Request access

When you need access in Oblique, you make a request. You can request a role for yourself, for a group or team you belong to, or for someone else.

How access requests work

All access changes in Oblique go through a request, which describes the change you want to make. A request has a set of checks that must pass before it is applied. By default, a request to grant access to a listing role needs approval from a listing owner or an Oblique admin.

Once a request is approved, Oblique applies the request automatically. You can disable auto-apply when you create a request, in which case you’ll need to apply the request manually after the checks pass.

Request access

You can browse listings on the Access page. This also shows you which listings you already have access to, and with which roles.

To request a listing role, open the listing detail page:

1. Select Request access.
2. Under Listing, confirm this is the listing you’re requesting.
3. Under Subject, select who should be granted access: yourself, a group or team you belong to, or another user. You can select multiple subjects, and search by name.
4. Under Role, confirm or change the selected role.
5. (Optional) Under Expiration, select a duration after which Oblique will automatically revoke the access. The default is 90 days.
6. Preview the impact of the change in the Access changes section.
7. In the Approval section, review the checks for this request. Each check has a reviewer assigned automatically. Optionally, select the reviewer list to change them.
8. Select Create request. To disable auto-apply, select Select and Create request + manually apply instead.

The request is sent to its reviewers. Once every check passes, Oblique applies the request and grants the access.

Claim access using an auto-approval policy

Auto-approval policies allow users in certain groups to automatically pass checks, without needing a human reviewer. These policies are defined by your admin.

If you’re eligible under an auto-approval policy for a listing role, you can claim access automatically. From the listing detail page:

1. Locate the role you want, and select Claim access.
2. Select the role or roles you want to claim. For each, the dialog shows the eligible group and the expiry duration.
3. If a justification is required, enter your reason.
4. Select Request.

Oblique applies the request immediately. The granted access expires after the duration set in the auto-approval policy.

Change access expiry

You can change when your access expires. To change the role itself, revoke the current role and request a new one.

1. On your profile page, under Access, locate the entitlement you want to edit.
2. Select More and Request expiration change… to open a request form.
3. Under New expiry, select the new expiration date or duration.
4. In the Approval section, review the checks. Reviewers are assigned automatically; select Select reviewers to change them.
5. Select Create request. To disable auto-apply, select Select and Create request + manually apply instead.

Tip

To change someone else’s access, follow the same steps from their profile page, or from the detail page of the relevant group, team, or resource.

Revoke access

1. On your profile page, under Access, locate the entitlement you want to revoke.
2. Select More and Revoke… to open a request form.
3. Review the impact in the Access changes section.
4. In the Approval section, review the checks. Reviewers are assigned automatically; select Select reviewers to change them.
5. Select Create request. To disable auto-apply, select Select and Create request + manually apply instead.

Once every check passes, Oblique applies the request and revokes the access.

Manage your requests

Manage your requests Learn how to manage your requests.