You can establish a SAML bridge connection to import your client’s directory into Yellowfin.
- Download the SAML bridge setup from Yellowfin’s marketplace [link to marketplace]
- Unzip the files and place copy them into your computer’s webapps folder (Your Yellowfin folder > appserver > webapps)
- Restart Yellowfin’s web server
- The SAML will start working now and you will see the following screen to the Yellowfin bridge
- Note: This is a customizable screen, which can be edited by you
- Click on the Login button; your SAML application’s login page will appear. (Our example below shows the login screen for the SAML application we use)
- Provide your credentials and click the Login button
- If your credentials get authentication through the Yellowfin bridge, you will be able taken to your Yellowfin dashboard
- However, there are a number of issues that can appear, and hence the error will be displayed on the screen. Following is a list of all the possible errors that could occur