Microsoft Entra single sign-on (SSO) integration with Apptio

In this article, you'll learn how to integrate Apptio with Microsoft Entra ID. When you integrate Apptio with Microsoft Entra ID, you can:

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Apptio.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Apptio with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
• Manage your accounts in one central location.

Prerequisites

To get started, you need the following items:

• A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get a free account.
• Apptio single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO in a test environment.

• Apptio supports IDP initiated SSO

Bemærk

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Adding Apptio from the gallery

To configure the integration of Apptio into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Apptio from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > New application.
3. In the Add from the gallery section, type Apptio in the search box.
4. Select Apptio from results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.

Alternatively, you can also use the Enterprise App Configuration Wizard. In this wizard, you can add an application to your tenant, add users/groups to the app, assign roles, as well as walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for Apptio

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Apptio using a test user called B.Simon. For SSO to work, you need to establish a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in Apptio.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Apptio, perform the following steps:

1. Configure Microsoft Entra SSO - to enable your users to use this feature.
   1. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with B.Simon.
   2. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable B.Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
2. Configure Apptio SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create Apptio test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Apptio that is linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
3. Test SSO - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra SSO

Follow these steps to enable Microsoft Entra SSO.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Apptio > Single sign-on.

3. On the Select a single sign-on method page, select SAML.

4. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, click the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.

   

5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, enter the values for the following fields:

   In the Identifier text box, type a URL: urn:federation:apptio

6. The role claim is pre-configured so you don't have to configure it but you still need to create them in Microsoft Entra ID using this article.

7. On the Set up single sign-on with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, find Federation Metadata XML and select Download to download the certificate and save it on your computer.

   

8. On the Set up Apptio section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.

   

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user called B.Simon.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
2. Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
3. Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
4. In the User properties, follow these steps:
   1. In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
   2. In the User principal name field, enter the username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
   3. Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
   4. Select Review + create.
5. Select Create.

Assign the Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll enable B.Simon to use single sign-on by granting access to Apptio.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
2. Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Apptio.
3. In the app's overview page, find the Manage section and select Users and groups.
4. Select Add user, then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog.
5. In the Users and groups dialog, select B.Simon from the Users list, then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
6. If you have setup the roles as explained in the above, you can select it from the Select a role dropdown.
7. In the Add Assignment dialog, click the Assign button.

Configure Apptio SSO

To configure single sign-on on Apptio side, you need to send the downloaded Federation Metadata XML and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to Apptio support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create Apptio test user

In this section, you create a user called B.Simon in Apptio. Work with Apptio support team to add the users in the Apptio platform. Users must be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

Test SSO

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration with following options.

• Click on Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the Apptio for which you set up the SSO

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you click the Apptio tile in the My Apps, you should be automatically signed in to the Apptio for which you set up the SSO. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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