SAML Attribute Dialog

Owned by Phillip Hanegan
Apr 14, 2022
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In this dialog, the following fields are the most important:

  • Name (required) – Name of the attribute

  • Display Name (required) – Name of the attribute that appears to users in EmpowerID

  • Mapped Attribute – Specifies whether the attribute is mapped to the value of an EmpowerID Person or Account property. If true, the attribute value stores the mapping formatted as {ComponentName.PropertyName}, where:

    • ComponentName is a:

      • Person

      • PersonPrincipal (pared-down version of Person)

      • Account

      • AccountPrincipal (pared-down version of Account)

    • and PropertyName is the mapped property on the component, such as EmployeeID

  • Attribute Value – Specifies the value of the attribute being passed to the service provider. For example, if your attribute is mapped to the EmployeeID of an EmpowerID Person, the value of this field is {Person.EmployeeID}.

  • Format – The format of the attribute as specified by the service provider. If the service provider has not specified a format, select Unspecified.

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