Merge pull request #79127 from v-nagta/usyncplicity

Product Backlog Item 739673: SaaS App Tutorial: Syncplicity update

Author: ShannonLeavitt

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@@ -14,92 +14,66 @@ ms.workload: identity
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
 ms.devlang: na
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 03/07/2019
+ms.date: 06/10/2019
 ms.author: jeedes
-
 ---
-# Tutorial: Azure Active Directory integration with Syncplicity
 
-In this tutorial, you learn how to integrate Syncplicity with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
-Integrating Syncplicity with Azure AD provides you with the following benefits:
+# Tutorial: Integrate Syncplicity with Azure Active Directory
+
+In this tutorial, you'll learn how to integrate Syncplicity with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). When you integrate Syncplicity with Azure AD, you can:
 
-* You can control in Azure AD who has access to Syncplicity.
-* You can enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Syncplicity (Single Sign-On) with their Azure AD accounts.
-* You can manage your accounts in one central location - the Azure portal.
+* Control in Azure AD who has access to Syncplicity.
+* Enable your users to be automatically signed-in to Syncplicity with their Azure AD accounts.
+* Manage your accounts in one central location - the Azure portal.
 
-If you want to know more details about SaaS app integration with Azure AD, see [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis).
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create a free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
+To learn more about SaaS app integration with Azure AD, see [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-To configure Azure AD integration with Syncplicity, you need the following items:
+To get started, you need the following items:
 
-* An Azure AD subscription. If you don't have an Azure AD environment, you can get one-month trial [here](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/)
-* Syncplicity single sign-on enabled subscription
+* An Azure AD subscription. If you don't have a subscription, you can get one-month free trial [here](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/).
+* Syncplicity single sign-on (SSO) enabled subscription.
 
 ## Scenario description
 
-In this tutorial, you configure and test Azure AD single sign-on in a test environment.
-
-* Syncplicity supports **SP** initiated SSO
+In this tutorial, you configure and test Azure AD SSO in a test environment. Syncplicity supports **SP** initiated SSO.
 
 ## Adding Syncplicity from the gallery
 
 To configure the integration of Syncplicity into Azure AD, you need to add Syncplicity from the gallery to your list of managed SaaS apps.
 
-**To add Syncplicity from the gallery, perform the following steps:**
-
-1. In the **[Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com)**, on the left navigation panel, click **Azure Active Directory** icon.
-
-	![The Azure Active Directory button](common/select-azuread.png)
-
-2. Navigate to **Enterprise Applications** and then select the **All Applications** option.
-
-	![The Enterprise applications blade](common/enterprise-applications.png)
-
-3. To add new application, click **New application** button on the top of dialog.
-
-	![The New application button](common/add-new-app.png)
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) using either a work or school account, or a personal Microsoft account.
+1. On the left navigation pane, select the **Azure Active Directory** service.
+1. Navigate to **Enterprise Applications** and then select **All Applications**.
+1. To add new application, select **New application**.
+1. In the **Add from the gallery** section, type **Syncplicity** in the search box.
+1. Select **Syncplicity** from results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.
 
-4. In the search box, type **Syncplicity**, select **Syncplicity** from result panel then click **Add** button to add the application.
+## Configure and test Azure AD SSO
 
-	![Syncplicity in the results list](common/search-new-app.png)
+Configure and test Azure AD SSO with Syncplicity using a test user called **B.Simon**. For SSO to work, you need to establish a link relationship between an Azure AD user and the related user in Syncplicity.
 
-## Configure and test Azure AD single sign-on
+To configure and test Azure AD SSO with Syncplicity, complete the following building blocks:
 
-In this section, you configure and test Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity based on a test user called **Britta Simon**.
-For single sign-on to work, a link relationship between an Azure AD user and the related user in Syncplicity needs to be established.
+1. **[Configure Azure AD SSO](#configure-azure-ad-sso)** - to enable your users to use this feature.
+2. **[Configure Syncplicity SSO](#configure-syncplicity-sso)** - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
+3. **[Create an Azure AD test user](#create-an-azure-ad-test-user)** - to test Azure AD single sign-on with B.Simon.
+4. **[Assign the Azure AD test user](#assign-the-azure-ad-test-user)** - to enable B.Simon to use Azure AD single sign-on.
+5. **[Create Syncplicity test user](#create-syncplicity-test-user)** - to have a counterpart of B.Simon in Syncplicity that is linked to the Azure AD representation of user.
+6. **[Test SSO](#test-sso)** - to verify whether the configuration works.
 
