Import a Provider Group

You can import groups to your VMware Cloud Director Provider organization from a previously configured LDAP, SAML, or OIDC identity provider.

Prerequisites

Configure a System LDAP Connection, Configure Your System to Use a SAML Identity Provider, or Configure Your System to Use an OpenID Connect Identity Provider.

Procedure

1. From the top navigation bar, select Administration.
2. In the left panel, under Provider Access Control, select Groups.
3. Click Import Groups.
4. From the Source drop-down menu, select your identity provider type.
   The identity provider types can be LDAP, SAML, or OIDC.

   If you configured only one identity provider, this option is hard-coded.

5. Specify the users.

   Option	Description
   LDAP	Enter a full or partial name of a group, and click Search. From the search results, select the groups that you want to import. From the Assign Role drop-down menu, select a role for the users in the imported groups.
   SAML	Enter the names of the groups that you want to import in the name identifier format supported by the SAML identity provider. Use a new line for each group name. From the Assign Role drop-down menu, select a role for the users in the imported groups.
   OIDC	Enter the names of the groups that you want to import in the name identifier format supported by the OIDC identity provider. Use a new line for each group name. From the Assign Role drop-down menu, select a role for the users in the imported groups.

6. Click Save.