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Configure ExpenseIn for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

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

Prerequisites

The scenario outlined in this article assumes that you already have the following prerequisites:

  • ExpenseIn single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

  • ExpenseIn supports SP and IDP initiated SSO.

To configure the integration of ExpenseIn into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add ExpenseIn 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.
  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type ExpenseIn in the search box.
  4. Select ExpenseIn 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, and walk through the SSO configuration as well. Learn more about Microsoft 365 wizards.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO for ExpenseIn

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ExpenseIn 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 ExpenseIn.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with ExpenseIn, 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 ExpenseIn SSO to configure the SSO settings on application side.
    1. Create ExpenseIn test user to have a counterpart of B.Simon in ExpenseIn that's 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 Entra ID > Enterprise apps > ExpenseIn application integration page, find the Manage section and select 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, select the pencil icon for Basic SAML Configuration to edit the settings.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, the user doesn't have to perform any steps as the app is already pre-integrated with Azure.

  6. Select Set additional URLs and perform the following step if you wish to configure the application in SP initiated mode:

    In the Sign-on URL text box, type the URL: https://app.expensein.com/saml

  7. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url and select Download to download the Certificate (Base64) and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

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

    Copy configuration URLs

Create and assign Microsoft Entra test user

Follow the guidelines in the create and assign a user account quickstart to create a test user account called B.Simon.

Configure ExpenseIn SSO

  1. In a different web browser window, sign in to your ExpenseIn company site as an administrator

  2. Select Admin on the top of the page then navigate to Single Sign-On and select Add provider.

    Screenshot that shows the "Admin" tab and the "Single Sign-On - Providers" page and "Add Provider" selected.

  3. On the New Identity Provider pop-up, Perform the following steps:

    Screenshot that shows the "Edit Identity Provider" pop-up with values entered.

    a. In the Provider Name text box, type the name; for example, Azure.

    b. Select Yes for Allow Provider Initiated Sign-On.

    c. In the Target Url text box, paste the value of Login URL.

    d. In the Issuer text box, paste the value of Microsoft Entra Identifier.

    e. Open the Certificate (Base64) in Notepad, copy its content and paste it in the Certificate text box.

    f. Select Create.

Create ExpenseIn test user

To enable Microsoft Entra users to sign in to ExpenseIn, they must be provisioned into ExpenseIn. In ExpenseIn, provisioning is a manual task.

To provision a user account, perform the following steps:

  1. Sign in to ExpenseIn as an Administrator.

  2. Select Admin on the top of the page then navigate to Users and select New User.

    Screenshot that shows the "Admin" tab and the "Manage Users" page with "New User" selected.

  3. On the Details pop-up, perform the following steps:

    ExpenseIn configuration

    a. In First Name text box, enter the first name of user like B.

    b. In Last Name text box, enter the last name of user like Simon.

    c. In Email text box, enter the email of user like B.Simon@contoso.com.

    d. Select Create.

Test SSO

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

SP initiated:

  • Select Test this application, this option redirects to ExpenseIn Sign on URL where you can initiate the login flow.

  • Go to ExpenseIn Sign-on URL directly and initiate the login flow from there.

IDP initiated:

  • Select Test this application, and you should be automatically signed in to the ExpenseIn for which you set up the SSO.

You can also use Microsoft My Apps to test the application in any mode. When you select the ExpenseIn tile in the My Apps, if configured in SP mode you would be redirected to the application sign on page for initiating the login flow and if configured in IDP mode, you should be automatically signed in to the ExpenseIn for which you set up the SSO. For more information, see Microsoft Entra My Apps.

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