Asana for Zoho Directory

Asana for Zoho Directory

Prerequisites

  1. An Asana Enterprise account

Configure SAML in Zoho One

  1. Sign in to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Marketplace, then use the search bar to find and install Asana.
    Asana installation page in Zoho Marketplace
  3. If you want to test the SAML configuration before allowing users to access Asana, uncheck Display app to users.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Click Manage Application, then Single Sign-On.
  6. Click Service Provider Details to check and verify the SP details. You can also edit them if needed.
  7. Click Identity Provider Details, then make a note of the Sign-in URL and the X.509 Certificate.
    Identity provider details needed to configure SAML at Asana

Configure SAML in Asana

  1. Sign in to your Asana account.
  2. Click your profile photo and select Organization Settings.
  3. Go to the Administration tab and select Members must log in via SAML.
  4. Check Members may also log in with email/password if you want to test SAML before enforcing it to all your users.
  5. Enter the IdP Sign-in URL under Sign-in page URL, and the IdP X.509 Certificate under X.509 Certificate.
  6. Click Save.

Test the SAML connection

  1. Return to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Applications, then click Asana.
  3. Click Assign Users, choose yourself from the list, then click Assign.
  4. Click . If everything is working, you should be automatically signed in and taken to Asana's homepage.
    Signing in from Zoho One to Asana using SSO

Enforce SAML SSO

After successfully testing SSO, you can enforce it for all users. Once this is done, your users will no longer be able to sign in using their Asana credentials. To restrict users to SSO:
  1. Sign in to your Asana account.
  2. Click your profile photo and select Organization Settings.
  3. Go to the Administration tab and select Members must log in via SAML.
  4. Uncheck Members may also log in with email/password.
  5. Click Save.

Make app visible to all users

After successfully testing the SSO, you can make Asana available for all users to access from their My Apps pages.

To make Asana visible to all users:
  1. Sign in to the Zoho One Admin Panel.
  2. Go to Applications, then click Asana.
  3. Click Edit, check Display app to users, then click Update.
    Displaying Asana to all users with access
  4. You can now access Asana from Zoho One's My Apps page.


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