Tutorial: Microsoft Entra integration with Predictix Assortment Planning

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10/23/2023

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Predictix Assortment Planning with Microsoft Entra ID. This integration provides these benefits:

You can use Microsoft Entra ID to control who has access to Predictix Assortment Planning.
You can enable your users to be automatically signed in to Predictix Assortment Planning (single sign-on) with their Microsoft Entra accounts.
You can manage your accounts in one central location: the Azure portal.

To learn more about SaaS app integration with Microsoft Entra ID, see Single sign-on to applications in Microsoft Entra ID.

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you start.

Prerequisites

To configure Microsoft Entra integration with Predictix Assortment Planning, you need to have:

A Microsoft Entra subscription. If you don't have a Microsoft Entra environment, you can get a free account.
A Predictix Assortment Planning subscription that has single sign-on enabled.

Scenario description

In this tutorial, you'll configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on in a test environment.

Predictix Assortment Planning supports SP-initiated SSO.

Add Predictix Assortment Planning from the gallery

To set up the integration of Predictix Assortment Planning into Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Predictix Assortment Planning from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications.
To add an application, select New application at the top of the window:
In the search box, enter Predictix Assortment Planning. Select Predictix Assortment Planning in the search results and then select Add.

Configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you'll configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Predictix Assortment Planning by using a test user named Britta Simon. To enable single sign-on, you need to establish a relationship between a Microsoft Entra user and the corresponding user in Predictix Assortment Planning.

To configure and test Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Predictix Assortment Planning, you need to complete these steps:

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on to enable the feature for your users.
Configure Predictix Assortment Planning single sign-on on the application side.
Create a Microsoft Entra test user to test Microsoft Entra single sign-on.
Assign the Microsoft Entra test user to enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on for the user.
Create a Predictix Assortment Planning test user that's linked to the Microsoft Entra representation of the user.
Test single sign-on to verify that the configuration works.

Configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on

In this section, you'll enable Microsoft Entra single sign-on.

To configure Microsoft Entra single sign-on with Predictix Assortment Planning, take these steps:

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Predictix Assortment Planning application integration page, select Single sign-on:
In the Select a single sign-on method dialog box, select SAML/WS-Fed mode to enable single sign-on:
On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, select the Edit icon to open the Basic SAML Configuration dialog box:
In the Basic SAML Configuration dialog box, complete the following steps.
1. In the Sign on URL box, enter a URL in this pattern:
```
https://<sub-domain>.ap.predictix.com/sso/request
https://<sub-domain>.dev.ap.predictix.com/
```
2. In the Identifier (Entity ID) box, enter a URL in this pattern:
```
https://<sub-domain>.ap.predictix.com
https://<sub-domain>.dev.ap.predictix.com
```
Note

These values are placeholders. You need to use the actual sign-on URL and identifier. Contact the Predictix Assortment Planning support team to get the values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the Basic SAML Configuration dialog box.
On the Set up Single Sign-On with SAML page, in the SAML Signing Certificate section, select the Download link next to Certificate (Base64), per your requirements, and save the certificate on your computer:
In the Set up Predictix Assortment Planning section, copy the appropriate URLs, based on your requirements:
1. Login URL.
2. Microsoft Entra Identifier.
3. Logout URL.

Configure Predictix Assortment Planning single sign-on

To configure single sign-on on the Predictix Assortment Planning side, you need to send the certificate that you downloaded and the URLs that you copied to the Predictix Assortment Planning support team. This team ensures the SAML SSO connection is set properly on both sides.

Create a Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll create a test user named Britta Simon.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a User Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Users > All users.
Select New user > Create new user, at the top of the screen.
In the User properties, follow these steps:
1. In the Display name field, enter B.Simon.
2. In the User principal name field, enter the username@companydomain.extension. For example, B.Simon@contoso.com.
3. Select the Show password check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
4. Select Review + create.
Select Create.

Assign the Microsoft Entra test user

In this section, you'll enable Britta Simon to use Microsoft Entra single sign-on by granting her access to Predictix Assortment Planning.

Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.
Browse to Identity > Applications > Enterprise applications > Predictix Assortment Planning.
In the left pane, select Users and groups:
Select Add user, and then select Users and groups in the Add Assignment dialog box.
In the Users and groups dialog box, select Britta Simon in the users list, and then click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
If you expect a role value in the SAML assertion, in the Select Role dialog box, select the appropriate role for the user from the list. Click the Select button at the bottom of the screen.
In the Add Assignment dialog box, select Assign.

Create a Predictix Assortment Planning test user

Next, you need to create a user named Britta Simon in Predictix Assortment Planning. Work with the Predictix Assortment Planning support team to add users. Users need to be created and activated before you use single sign-on.

Note

The Microsoft Entra account holder receives an email and selects a link to confirm the account before it becomes active.

Test single sign-on

Now you need to test your Microsoft Entra single sign-on configuration by using the Access Panel.

When you select the Predictix Assortment Planning tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the Predictix Assortment Planning instance for which you set up SSO. For more information, see Access and use apps on the My Apps portal.