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Configure PerformanceCentre for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, you learn how to integrate PerformanceCentre with Microsoft Entra ID. Integrating PerformanceCentre with Microsoft Entra ID provides you with the following benefits:

  • You can control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to PerformanceCentre.
  • You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to PerformanceCentre (Single Sign-On) with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
  • You can manage your accounts in one central location.

If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see What is application access and single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Prerequisites

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

  • PerformanceCentre single sign-on enabled subscription

Scenario description

In this article, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a test environment.

  • PerformanceCentre supports SP initiated SSO

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

To add PerformanceCentre from the gallery, perform the following steps:

  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 search box, type PerformanceCentre, select PerformanceCentre from result panel then select Add button to add the application.

    PerformanceCentre in the results list

Configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with PerformanceCentre based on a test user called Britta Simon. For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the related user in PerformanceCentre needs to be established.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with PerformanceCentre, you need to complete the following building blocks:

  1. Configure Microsoft Entra Single Sign-On - to enable your users to use this feature.
  2. Configure PerformanceCentre Single Sign-On - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
  3. Create a Microsoft Entra test user - to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Britta Simon.
  4. Assign the Microsoft Entra test user - to enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
  5. Create PerformanceCentre test user - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in PerformanceCentre that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of user.
  6. Test single sign-on - to verify whether the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

To configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on with PerformanceCentre, perform the following steps:

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

  2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > PerformanceCentre application integration page, select Single sign-on.

    Configure single sign-on link

  3. On the Select a Single sign-on method dialog, select SAML/WS-Fed mode to enable single sign-on.

    Single sign-on select mode

  4. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, select Edit icon to open Basic SAML Configuration dialog.

    Edit Basic SAML Configuration

  5. On the Basic SAML Configuration section, perform the following steps:

    PerformanceCentre Domain and URLs single sign-on information

    a. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: http://<companyname>.performancecentre.com/saml/SSO

    b. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: http://<companyname>.performancecentre.com

    Note

    These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact PerformanceCentre Client support team to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration section.

  6. On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select Download to download the Federation Metadata XML from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.

    The Certificate download link

  7. On the Set up PerformanceCentre section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.

    Copy configuration URLs

    a. Login URL

    b. Microsoft Entra Identifier

    c. Logout URL

Configure PerformanceCentre Single Sign-On

  1. Sign-on to your PerformanceCentre company site as administrator.

  2. In the tab on the left side, select Configure.

    Screenshot that shows the "PerformanceCenter" menu with "Configure" selected.

  3. In the tab on the left side, select Miscellaneous, and then select Single Sign On.

    Screenshot that shows the "Configure" tab with "Single Sign-On" selected from the "Miscellaneous" menu.

  4. As Protocol, select SAML.

    Screenshot that shows the "Single Sign-On Configuration" section with "S A M L" selected from the "Protocol" menu.

  5. Open your downloaded metadata file in notepad, copy the content, paste it into the Identity Provider Metadata textbox, and then select Save.

    Screenshot that shows the "Identity Provider Metadata" textbox.

  6. Verify that the values for the Entity Base URL and Entity ID URL are correct.

    Microsoft Entra Single Sign-On

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.

Create PerformanceCentre test user

The objective of this section is to create a user called Britta Simon in PerformanceCentre.

To create a user called Britta Simon in PerformanceCentre, perform the following steps:

  1. Sign on to your PerformanceCentre company site as administrator.

  2. In the menu on the left, select Interrelate, and then select Create Participant.

    Screenshot that shows the "PerformanceCenter" company site "Interrelate -Participants" page with the "Create Participant" button selected.

  3. On the Interrelate - Create Participant dialog, perform the following steps:

    Create User

    a. Type the required attributes for Britta Simon into related textboxes.

    Important

    Britta's User Name attribute in PerformanceCentre must be the same as the User Name in Microsoft Entra ID.

    b. Select Client Administrator as Choose Role.

    c. Select Save.

Test single sign-on

In this section, you test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration using the Access Panel.

When you select the PerformanceCentre tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the PerformanceCentre for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see Introduction to the Access Panel.

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