SSO and Directory Sync with Precisely

Learn more about Precisely's SSO login integration and a way to manage your users and teams by synchronizing yourDirectory

Maximize Precisely’s integration with your general workspace!

Our team can link your Precisely account to your existing workspace. We currently offer Single Sign-on integration and synchronization with your directory that can make your workflows even more efficient.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

With the Single Sign-on (SSO) integration, you and your coworkers can easily access the Precisely platform using the same authentication method  - such as Microsoft Azure, Okta, Google and OneLogin - as with all your work-related apps. By doing this, account management becomes easier and security greater as no user needs to remember passwords. Contact us to get SSO enabled for your organization in Precisely.

Directory Sync

If your company uses one directory - such as Microsoft Azure or Okta - to keep a track of the employees and the given access to different work tools, Precisely can also be synchronized via directory.

With directory sync, you are able to keep full control of your employees that are also Precisely users. This is possible even if your company has multiple organizations within Precisely.

How to: Adding users to Precisely via directory

To be able to provision users through your directory, you'll first need to configure the connection according to the instruction given by the Precisely Team (see how to contact us). This is usually done by the IT team.

Then, you'll be able to start creating groups and adding users. There are several ways of provisioning and managing users in Precisely from your directory. 

• 1. Provisioning users only (no user role specified)
• 2. Provisioning users according to their user role
• 3. Managing users and their team membership

👇 Keep reading for detailed instructions on each option.

1. Provisioning users only (no user role specified)

To provision users without specifying their user role (admin/manager/member/viewer), you only need to create one group per organization in your directory with the following naming convention:

Precisely/<org_id>

Reference <org_id> needs to be replaced by your Precisely organization ID, which can be found in the top right bar by clicking the organization's name.

All users in Precisely will automatically get member user roles. The roles need to be manually adjusted directly in the Precisely platform in the Users & Teams settings. Please note that only admin users are able to access these settings.

2. Provisioning users according to their user role

You're also able to directly provision users together with their user role (admin/manager/member/viewer).

In that case, you need to create 4 different groups following the naming convention below.

Precisely/<org_id>/Admins

the user is added to the Precisely organization as an admin

Precisely/<org_id>/Managers

the user is added to the Precisely organization as a manager

Precisely/<org_id>/Members

the user is added to the Precisely organization as a member

Precisely/<org_id>/Viewers

the user is added to the Precisely organization as a viewer

Reference <org_id> needs to be replaced by your Precisely organization ID, which can be found in the top right bar by clicking the organization's name.

3. Managing users and their team membership

You're also able to set up a Precisely team membership for each user directly in your directory. This can only be done if you've previously provisioned a user according to their user role.

Teams in Precisely are departments or groups of team members in your organization (e.g. Legal, Accounting, Sales, Management, People & Culture, etc.). When you want to give that department or group access to a template, a folder, or a document, you share it with the team.

To organize users into their team already in your AD, use the following naming convention:

Precisely/<org_id>/Team/<team_name>

Reference <org_id> needs to be replaced by your Precisely organization ID, which can be found in the top right bar by clicking the organization's name.

Reference <team_name> should be replaced by the name of the specific team in the Precisely platform. Admin users are able to create teams in the Precisely platform under Users & Teams settings.

Removing users from Precisely via directory

To deprovision (remove) a user from Precisely, they should be removed from the groups in your directory.

Any questions remaining? Get in touch!