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title: Configuring a channel
description: To complete your PingOne provisioning configuration, map the necessary attributes in your channel configuration.
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/integrations/pingone/pingone_integration_kit/pf_p1_ik_configuring_a_channel.html
revdate: June 18, 2024
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  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
---

# Configuring a channel

To complete your PingOne provisioning configuration, map the necessary attributes in your channel configuration.

## About this task

Learn more about the following steps in [Managing channels](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_saasmanagementtasklet_saasmanagementstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation.

## Steps

1. On the **Manage Channels** tab, click **Create**.

2. On the **Channel Info** tab, in the **Channel Name** field, enter a unique name, then click **Next**.

3. On the **Source** tab, in the **Active Data Store** list, select the datastore that you configured in [Supported attributes reference](pf_p1_ik_supported_attributes_reference.html), then click **Next**.

4. On the **Source Settings** tab, click **Next**.

5. On the **Source Location** tab, in the **Base DN** field, enter a base DN that includes the users that you want to provision.

6. In the **Users** section, complete the **Group DN** or **Filter** fields to identify the users that you want to provision, then click **Next**.

7. On the **Attribute Mapping** tab, map the required attributes.

   You can find a list of attributes in the [Supported attributes reference](pf_p1_ik_supported_attributes_reference.html). Learn more about attribute mapping in [Mapping attributes](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_saaschanneltasklet_saasattrmappingmgmtstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation.

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   |   | You can also map custom attributes after adding them. Learn more about adding custom attributes in [Adding user attributes](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/directory/p1_adduserattributes.html) and the [PingOne Platform API Reference](https://apidocs.pingidentity.com/pingone/platform/v1/api/#schemas). |

   1. On the **Username** row, click **Edit**.

   2. On the `Username` **Attribute Mapping** tab, in the **Root Object Class** and **Attribute** lists, select the attribute in your datastore that matches the `Username` attribute in PingOne.

      Learn more in [User and group management](pf_p1_ik_user_and_group_management.html).

   3. Click **Add Attribute**, and then click **Done**.

   4. On the **Population ID** row, click **Edit**.

   5. On the **Population ID** mapping tab, do one of the following:

      ### Choose from:

      * Map a static population ID:

        1. In the **Default Value** list, select the PingOne population that you want to target, then click **Done**.

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           |   | The **Default Value** list is only available if you entered the correct client credentials from [Connecting PingFederate to PingOne](pf_p1_ik_connecting_pf_to_p1.html). The provisioner will populate the list accordingly. |

      * Map a dynamic population ID.

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        |   | Learn more about getting the ID for a population in [Viewing populations](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/directory/p1_viewpopulation.html) in the PingOne documentation. |

        1. In the **Root Object Class** and **Attribute** lists, select the user attribute in your datastore that contains the population ID.

        2. Click **Add Attribute**, and then click **Done**.

   6. If you want to manage users and devices for the PingOne MFA service, map any combination of the `MFA Device Email` and `MFA Device SMS` attributes, and map or assign the `MFA Enabled` attribute.

      Learn more in [Supported attributes reference](pf_p1_ik_supported_attributes_reference.html).

   7. Click **Next**.

8. On the **Activation and Summary** tab, on the **Channel Status** row, click **Active**, then click **Done**.

9. On the **Manage Channels** tab, click **Done**.