-To configure and test Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity, you need to complete the following building blocks:
+### Configure Azure AD SSO
 
-1. **[Configure Azure AD Single Sign-On](#configure-azure-ad-single-sign-on)** - to enable your users to use this feature.
-2. **[Configure Syncplicity Single Sign-On](#configure-syncplicity-single-sign-on)** - to configure the Single Sign-On settings on application side.
-3. **[Create an Azure AD test user](#create-an-azure-ad-test-user)** - to test Azure AD single sign-on with Britta Simon.
-4. **[Assign the Azure AD test user](#assign-the-azure-ad-test-user)** - to enable Britta Simon to use Azure AD single sign-on.
-5. **[Create Syncplicity test user](#create-syncplicity-test-user)** - to have a counterpart of Britta Simon in Syncplicity that is linked to the Azure AD representation of user.
-6. **[Test single sign-on](#test-single-sign-on)** - to verify whether the configuration works.
+Follow these steps to enable Azure AD SSO in the Azure portal.
 
-### Configure Azure AD single sign-on
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), on the **Syncplicity** application integration page, find the **Manage** section and select **Single sign-on**.
+1. On the **Select a Single sign-on method** page, select **SAML**.
+1. On the **Set up Single Sign-On with SAML** page, click the edit/pen icon for **Basic SAML Configuration** to edit the settings.
 
-In this section, you enable Azure AD single sign-on in the Azure portal.
+   ![Edit Basic SAML Configuration](common/edit-urls.png)
 
-To configure Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity, perform the following steps:
-
-1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), on the **Syncplicity** application integration page, select **Single sign-on**.
-
-    ![Configure single sign-on link](common/select-sso.png)
-
-2. On the **Select a Single sign-on method** dialog, select **SAML/WS-Fed** mode to enable single sign-on.
-
-    ![Single sign-on select mode](common/select-saml-option.png)
-
-3. On the **Set up Single Sign-On with SAML** page, click **Edit** icon to open **Basic SAML Configuration** dialog.
-
-	![Edit Basic SAML Configuration](common/edit-urls.png)
-
-4. On the **Basic SAML Configuration** section, perform the following steps:
-
-    ![Syncplicity Domain and URLs single sign-on information](common/sp-identifier.png)
+1. On the **Basic SAML Configuration** page, enter the values for the following fields:
 
 	a. In the **Sign on URL** text box, type a URL using the following pattern:
     `https://<companyname>.syncplicity.com`
@@ -110,21 +84,15 @@ To configure Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity, perform the following ste
 	> [!NOTE]
 	> These values are not real. Update these values with the actual Sign on URL and Identifier. Contact [Syncplicity Client support team](https://www.syncplicity.com/contact-us) to get these values. You can also refer to the patterns shown in the **Basic SAML Configuration** section in the Azure portal.
 
-5. On the **Set up Single Sign-On with SAML** page, in the **SAML Signing Certificate** section, click **Download** to download the **Certificate (Base64)** from the given options as per your requirement and save it on your computer.
-
-	![The Certificate download link](common/certificatebase64.png)
+1. On the **Set up Single Sign-On with SAML** page, in the **SAML Signing Certificate** section, find **Certificate (Base64)** and select **Download** to download the certificate and save it on your computer.
 
-6. On the **Set up Syncplicity** section, copy the appropriate URL(s) as per your requirement.
+   ![The Certificate download link](common/certificatebase64.png)
 
-	![Copy configuration URLs](common/copy-configuration-urls.png)
+1. On the **Set up Syncplicity** section, copy the appropriate URL(s) based on your requirement.
 
-	a. Login URL
+   ![Copy configuration URLs](common/copy-configuration-urls.png)
 
-	b. Azure AD Identifier
-
-	c. Logout URL
-
-### Configure Syncplicity Single Sign-On
+### Configure Syncplicity SSO
 
 1. Sign in to your **Syncplicity** tenant.
 
@@ -140,7 +108,7 @@ To configure Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity, perform the following ste
 
     b. Select **Enabled** as **Single Sign-On Status**.
 
-    c. In the **Entity Id** textbox, Paste the value of **Azure Ad Identifier** which you have copied from Azure portal.
+    c. In the **Entity Id** textbox, Paste the **Identifier (Entity ID)** value, which you have used in the **Basic SAML Configuration** in the Azure portal.
 
     d. In the **Sign-in page URL** textbox, Paste the **Login URL** which you have copied from Azure portal.
 
@@ -152,61 +120,41 @@ To configure Azure AD single sign-on with Syncplicity, perform the following ste
 
 ### Create an Azure AD test user
 
-The objective of this section is to create a test user in the Azure portal called Britta Simon.
-
-1. In the Azure portal, in the left pane, select **Azure Active Directory**, select **Users**, and then select **All users**.
-
-    ![The "Users and groups" and "All users" links](common/users.png)
-
-2. Select **New user** at the top of the screen.
+In this section, you'll create a test user in the Azure portal called B.Simon.
 
