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title: Extending an SP adapter contract
description: You can configure adapters with an option allowing administrators to add to the attributes required for creating usable sessions.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:help_sessioncreationadaptertasklet_createadaptercontractstate
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/administrators_reference_guide/help_sessioncreationadaptertasklet_createadaptercontractstate.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: July 5, 2022
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Extending an SP adapter contract

You can configure adapters with an option allowing administrators to add to the attributes required for creating usable sessions.

## About this task

This feature might be needed by a legacy application that requires different authentication than other applications under the same enterprise identity-management system.

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|   | If this is a child instance, select the **Override** checkbox to modify the configuration. |

## Steps

1. On the **Extended Contract** tab, enter the name of an attribute and click **Add**.

   Repeat this step as needed to add another attribute.

2. Click **Next**.