@natalie absolutely 
@monishb if I was a marketplace example like amazon. I have users who buy things and then sellers/stores. I could allow each store to be able to implement SCIM to manage who has access who can update and delete inventory in the store.
However lets say the store had different roles for the store, copywriter, inventory manager. Would that be the groups in SCIM? or is each store the group in SCIM?
This was the response Chat GPT gave me
In a marketplace scenario like Amazon, which has both users (buyers) and sellers (stores), implementing SCIM could indeed be a strategy to manage identity and access within each store, especially if the marketplace provides a platform for these stores to manage their operations, including inventory, product listings, staff, etc.
Hereās how SCIM could be applied in such a context:
- SCIM Users: Each individual who needs access to the storeās administrative functions would be a āUserā in SCIM terminology. This would include the store owner, inventory manager, copywriter, and any other roles that require access to the storeās backend systems.
- SCIM Groups: The different roles within a store could be mapped to āGroupsā in SCIM. For instance, you might have a āCopywritersā group with permissions to edit product descriptions and a separate āInventory Managersā group with permissions to update stock levels or add new products.
- Store as a SCIM Service Provider: Each store could be considered as a āService Providerā in SCIM terms, implementing the SCIM protocol to manage its own set of users and groups. This means that a SCIM āGroupā could also represent a store, but itās more common that the store is seen as the overarching entity that contains multiple groups representing different roles within it.
- SCIM for Access Control: Within the SCIM implementation, each role or group would have defined permissions that control what actions members of that group can perform. The SCIM service would handle creating, updating, and deleting users, as well as assigning users to groups with specific roles.
- Extended Functionality: In practice, you might need to extend the SCIM schema or use custom extensions to accurately represent the complex role-based access control (RBAC) needed for a store on a marketplace platform.
Here is a simplified example of how this might look:
- SCIM User: Jane Doe, who works as an inventory manager for Store A.
- SCIM Group: Inventory Managers, which has permissions to update inventory and stock levels.
- SCIM Service Provider: Store Aās backend system, which allows for user and group management via SCIM.
In this example, Jane Doeās user account would be managed via SCIM, and she would be a member of the Inventory Managers group. If her role changes or she leaves the company, SCIM could be used to update or deactivate her user account accordingly.
For a marketplace, this approach would streamline the process of managing access rights for store owners across the platform, ensuring that the right people have the right level of access to the necessary tools and data.
It sounds about right to me. Also my introduction to SCIM happened a couple of days ago.
@natalie it fetches all userās who belong to that organization. In the tutorial, I believe she hardcoded the organization number. If you check the block post, she have mentioned how you can find userās withoiut hardcoding the value by using the apiKey of the organization.
@natalie each group would be a function in that case, so Amazon is my root domain, i have various different groups in it, I want the sales group to access tools A and B, meanwhile developers group can access tools B & C
Yes @natalie this seems to be accurate. It effectively breaks down how SCIM can be used to manage user identities, groups, and access control within each store.