F.1 - How to configure SSO

SSO (Single Sign-On) is an optional feature available for all three Timly packages: ESSENTIAL+, PROFESSIONAL, and ENTERPRISE. 

• To configure Single Sign-On (SSO), contact your Account Manager to activate the functionality on your Timly account. 
• Note that access to SSO settings is limited to users with an administrator role.

If you:
✅ Are a Timly administrator 
✅ Have had your Account Manager activate the SSO feature for your account
Here are the steps to configure it:

🛜 Timly-App


 

• Log in to Timly.
• Click on "Settings," then "Global configuration," and finally "SSO configuration".
• To create a new SSO connection, click on "New".
  
  
   

Step 1

• Add the domain(s).
  💡 Separate the domain names with a ";" (semicolon) or a " " (space)
   

Step 2

• The fields are pre-filled. Please copy these values to Microsoft Entra ID.
  💡  Keep this page open, as these values will be needed again in step 11

Step 3

• Click on "Save".
   

🛜 Microsoft Entra ID

You must have administrator access to Microsoft Entra ID and be logged in to start the setup.
 

Step 4

 

• Click on "Enterprise application" (🇩🇪: "Unternehmensanwedung"; 🇫🇷: "Application d’entreprise"). 
• Click on the "+" icon.
  
   
   

Step 5

 

• Click on "Create your own application" (🇩🇪: "Eigene Anwendung erstellen"; 🇫🇷: "Créer votre propre application").

Step 6
 

• App name: Timly
• Select: "Integrate any other application you don't find in the gallery (Non-gallery)"
• Click on "Create"

Step 7

• Click on "Assign users and groups" (🇩🇪: "Benutzer und Gruppen zuweisen"; 🇫🇷: "Attribuer des utilisateurs et des groupes").

Step 8

 

• Click on "Set up single sign on"  (🇩🇪: "SSO einrichten"; 🇫🇷: "Configurer l’authentification unique"). 
  
   

Step 9

• Click on "SAML".
   

Step 10

• Click on "Edit".

Step 11

• Complete the fields:
  • Identifier (Entity ID)*: Paste the identifier copied from Timly (see Step 2)
    * (🇩🇪: Bezeichner (Entität-ID); 🇫🇷 "Identificateur (ID d’entité)")
     
  • Reply URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL)* : Paste the URL copied from Timly (see Step 2)
    * (🇩🇪: "Antwort-URL (Assertionsverbraucherdienst-URL)"; 🇫🇷: "URL de réponse (URL Assertion Consumer Service)")
     
  • Logout URL*: Paste the URL copied from Timly (see Step 2)
• Click on "Save".

Step 12

 

• Copy the "App Federation Metadata Url" (🇩🇪: "App-Verbundmetadaten-URL"; 🇫🇷: "URL des métadonnées de fédération d'application")

🛜 Timly-App

Return to the SSO settings in the Timly app.

• Add the URL copied from Microsoft Entra ID and click on "Save".

✅ Your Single Sign-On (SSO) access has been successfully implemented.

 

📚 More Resources

• Help Center: F.2 - How to configure user provisioning
• Help Center: F.3 - How to configure person provisioning

📩 Interested in learning more about our SSO feature? Schedule a free and non-binding demo with one of our experts. For questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected].