# Identities

Identities are the core entities in Lifecycle Management. They represent the people in your organization, sourced from HR systems, identity providers, ITSM platforms, payroll systems, custom OAA applications, or flat files. See [Integrations](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/lifecycle-management/integrations.md) for the full list of supported identity sources.

## In this section

| Topic                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Managing Identities](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/lifecycle-management/identities-overview/identities.md)                            | View, search, and manage identities from configured sources                  |
| [Identity Override Attributes](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/lifecycle-management/identities-overview/identity-override-attributes.md) | Customize identity attributes to override values from the source of identity |

## Key concepts

* **Source of Identity**: The authoritative system (such as Workday or Okta) that provides identity data
* **Identity Attributes**: Properties like first name, last name, email, department, and manager
* **Override Attributes**: Custom attributes that can supplement or override source-provided values

## Related topics

* [Attribute Mapping](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/lifecycle-management/transformers/attribute-mapping.md) - How source attributes map to Veza
* [System Attributes](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/lifecycle-management/transformers/system-attributes.md) - Computed attributes for advanced logic


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