Exporting a federation

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

Procedure

  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 you to save the file containing the exported data.
    Note: 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
    Note: Place the metadata file in an easily accessible location. You must provide the file to your partner, when your partner wants to import configuration information for the federation.
  7. Click Save.