Upgrading an existing deployment

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If you are upgrading from a previous version of the LinkedIn Login Integration Kit, you might need to take extra steps.

Back up your current PingFederate configuration as shown in Configuration archive in the PingFederate documentation.
If you are upgrading from LinkedIn IdP Adapter 1.1.1 or earlier, note your adapter instance configuration, and then delete the instance.
1. Note your adapter instance configuration.
2. Delete the adapter instance.
3. Complete the steps in Deploying the integration files.
4. Complete the steps in Configuring an adapter instance. Configure the adapter instance settings based on your notes.
LinkedIn IdP Adapter 1.1.1 and earlier is not compatible with the March 2019 changes to the LinkedIn API.
If you are upgrading from LinkedIn IdP Adapter 2.0.1 or earlier and used OGNL or JSON Pointer to get the email attribute:
1. Complete the steps in Deploying the integration files.
2. In your adapter instance configuration, remove the existing OGNL or JSON Pointer for the email attribute.
3. In the Permissions field, include r_emailaddress.
4. Select the Retrieve Email check box.
5. On the Extended Contract tab, add email.
6. Save your changes.