PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud

SaaS REST

The SaaS REST application template allows you to interact with most REST APIs to manage users, groups, and similar objects. Learn more in SaaS REST connector.

Register the application

  1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, go to Applications, and click grid_view Browse App Catalog.

  2. In the Browse App Catalog modal, select an application, and click Next.

  3. Review the Application Integration information, and click Next.

  4. In the Application Details window, specify the name, description, application owners, and logo for the application.

  5. To make the application an Authoritative source of identity data, select the Authoritative check box. This option is not available for every application.

  6. Click Create Application.

Configure provisioning

  1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, on the Provisioning tab:

    • If setting up provisioning for the first time, click Set up Provisioning.

    • If editing existing settings, in the Connection section, click Settings.

  2. Configure the following fields:

    Field Description

    Service URI

    The service URI (example: http://myservice.com/api).

    Authentication Method

    The method for authenticating to the remote service: BASIC, OAUTH, or TOKEN. The default is TOKEN.

  3. Depending on the Authentication Method, configure the applicable fields:

    • BASIC

    • OAUTH

    • TOKEN

    Field Description

    Login

    The basic authentication login name for the remote service.

    Password

    The basic authentication password for the remote service.
    Field Description

    Client Id

    The OAuth 2.0 client identifier for the remote service.

    Client Secret

    The OAuth 2.0 client secret for the remote service.

    Token Endpoint

    The OAuth 2.0 endpoint where a new access token is requested for the remote service.

    Grant Type

    The OAuth 2.0 grant type to use (client_credentials, jwt_bearer, or refresh_token).

    Scope

    The OAuth 2.0 scope to use.

    Use Basic Auth For OAuth Token Neg

    Select this option to use basic authentication to send the client ID and client secret to the remote service as authorization headers.

    If unselected, the client ID and client secret are sent as form data.

    Additional fields depending on the Grant Type:

    refresh_token
    Field Description

    Refresh Token

    Used by the refresh_token Grant Type.
    jwt_bearer
    Field Description

    JWT Key

    The JWT data structure that represents a cryptographic key.

    JWT Claims

    JWT claims to include in the payload.

    JWT Expiration

    The JWT expiration in seconds.

    JWT Algorithm

    The algorithm type to sign the payload.
    Field Description

    Authorization Token Prefix

    The prefix to use in the Authorization HTTP header for token authentication.

    Auth Token

    The auth token for the remote service.

  4. Define the Account Object Schema. Learn more in Account object.

  5. Optionally, you can define additional object types:

    1. Click Add Object Type.

    2. Enter the object ID.

    3. Define the object Schema.

    Learn more in Synchronize an identity.

  6. Optionally, click Show advanced settings to set any of the following options:

    Field Description

    Exclude Unmodified

    Select this option to synchronize only the modified properties on a target resource.

  7. Click Connect.

  8. Verify the information in the Details tab.

Provision side tabs

The object type determines the side tabs that display on the Provisioning tab. Use the object type list to select an object type, such as Group. Afterward, you can configure properties in the different sub-tabs under the Provisioning tab.

Sub-tabs under the Provisioning tab
Provisioning tab Description Related sections

Details

View and manage an application, including name, ID, and native type.

Select the specific application from Provision settings for an application.

Properties

View and manage properties for the selected object type.

Manage application attributes

Data

View data about the selected object type.

View user access data

Mapping

View and manage mappings from the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console properties to external system properties and from external system properties to the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console properties.

Manage mappings

Reconciliation

Preview mappings on target applications between external systems and the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, and reconcile the data between the two systems.

View and manage rules for the users and groups that use your application.

View and manage schedules for Full and Incremental reconciliation.

Reconcile and synchronize end-user accounts

Privacy & Consent

Manage end-user data sharing and synchronization.

Configure end-user data sharing

Rules

View and manage provisioning rules for mappings between Advanced Identity Cloud and a target application.

Manage provisioning rules

Advanced Sync

Create and manage mappings between an identity profile and an application or between applications.

Manage advanced sync

Next steps