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title: Configuring outbound provisioning
description: PingFederate's outbound provisioning allows an identity provider (IdP) to create and maintain user accounts at standards-based partner sites using System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) as well as select-proprietary provisioning partner sites that are protocol-enabled.
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/administrators_reference_guide/help_spconnectionconfigtasklet_saasprovisioningstate.html
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revdate: September 22, 2022
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  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Configuring outbound provisioning

PingFederate's outbound provisioning allows an identity provider (IdP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>A service that manages identity information and provides authentication services to relying clients or SPs within a federated or distributed network.\</p>
\</div>)* to create and maintain user accounts at standards-based partner sites using System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An application-level, HTTP-based protocol for provisioning and managing user identity information. SCIM supplies a common schema for representing users and groups and provides a REST API.\</p>
\</div>)* as well as select-proprietary provisioning partner sites that are protocol-enabled.

## About this task

In the **SP Connections** window, configure outbound provisioning. For more information, see [Outbound provisioning for IdPs](../introduction_to_pingfederate/pf_outboun_provis_for_idp.html).

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|   | This configuration task is presented in the administrative console only when you enable the **Outbound Provisioning** protocol. For more information, see [Choosing an SP connection type](help_spconnectionconfigtasklet_connroleandprotocolstate.html). |

## Steps

* Go to **Applications > Integration > SP Connection**. To continue, click **Configure Provisioning**.

![Screen capture illustrating the Outbound Provisioning tab on the Service Provider (SP) Connection window in the administrative console.](_images/kpz1564003432584.jpg)