Groups vs Populations

IdentityIQ (IIQ) IIQ Discussion and Questions
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Hi all,

What is the difference between Groups and Populations in IdentityIQ?

Thanks in advance,

Rishav Ghosh

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Groups: Used primarily for access control.

  • Groups are manually created or automatically assigned based on identity attributes.

  • They can be used to assign roles, trigger workflows, or apply policies.

  • Membership is often static or based on rules.

Example: You create a group called “Admins”. Any identity in this group gets access to Salesforce admin privileges. You might use this group to:

  • Assign a specific role

  • Trigger a certification campaign

  • Launch a provisioning workflow

Population: Used for reporting, dashboard filtering, and targeting identity.

  • Populations are dynamic and based on filters (e.g., department = “Finance”).

  • They are not used for access control directly.

  • Useful for scoping identities in UI views, reports, and governance tasks.

Example: You define a population called “Finance Users” with a filter:

  • department == "Finance"
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