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title: How to add and manage users with Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML in Microsoft Entra
description: How to enable Single Sign On to Othership Workplace scheduler using Microsoft Entra / Active Directory.
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# How to add and manage users with Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML in Microsoft Entra

### Step 1

- As an administrator on your Microsoft Entra account, go to the Microsoft Entra **[Admin Portal](https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/AppGalleryBladeV2)** and click through to **Identity \> Apps \> [Enterprise Applications](https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/StartboardApplicationsMenuBlade/~/AppAppsPreview)**.

![](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-11-31-15-2518-AM.png?width=688&height=301&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-11-31-15-2518-AM.png)

### Step 2

- You will see a list of any existing apps. Click the **New Application** and type **Othership Workplace Scheduler** in the search box.
- Select **Othership Workplace Scheduler** from the results panel and select Create. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.

![Othership SSO Entra Gallery](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Othership%20SSO%20Entra%20Gallery.png?width=688&height=310&name=Othership%20SSO%20Entra%20Gallery.png)

### Step 3

- After adding the app browse to **Identity** \> **Applications** \> **Enterprise applications** \> **Othership Workplace Scheduler** \> **Single sign-on**.
- On the **Select a single sign-on method** page, select **SAML**.

![SSO and SAML using Entra 3](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%203.png?width=688&height=328&name=SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%203.png)

### Step 4

- Click the pencil icon for **Basic SAML Configuration** to edit the settings. Check the default values match the below and click save. 
    - Identifier (Entity ID) = https://hwms-api.othership.com
    - Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) = https://hwms-api.othership.com/api/v1/org/auth-social/saml/azure/callback

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-44-09-3004-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-44-09-3004-PM.png?width=688&height=309&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-44-09-3004-PM.png)

- Click the pencil icon in the **Attributes & Claims** section. NCheck you have the three additional metadata attributes below assigned to your users. Please note that they are case-sensitive: 
    - email = user.mail
    - first\_name = user.givenname
    - last\_name = surname

![SSO and SAML using Entra 6](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%206.png?width=688&height=328&name=SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%206.png)

- In the **SAML Certificates** section download the Federation Metadata XML file.

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-53-18-1998-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-53-18-1998-PM.png?width=688&height=310&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-53-18-1998-PM.png)

- On the **Set up Othership Workplace Scheduler** section, copy the URLs for use in Step 6.

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-13-39-7204-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-13-39-7204-PM.png?width=688&height=309&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-13-39-7204-PM.png)

### Step 5

- Browse to **Identity** \> **Applications** \> **Enterprise applications** \> **Othership Workplace Scheduler \> Overview**
- Select **Assign users and group**

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-14-22-2080-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-14-22-2080-PM.png?width=688&height=309&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-14-22-2080-PM.png)

- In the **Users and groups** dialog, select users from the Users list, then click the **Select** button at the bottom of the screen.
- If you are expecting a role to be assigned to the users, you can select it from the **Select a role** dropdown. If no role has been set up for this app, you see "Default Access" role selected.
- In the **Add Assignment** dialog, click the **Assign** button.

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-17-34-6996-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-17-34-6996-PM.png?width=688&height=310&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-12-17-34-6996-PM.png)

### Step 6

- Go to the **Workplace Scheduler** and then choose **Settings** \> [**Organisation Integrations.**](https://hwms.othership.com/dashboard/settings/organisation-integrations)
- Add your IDP by clicking **SAMLE 2.0 \> +Add** to bring up configuration options. 
- Select from Provider: Microsoft Entra ID

![SSO and SAML using Entra 7-1](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%207-1.png?width=688&height=333&name=SSO%20and%20SAML%20using%20Entra%207-1.png)

- In the **Add SAML Configuration** page, perform the following steps 
    - Select **Microsoft Entra ID** as a **Provider** from the drop-down.
    - In the **SAML SSO (Sign On URL)** text box, paste the **Login URL** value, which you have copied from the Microsoft Entra admin center.
    - In the **Identity Provider Issuer** textbox, paste the **Microsoft Entra Identifier** value, which you have copied from the Microsoft Entra admin center.
    - For the Metadata file, upload the **Federation Metadata XML** that you downloaded in Step 4 and this will then autofill the Public Certificate section for you. 
    - Click **Save Configuration**.

![](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-16-2024-09-15-56-9335-AM.png?width=688&height=309&name=image-png-Feb-16-2024-09-15-56-9335-AM.png)

### Step 7

- Save this form, then go to **[My Apps](https://myapplications.microsoft.com/).** From the **App List** you will now see the new SAML App. Then anyone who has access to this can sign in using this link.

![image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-20-57-1895-PM](https://knowledge.othership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-20-57-1895-PM.png?width=688&height=310&name=image-png-Feb-11-2024-01-20-57-1895-PM.png)

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