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title: Accessing SP connections
description: The SP Connections window lists all service provider connections, displaying up to 20 connections at a time. As needed, you can sort connections by connection name, partner connection ID, default virtual server ID, creation date, or last modified timestamp. You can also filter connections by protocol type or status, navigate using the pagination controls, and search for connections by name or ID.
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# Accessing SP connections

The **SP Connections** window lists all service provider connections, displaying up to 20 connections at a time. As needed, you can sort connections by connection name, partner connection ID, default virtual server ID, creation date, or last modified timestamp. You can also filter connections by protocol type or status, navigate using the pagination controls, and search for connections by name or ID.

A connection is included in the search results so long as its name or ID is a partial, case-insensitive match to a search term.

## Steps

* Go to **Applications > Integration > SP Connections**.

* Create or change connections as needed.

  The following table describes the available options:

| Action                         | Steps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Edit an existing connection    | Click the connection's name. On the **SP Connection** window, click the tab containing the connection setting you want to change.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Enable or disable a connection | Click the **Enabled** toggle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Export a connection            | Click **Select Action > Export Connection**. The connection .xml file downloads to your default download destination.

Use this function to save a copy of an existing connection before you make changes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Copy a connection              | Click **Select Action > Copy** and then follow the on-screen steps. This is most useful if the new connection and the source connection share many common setting values.

PingFederate doesn't include outbound provisioning configurations in connection copies. Learn more in Configuring outbound provisioning.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Remove a connection            | Click **Select Action > Delete**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Create a new connection        | Click **Create Connection**. Follow the steps beginning with [Choosing an SP connection template](help_spconnectionconfigtasklet_connectiontemplatestate.html).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Import a connection            | Click **Import a connection**. Learn more in [Importing a connection](help_connectionimporttasklet_connectionimportstate.html).If a connection with the same **Connection ID** and **Connection Name** already exists, you can overwrite the existing connection.

You can modify the XML file before the import. The XML file can also be imported to another PingFederate environment acting in the same federation role (IdP) at your site. The source and the target must run the same version of PingFederate. |