.
Define vendor information during vendor approval flows.
💡 Why this matters: Structured metadata helps with audits and spend reviews.
Open API
Read/write Cakewalk data to sync users, apps and accesses.
Set up webhooks for real-time updates and to trigger external automations.
Plug Cakewalk into your entire IT stack for full interoperability.
💡 Why this matters: Integrates Cakewalk into your IT workflows seamlessly.
Auto-provisioning
Use Agent Cake for auto-provisioning that runs independent of SCIM.
Integrate Cakewalk with your IdP to leverage your existing workflow automations in Cakewalk.
Combine IdP + Agent Cake for full coverage.
💡 Why this matters: Reduces repetitive admin effort.
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