Set up Microsoft Entra ID for TrueContext Corporate Single Sign-On

Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity management service that replaces Azure Active Directory. This topic describes how to set up Single Sign-On (SSO) using Microsoft Entra ID.

Available on the Enterprise tier only:

Essentials
Advanced
Enterprise

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Process to set up SSO

Step System Description
1 TrueContext Web PortalClosed The TrueContext Web Portal is a web application used to manage security settings, forms, FormSpaces, other users, Data Sources, and Data Destinations. Download the Service Provider Metadata.
2 Microsoft Entra admin center Create a TrueContext application and upload the Service Provider metadata from the previous step.
3 Microsoft Entra admin center Download the Identity Provider (IdP) metadata for the application that you just created.
4 TrueContext Web Portal Enable SSO and upload the IdP metadata.

Prerequisites

  1. You must be a TrueContext Admin user to access the Team SettingsClosed The Team Settings page is the page where an admin can manage their team's account and edit certain information, such as assigning a Problem Contact Email Address, toggling push notifications, and viewing the account's billing information. in the Web Portal.

  2. Check that you have access to the Microsoft Entra admin center with one of the following roles:

    • Cloud Application Administrator
    • Application Administrator
    • Owner of the service principal
  3. In the TrueContext Web Portal, download the Service Provider Metadata:

    Team Settings > Security > Single Sign-On > Download Service Provider Metadata

    Team Settings > Single Sign-On menu that shows the Download Service Provider Metadata option. Get this metadata and then upload it to the identity provider

Detailed steps to set up SSO

  1. In the Microsoft Entra admin center, create a new TrueContext application. Select Enterprise applications > New application.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing "Enterprise applications" selected and "New application" highlighted.

  2. Select Create your own application.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing "Create your own application" highlighted.

  3. Create a SAML application to integrate with TrueContext. Enter a name for the new application, select the Integrate… option, and then select Create.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing an entry for the new app name and the option to "Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery (Non-gallery)" selected.

  4. For the new application, select Single sign-on, and then select SAML as the sign-on method.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing "Single sign-on" selected and the "SAML" option highlighted.

  5. Upload the metadata file from TrueContext that you downloaded in step 3 of the prerequisites.

    Microsoft Entra admin center with "Upload metadata file" highlighted.

    Tip:Instead of uploading the metadata file, you can manually enter the Single sign-on values:
    • Identifier… prontoforms.com/prod
    • Reply URL… https://live.prontoforms.com/saml/SSO
    Info:We’re now TrueContext.
  6. Save your setup.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing the "Save" option highlighted and the "prontoforms" URLs displayed in the "Identifier (Entity ID)" and "Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)" fields.

  7. Download the Identity Provider (IdP) metadata for the application that you just created. Go to Single sign-on > Federation Metadata XML > Download.

    Microsoft Entra admin center showing "Single sign-on" selected for the new application and the option "Federation Metadata XML", "Download" highlighted.

  8. Add users and groups to the application.

    Note:Usernames in Microsoft Entra must match the usernames in TrueContext, unless you have User Aliases or Username Suffixes configured in TrueContext.

  9. In TrueContext, enable SSO and upload the IdP metadata. Go to Team Settings > Security > Single Sign-On > Update.

    Result: The system displays the SSO settings, including the option to upload and choose a metadata file.

    TrueContext SSO setup "Identity Provider Metadata" section with the "Upload metadata file" option selected and a file named "IdP_metadata.xml" chosen.

    Info:The section Set up corporate login (Single Sign-On): Single Sign-On Configuration explains the SSO settings in more detail.

  10. Select Update to save your changes.

    Result: SSO takes effect the next time your users sign into TrueContext.