-    ![New user Button](common/new-user.png)
-
-3. In the User properties, perform the following steps.
-
-    ![The User dialog box](common/user-properties.png)
-
-    a. In the **Name** field enter **BrittaSimon**.
-  
-    b. In the **User name** field type **[email protected]**  
-    For example, [email protected]
-
-    c. Select **Show password** check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the Password box.
-
-    d. Click **Create**.
+1. From the left pane in the Azure portal, select **Azure Active Directory**, select **Users**, and then select **All users**.
+1. Select **New user** at the top of the screen.
+1. In the **User** properties, follow these steps:
+   1. In the **Name** field, enter `B.Simon`.  
+   1. In the **User name** field, enter the [email protected]. For example, `[email protected]`.
+   1. Select the **Show password** check box, and then write down the value that's displayed in the **Password** box.
+   1. Click **Create**.
 
 ### Assign the Azure AD test user
 
-In this section, you enable Britta Simon to use Azure single sign-on by granting access to Syncplicity.
-
-1. In the Azure portal, select **Enterprise Applications**, select **All applications**, then select **Syncplicity**.
-
-	![Enterprise applications blade](common/enterprise-applications.png)
+In this section, you'll enable B.Simon to use Azure single sign-on by granting access to Syncplicity.
 
-2. In the applications list, select **Syncplicity**.
+1. In the Azure portal, select **Enterprise Applications**, and then select **All applications**.
+1. In the applications list, select **Syncplicity**.
+1. In the app's overview page, find the **Manage** section and select **Users and groups**.
 
-	![The Syncplicity link in the Applications list](common/all-applications.png)
+   ![The "Users and groups" link](common/users-groups-blade.png)
 
-3. In the menu on the left, select **Users and groups**.
-    ![The "Users and groups" link](common/users-groups-blade.png)
+1. Select **Add user**, then select **Users and groups** in the **Add Assignment** dialog.
 
-4. Click the **Add user** button, then select **Users and groups** in the **Add Assignment** dialog.
+	![The Add User link](common/add-assign-user.png)
 
-    ![The Add Assignment pane](common/add-assign-user.png)
-
-5. In the **Users and groups** dialog select **Britta Simon** in the Users list, then click the **Select** button at the bottom of the screen.
-
-6. If you are expecting any role value in the SAML assertion then in the **Select Role** dialog select the appropriate role for the user from the list, then click the **Select** button at the bottom of the screen.
-
-7. In the **Add Assignment** dialog click the **Assign** button.
+1. In the **Users and groups** dialog, select **B.Simon** from the Users list, then click the **Select** button at the bottom of the screen.
+1. If you're expecting any role value in the SAML assertion, in the **Select Role** dialog, select the appropriate role for the user from the list and then click the **Select** button at the bottom of the screen.
+1. In the **Add Assignment** dialog, click the **Assign** button.
 
 ### Create Syncplicity test user
 
 For AAD users to be able to sign in, they must be provisioned to Syncplicity application. This section describes how to create AAD user accounts in Syncplicity.
 
 **To provision a user account to Syncplicity, perform the following steps:**
 
-1. Log in to your **Syncplicity** tenant (for example: `https://company.Syncplicity.com`).
+1. Sign in to your **Syncplicity** tenant (for example: `https://company.Syncplicity.com`).
 
 1. Click **admin** and select **user accounts** and then click **ADD A USER**.
 
@@ -233,16 +181,14 @@ For AAD users to be able to sign in, they must be provisioned to Syncplicity app
 > [!NOTE]
 > You can use any other Syncplicity user account creation tools or APIs provided by Syncplicity to provision AAD user accounts.
 
-### Test single sign-on
-
-In this section, you test your Azure AD single sign-on configuration using the Access Panel.
+### Test SSO
 
-When you click the Syncplicity tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the Syncplicity for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see [Introduction to the Access Panel](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-saas-access-panel-introduction).
+When you select the Syncplicity tile in the Access Panel, you should be automatically signed in to the Syncplicity for which you set up SSO. For more information about the Access Panel, see [Introduction to the Access Panel](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-saas-access-panel-introduction).
 
 ## Additional Resources
 
 - [List of Tutorials on How to Integrate SaaS Apps with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-saas-tutorial-list)
 
 - [What is application access and single sign-on with Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/active-directory-appssoaccess-whatis)
 
-- [What is conditional access in Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview)
+- [What is conditional access in Azure Active Directory?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview)