Configure Skyward Qmlativ for Single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID

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

• Control in Microsoft Entra ID who has access to Skyward Qmlativ.
• Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Skyward Qmlativ 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:

• A Microsoft Entra user account with an active subscription. If you don't already have one, you can Create an account for free.
• One of the following roles:
  • Application Administrator
  • Cloud Application Administrator
  • Application Owner.

• Skyward Qmlativ single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.

Scenario description

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

• Skyward Qmlativ supports SP initiated SSO.

Add Skyward Qmlativ from the gallery

To configure the integration of Skyward Qmlativ into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Skyward Qmlativ 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 Skyward Qmlativ in the search box.
4. Select Skyward Qmlativ 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 Skyward Qmlativ

Configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Skyward Qmlativ 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 Skyward Qmlativ.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra SSO with Skyward Qmlativ, 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 Skyward Qmlativ SSO - to configure the single sign-on settings on application side.
   1. Create Skyward Qmlativ test user - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Skyward Qmlativ 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 > Skyward Qmlativ > 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.

   

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

   a. In the Sign on URL text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<SUBDOMAIN>.skyward.com/<CUSTOMERIDENTIFIERSTS>

   b. In the Identifier (Entity ID) text box, type a URL using the following pattern: https://<BASEURL>/customeridentifierSTS

   Note

   These values aren't real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact Skyward Qmlativ 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 copy button to copy App Federation Metadata Url and save it on your computer.

   

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 Skyward Qmlativ SSO

To configure single sign-on on Skyward Qmlativ side, you need to send the App Federation Metadata Url to Skyward Qmlativ support team. They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Create Skyward Qmlativ test user

In this section, you create a user called Britta Simon in Skyward Qmlativ. Work with Skyward Qmlativ support team to add the users in the Skyward Qmlativ 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.

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

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

• You can use Microsoft My Apps. When you select the Skyward Qmlativ tile in the My Apps, this option redirects to Skyward Qmlativ Sign-on URL. For more information about the My Apps, see Introduction to the My Apps.

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