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title: Entering affiliation information
description: If you did not import a metadata file to describe a new service provider (SP) affiliation, enter the information manually to identify your SP affiliation to support authentication for account linking.
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revdate: July 5, 2022
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  about-this-task: About this task
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# Entering affiliation information

If you did not import a metadata file to describe a new service provider (SP) affiliation, enter the information manually to identify your SP affiliation to support authentication for account linking.

## About this task

On the **Affiliation General Info** tab, enter the affiliation ID information, as described in the following table.

## Steps

* To create a new SP affiliation, go to **System > Protocol Metadata > SP Affiliations** to open the **SP Affiliations** window. Click **Create Affiliation**.

  ### Result:

  This is will open the **Create an Affiliation** window configuration.

* On the **Affliation General Info** tab, enter the following information.

  **Affiliation ID fields and descriptions**

  | Field             | Description                                                                                                                              |
  | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Affiliation ID    | A unique identifier for this affiliation. This value serves as the Name ID qualifier for SAML assertions sent to affiliated SP partners. |
  | Affiliation Owner | Any SAML 2.0 SP connection can serve as the Owner.                                                                                       |

  If you imported a metadata file, this information is already supplied. However, you can change the Affiliation ID or select a different Affiliation Owner, if required.

  When finished, click **Next**.