Prepare to provide the following:

  • Name of the application
  • A brief, accurate description of your application
  • Attribute mapping information, used to map your application attributes to the identity attributes required from the identity provider to verify users' identities
  1. On the the Select Metadata window, you can:
    • Provide a metadata file. Click Choose file to provide the file.
    • Provide a URLto the metadata file. Click Or Use URL to provide the URL.
    • Skip this step and provide the Entity ID, ACS URL, and certificates, or all of this information, during the promotion process.

    If you choose to provide a metadata file, the information in the file will display, as shown in this example.
    This example shows what the Select Metadata page might look like after a metadata file is provided.
  2. Click Next.
  3. On the Map Attributes page, map the application attributes to the identity attributes required to fulfill the authentication policy contract in PingFederate. Select identity attributes from the Identity Attribute list or click to add static values in the Static Value field. Click Next.
  4. On the Describe Application page, enter the name of the application and a description in the appropriate fields.
    You are adding this application to PingCentral, so your name will automatically populate the Owners field.
  5. Optional: To add owners, click the Owners field and select additional owners from the list. If the name you are looking for does not display in the list, contact your PingCentral administrator and request that the person be provisioned. Click Next.
  6. Click Save and Close.
    The application displays at the top of the list of applications on the Applications page.