The statement is true. In SailPoint IdentityIQ, account correlation is the process used to associate an application account, represented as a Link, with the appropriate IdentityCube. Correlation logic is configured on the application and may use account attributes, identity attributes, or correlation rules to determine ownership. When that logic is changed, a subsequent account aggregation can evaluate account data against the updated correlation configuration and adjust account-to-identity associations where the aggregation process is configured to perform correlation.
This is important when accounts were previously uncorrelated, incorrectly correlated, or correlated under outdated matching criteria. For example, if an application originally correlated accounts by user name but is later changed to correlate by employee ID, aggregation can apply the new logic so that accounts align with the correct identities. Manual correlation is therefore not the only remediation path; proper correlation configuration followed by aggregation is a standard way to resolve or correct account ownership.
The behavior depends on the aggregation and correlation configuration, but the principle is accurate: aggregation can apply changed correlation logic to account correlations. Reference topics: Applications, correlation options, account aggregation, uncorrelated account resolution, Link-to-IdentityCube association, and Identity Modeling.