Okta Group Nomenclature

Overview

Okta Groups need to follow standardized naming conventions for better discovery, tracking, and automation potential.

Syntax for user-metadata groups

{department_slug}.{functional_team_slug}.{specific_role_if_applicable}

Example: sales.account_exec.amer

Syntax punctuation

• periods (.) as separators
• underscores (_) for spaces
• not using hyphens (-) or camelCase

App assignments groups

app.{system}.{environment}.{role/permission}

Example: app.salesforce.prod.account_exec_emea

App approver group

corpsys.approver.{system}

Example: corpsys.approver.salesforce

App provisioner group

corpsys.provisioner.{system}

Example: corpsys.provisioner.salesforce