Creating a provisioning connection

Page created: 24 Jul 2019 |

Page updated: 8 Feb 2022

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Product PingFederate Integration Standards, specifications, and protocols SCIM Language English Integration Content Type Product documentation Audience Administrator

To allow PingFederate to manage users in the target service, create a service provider (SP) connection.

In the PingFederate administrator console, create a new SP connection:
- For PingFederate 10.1 or later: go to Applications > Integration > SP Connections. Click Create Connection.
- For PingFederate 10.0 or earlier: go to Identity Provider > SP Connections. Click Create Connection.
Configure the basic connection details with the the target service quick connection template.
1. On the Connection Template tab, select Use a template for this connection.
2. From the Connection Template list, select SCIM Provisioner. Click Next.
3. On the Connection Type tab select Outbound Provisioning. Click Next.
4. On the General Info tab, in the Connection Name field, enter a name of your choosing. Click Next.
On the Outbound Provisioning tab, configure provisioning with the following details.
For help, see Configuring outbound provisioning in the PingFederate documentation.
1. On the Target screen, enter the URL and authentication details that you noted in Gathering information from the service provider.
  
  Note: PingFederate verifies the authentication details when you activate the channel and SP connection.
2. Under Provisioning Options, customize the provisioning connector behavior by referring to SCIM Connector settings reference. Click Next.
3. On the Manage Channels > Attribute Mapping tab, complete the attribute mappings by referring to Supported attributes reference.
  For help, see Managing channels in the PingFederate documentation.
On the Activation and Summary tab, above the Summary section, click the toggle to turn on the connection. Click Save.