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Connecting Timely with Okta
Connecting Timely with Okta

Manage users and access all in one place using Okta single sign-on for Timely

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Written by Stephan
Updated over 2 years ago

Plans πŸ’³ : Unlimited+

User Permissions πŸ‘₯: Admins

For legacy plans, please refer to the article here.
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Adding new users to Timely and managing their access has never been easier with our newest single sign-on integration, Okta!
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​Note: You must be an admin user in both Okta and Timely to set up this integration.
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​Set-Up Instructions
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First, log into your Okta admin account and click on the Applications dropdown in the left-hand sidebar. You should see an Applications option, click that and then click the "Create app integration" button along the top.
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Make sure you select the SAML 2.0 option as the "Sign-on method" and then click "Next".
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Enter in and select the various options under the General Settings tab as you'd like and then click "Next".

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Enter in the following attributes under SAML Settings:

  1. Default RelayState: https://auth.memory.ai/

  2. Name ID format: Unspecified

  3. Application Username: Email


Scroll down and enter in and set the following attributes under Attribute Statements:
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Name

Name format

Value

firstName

Unspecified

user.firstName

emailAddress

Unspecified

user.email

employeeNumber

Unspecified

user.login

lastName

Unspecified

user.lastName

Note: You will need to click the "Add Another" button after each line to create a new attribute. "employeeNumber" should be any unique identifier attribute for each user on your end. As an example, we have set it to "user.login" attribute.
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Once you've entered in all your Attribute Statements, scroll down to the very bottom and click the "Next" button to finalize this new SSO app.
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​Phew! The heavy lifting is over, just a few more clicks to get things in place.
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Now you'll need to access that newly created SSO app in Okta. Go ahead and click the Applications drop-down from the sidebar again then click Applications. Click your new SSO app and then the "Sign on" header along the top.
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Scroll down to the very bottom and click the "View SAML setup instructions" button".
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A new tab should open up with configuration information that you'll need to share with Timely. You'll want to copy the full text from the "Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL" and "Identity Provider Issuer" fields.
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Finally, click the "Download certificate" button at the very bottom. This will create an "Okta.cert" file in your downloads folder.
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You are all set! You'll just need to contact the Support Team here at Timely by emailing us at support@timelyapp.com to finalize that integration.
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​In that email, please be sure to include the following information:
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The full text of the "Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL" field, the full text of the "Identity Provider Issuer" field, and the "okta.cert" file downloaded from the last step.
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We'll also need a list of the email domains in use by your organization such as "@organization.com" or "@companyname.org".
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We'll circle back to let you know once everything has been confirmed and enabled on our end!
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