Export a federation

When we want to join a federation hosted by another business partner, we must supply the federation configuration properties. We can export your SAML 2.0 federation properties to a file to share them with the partner.

Steps

  1. Log in to the local management interface.

  2. Click Federation > Manage > Federations.

  3. Select a federation from the table.

  4. Click Export. The browser shows a message window that prompts us to save the file containing the exported data. Exporting a federation is applicable to SAML 2.0 federation only.

  5. Click OK. The browser download window prompts for a location to save the file.

  6. Select a directory and metadata file. Metadata file names have the following syntax: 

      federationname_metadata.xml

    For example, for a federation named federation1, and a company named ABC, the metadata file would be named: 

      federation1_ABC_metadata.xml

    Place the metadata file in an easily accessible location. We must provide the file to the partner, when the partner wants to import configuration information for the federation.

  7. Click Save.

Parent topic: Manage federations