--- title: SchoolDay> Blackboard SSO setup description: Below you will find a step by step instruction on configuring SchoolDay > Blackboard SAML IdP-initiated SSO.  --- [Skip to content](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/school-passport-blackboard-sso-setup#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.schoolday.com/support?hsLang=en) ![gg4l logo](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Automated%20emails/gg4l%20logo.png?width=100&height=33&name=gg4l%20logo.png) - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge) - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.schoolday.com/support) What are you looking for? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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If not - set its status as available by checking it and "Set Available" from the "Availibility" menu at the top of the list. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-34-57-8683-PM.png?width=688&height=313&name=image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-34-57-8683-PM.png) 5. Go to **System Admin** \> **Integration** \> **Authentication**. 6. Click **Create Provider** and select the **SAML** authentication provider type. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-39-07-8051-PM.png?width=688&height=320&name=image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-39-07-8051-PM.png) 7. Type a name and optional description for the provider. 8. Set the **Authentication Provider Availability** to **Active**. 9. Set the **User Lookup Method** to **Username**. 10. Set **Restrict by hostname** to **Use the provider for any hostnames**. 11. In the **Link Text** field, type the title for the link as you want it to appear on the Blackboard Learn login page. Example "SchoolDay". You can also add an icon to the login page, if desired. Select **Browse** to upload an icon for the login page. 12. Select **Save** and **Configure** to continue. 13. Next to Entity ID, enter URL: https://sso.gg4l.com/\[YOUR DISTRICT NAME WITHOUT SPACES\]. Example: ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-27-2024-03-28-36-4289-PM.png?width=688&height=82&name=image-png-Aug-27-2024-03-28-36-4289-PM.png) 14. Select **Enable IdP-Initiated SSO**. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-27-2024-03-14-11-4518-PM.png?width=688&height=63&name=image-png-Aug-27-2024-03-14-11-4518-PM.png) 15. Next to **Service Provider Metadata,** сlick **Generate**. **⚠️ Send this file to SchoolDay specialist (onboarding@gg4l.com).** 16. Under **Compatible Data Sources,** select Data Sources where active users are located. ***Note**:* Multiple Data Sources can be selected, but only users under checked Data Sources will be able to log in using this SSO. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-47-17-9739-PM.png?width=688&height=97&name=image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-47-17-9739-PM.png) 17. In **Choose the Identity Provider type**: - For **Identity Provider Type**, select **Point Identity Provider**. - For **Metadata Type**, select **Metadata File**. - In **Metadata File,** click **Browse,** and upload the SchoolDay metadata XML file provided by our specialist.  ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-52-10-2559-PM.png?width=686&height=217&name=image-png-Aug-23-2024-02-52-10-2559-PM.png) 18. 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