Install the Employee Directory Connector

Before you begin

To have the information necessary for the setup of the Employee Directory Connector (EDC), you need to have already done the following:

• set up login providers
• set up the login hostname
• set up the Active Directory page

Once you've completed the above, follow these steps to install the Employee Directory Connector:

1. Run the latest EDC Manager. The ThoughtFarmer Configuration Wizard window will appear.
2. Select the checkbox(es) for the component(s) you want to install.
   
   
    
3. Enter a site name that will be the visible intranet name on your intranet.
   
   
    
4. Enter a short name for your intranet to be used at the system level. This permanent name will not be visible to users.
5. Select from the dropdowns or fill in the fields to configure and start the ThoughtFarmer web site in IIS. Click browse to select the installation path.
   
   
    
6. See the steps below for the descriptions of the fields to be filled out.
   
   
    
   1. Main Site URL: Enter the URL for your ThoughtFarmer intranet.
   2. API Token: Go to the ThoughtFarmer Administration Panel. In the box on the right, beside API token, click View. If there is a value in the Current token field, copy it and paste it into the API Token field. If there is no value in the Current token field, start typing your name in the Token user field, and click on it when it appears in the dropdown menu. Then click the Generate token button, and copy and paste the token.
   3. Forms Login Provider ID (for forms login): To get the value you need here, you must have already set up a Forms login provider. Go to the Admin panel > Authentication section > Login provider page. Click on the Forms login provider. Under Form configuration, copy the SAML Configuration ID, and paste it into the Forms Login Provider ID field.
   4. Windows SSO Login provider ID (for SSO login): To get the value you need here, you must have already set up a SSO login provider. Go to the Admin panel > Authentication section > Login provider page. Click on the SSO login provider. Under Windows configuration, copy the SAML Configuration ID, and paste it into the Windows SSO Login provider ID field.
   5. EDC ID: Go to the Admin panel > Users & security section: Employee Directory Connector page. Click on the Active Directory that you are configuring. Under the Basic information tab, copy the Id value, and paste it into the EDC ID field.
7. Follow the prompts for the rest of the installation.