Azure Inbound Integration

Cloud Integration with Microsoft Azure

Settings in Azure Portal

Open the Azure Portal at https://portal.azure.com/ and perform the following steps:

We assume you have created at least one Resource group already within Microsoft Azure.
Procedure: Create an App Registration in Azure

  1. Choose Azure Active Directory from the left-hand side menu.

    Azure Active Directory

  2. Select App registrations in the left-hand side menu, and click New registration.

    New Registration

  3. In the Register an application screen, enter the name of the application, e.g. “Avantra Cloud Access”, the URL of your Avantra Server (e.g. https://avantra-server/xn) into the Redirect URI (optional) field, and select the supported account type. Click Register.

  4. In your newly registered app, select Certificates & secrets in the left-hand side menu, and click the New client secret button. In the opened dialog, enter the value password under Description, choose Never as the expiration option, and click Add.

    Add Client Secret

    This generates a new password in the VALUES column.

    Client Secret Value

  5. Select the created password with your mouse, copy the value to the clipboard, and save it to a secure location.

  6. Return to your app registration screen, copy the Application (client) ID, and save it to a secure location.

    Application ID

  7. From the Microsoft Azure’s home page, select Resource groups and choose the appropriate resource group.

    Resource Groups

  8. Open Access Control (IAM), and push the Add button.

    Access Control

  9. In the Add role assignment dialog, choose Contributor from the Roles drop-down list, and Azure AD user, group, or application from the Assign access to drop-down list. And finally, in Select, choose the name you defined in Step 3.

    Add Role Assignment

  10. Push the Save button.

  11. Choose Azure Active Directory and click Properties in the Manage section. Copy the value in the Tenant ID field, and store it in a safe location.

    Tenant ID

Service Authentication settings for Azure in the UI

Open Avantra WebUI and perform the following steps:

Procedure: Creating Microsoft Azure Service Authentication

  1. Open Configuration  Integrations and choose New  Azure.

    New Azure Integration

  2. Fill in a Name, an optional Description and select a Customer. Push the Finish button.

  3. Select the newly created entry and push Open.

  4. Fill the value from Step 12 of Procedure: Create an App Registration in Azure in the field Tenant ID.

  5. Fill the value from Step 7 in Procedure: Create an App Registration in Azure in the field Client ID (Application ID).

  6. Fill the value from Step 6 in Procedure: Create an App Registration in Azure in the field Client Key.

  7. Push the Save button.