Using the SAML 2.0 standard, you can configure single sign-on (SSO) for a number of cloud apps. After you set up SSO, your users can use their Google Workspace credentials to sign in to an app using SSO.
Use SAML to set up SSO for Sisense
Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider- 
      Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps. 
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      Click Add appSearch for apps. 
- For Enter app name, enter Periscope Data (former name of Sisense).
- In the search results, point to Periscope Data and click Select.
- In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
      - Next to SSO URL, click Copy and save the URL. 
- Next to Entity ID, click Copy and save the entity ID. 
- Next to Certificate, click Copy and save the certificate. 
 You need these details to complete the setup in Sisense.
 
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy 
- Click Continue.
 On the Service provider details page, the app details are configured by default.
- Click Continue.
- In the Attribute Mapping window, click Select field and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding Sisense attributes. The First Name, Last Name, and Primary Email attributes are required.
      Google directory attribute Sisense attribute Basic Information > First Name First Name Basic Information > Last Name Last Name Basic Information > Primary Email Primary Email 
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      (Optional) To add additional mappings, click Add Mapping and select the fields that you need to map.
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      (Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- For App attribute, enter the corresponding groups attribute name of the service provider.
 Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping. 
- Click Finish.
- Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Sisense sign-in page, and sign in with your Sisense administrator account.
- At the bottom, click Settings . 
- Click Billing and Security.
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      In the Single Sign-On section, select Google Apps. 
- Complete the following fields with the values that you copied in Step 1.
      - In the SSO URL field, paste the SSO URL.
- In the Issuer field, paste the Entity ID.
- In the X.509 Certificate field, paste the content of the certificate. Before the certificate, add BEGIN CERTIFICATE and at the end, add END CERTIFICATE.
 
- Click Save
- On the confirmation screen, enter logout to confirm the SSO setup.
Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).
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      Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps. 
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- Click Periscope Data (former name of Sisense).
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      Click User access.
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      To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save. 
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      (Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select On or Off.
- Choose one:
    - If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
- If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
 Learn more about organizational structure.
 
 
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      (Optional) To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Use groups to customize service access.
- Ensure that your Sisense user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Sisense supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.
Verify identity provider-initiated SSO
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      Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps. 
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- Click Periscope Data (former name of Sisense).
- In the Periscope Data section, click Test SAML Login.
      The app should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, troubleshoot the error message and try again.For details on troubleshooting, go to SAML app error messages. 
Verify service provider-initiated SSO
- Close all browser windows.
- Go to the Sisense sign-in page, and sign in with your Sisense administrator account.
- Click Sisense.
- Enter your Google Workspace email address and click Sisense.
 You should be redirected to the Google sign-in page.
- Select your account and enter your password.
After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.
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