# Connecting SailPoint and Argo CD

To connect SailPoint with Argo CD, perform the following tasks:

## Adding the Source in SailPoint

To connect to SailPoint, perform the following steps. Once the connection is made, you can configure it to meet your company's needs.

1. Sign in to SailPoint.
2. Go to **Admin \> Connections \> Sources**.
3. Select **Create New**.
4. Search for the connector by entering the name in the search box, and then select **Actions**.
5. In the **Actions** dropdown list, select the setup method:

   - [**Express Setup**](<#configuring-a-source-using-express-setup>) - Quickly create a read-only connection to your target system by providing minimal configurations and authentication. On completion, aggregation is automatically started.

     > **Note**
     >
     > Express Setup supports Credential Providers. For information on supported credential providers and configuration, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>). For more information, contact your SailPoint Customer Service Manager.
   - [**Standard Setup**](<#configuring-a-source-using-standard-setup>) - Provide detailed basic configuration to create the source. Once the source is created, continue with source setup.

### Configuring a Source Using Express Setup

Express Setup minimizes the initial configuration process so you can quickly connect the application and immediately begin aggregating user account and entitlement data.

1. Review the directions and select **Start Express Setup**.
2. Review the pre-populated **Source Name**, **Source Owner**, and **Description**. To update, select **Edit**.

   > **Note**
   >
   > The source name must be unique. You can change these settings later in the source configuration.
3. (Optional) If enabled for your organization, select the **Use a Credential Provider** checkbox to manage the source's authentication using a credential provider.

   > **Note**
   >
   > To add a Credential Provider in SailPoint, go to **Admin \> Connections \> Credential Providers**. For more information about credential providers, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>).
4. Configure the authentication to allow SailPoint to connect to the source. For more information, refer to the **Connection Settings** section.
5. Select **Finish**.

   After a successful test connection, the system creates your source and prompts you to run an aggregation.

   - If you want to aggregate now, select **Aggregate**.

     - To see the latest account aggregation history, go to **Account Management \> Account Aggregation**.
     - To see the list of aggregated source accounts, go to **Account Management \> Accounts**.
   - If you want to aggregate later, select **Exit**. This returns you to the **Sources** page. Your new source is listed, but contains no accounts or aggregation history yet.

### Configuring a Source Using Standard Setup

Use Standard Setup to configure the connector for full feature support.

1. In the **Source Name** field, enter a unique and descriptive name for your source. Source names cannot exceed 128 characters.
2. In the **Description** field, provide additional details about the source to help distinguish it from similar sources. This field allows a maximum of 2,000 characters.
3. In the **Source Owner** field, begin typing the name of an owner. Matches appear after you type two or more letters. For more information, refer to [Assigning a Source Owner](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/sources/index.html#assigning-a-source-owner>).
4. (Optional) Select a governance group to grant its members [source](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/user_levels.html#source-sub-admin-user-level>) or [role](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/user_levels.html#role-sub-admin-user-level>) sub-admin level oversight of the source and its access. For more information, refer to [Creating and Managing Governance Groups](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/governance_groups.html>).
5. If this source represents a primary system containing your organization's personnel records, select the **Authoritative Source** checkbox. For more information, refer to [Creating Identity Profiles](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/setup/identity_profiles.html>).
6. Select **Continue**. The source is created, and you are navigated to the **Source Setup \> Base Configuration** page. Continue to configure your connected source there.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The **Authoritative Source** option does not apply to Argo CD, since it is a read-only, non-human-identity discovery connector.

## Base Configuration

Provide the base configuration parameters. Information you entered in the Create New Source dialog is automatically entered into the fields in the Base Configuration page. You can edit this information if necessary.

1. Enter a unique name and description for the source.
2. In the **Source Owner** dropdown list, select the identity that owns this source.

   - To find a source owner, begin entering their name.
3. (Optional) If enabled for your organization, select the **Use a Credential Provider** checkbox to manage the source's authentication using a credential provider.

   > **Note**
   >
   > To add a credential provider, go to **Admin \> Connections \> Credential Providers**. For more information about credential providers, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>).
4. Configure the authentication to allow SailPoint to connect to the source. Refer to [Connection Settings](<#connection-settings>) for more information.
5. (Optional) In the **Governance Group for Source Management** dropdown list, select a governance group to associate with this source. For more information about governance groups, refer to [Associating Governance Groups with a Source](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/governance_groups.html#associating-a-governance-group-with-a-source>).
6. (Optional) Select **Create Manual Work Items** to allow the connector to create manual work items for certain operations. You can also enable this option so the source supports additional source management features such as creating accounts and access profile management.

   > **Important**
   >
   > Once you enable this feature, you cannot disable it.

   For more information on manual work items in SailPoint, refer to [Work Items](<https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/work-items>). For more information on SailPoint features, refer to [SailPoint Identity Services](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/index.html>).
7. Select **Save**.

## Connection Settings

Provide the values required for SailPoint to connect to your Argo CD deployment.

> [!NOTE]
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> **Screenshot**
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> [![Connection Settings](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/argo_cd/saas/help/img/connection_settings.png>)](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/argo_cd/saas/help/img/connection_settings.png>)

To configure connection settings, complete the following:

1. Enter the **Argo CD Server URL**. It is an HTTPS base URL of the Argo CD server. Do not include a trailing slash or path. Use the URL your administrators provide for API access. For example, `https://argocd.example.com`
2. Enter the **Argo CD API Token**. It is a bearer token you generated in the [Prerequisites](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/argo_cd/saas/help/index.html#prerequisites>) step. Paste the full token string. SailPoint stores this value securely.
3. Select **Save**.

## Dataset Aggregation

Configure dataset aggregation to discover machine identities from your Argo CD source. This connector supports two datasets:

- Argo CD local users (`argocd:local-user`)
- Argo CD project tokens (`argocd:project-token`)

> [!NOTE]
>
> You need to configure aggregation for each dataset separately.

### Configuring Dataset Aggregation

1. Go to **Admin \> Connections \> Sources** and open your Argo CD source.
2. Select **Dataset Management \> Datasets**.
3. Select the dataset you want to configure (Argo CD local users or Argo CD project tokens).
4. Select the **Dataset Aggregations** tab.

#### Scheduled Aggregation

A scheduled aggregation runs automatically and aggregates all objects in the dataset. SailPoint optimizes the schedule.

1. On the **Dataset Aggregations** tab, select **Enable Scheduled**.

#### Manual Aggregation

A manual aggregation runs once and aggregates all objects in the dataset.

1. On the **Dataset Aggregations** tab, select **Start Aggregation**.

#### Viewing Aggregation Results

After an aggregation completes, review its status on the **Dataset Aggregations** tab. To view prior runs, select **Aggregation History**.

##### Next steps

- For schema details, refer to [Schema Attributes](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/argo_cd/saas/help/datasets.html>).
- To assign owners to aggregated machine identities, refer to [Owner Correlation](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/sources/datasets.html#configuring-owner-correlation>).

## Review and Test

Perform a test to confirm the connection to SailPoint.

1. Go to **Review and Test**.
2. Confirm that the entries in each field are correct.

   If you note any mistakes, return to the section and make corrections.
3. Select **Test Connection**.

## SailPoint Application Onboarding

SailPoint application onboarding enables you to easily onboard new applications and create sources following the successful onboarding of a discovery source. To use this feature, continue to **Discovered Applications** in the SailPoint user interface.

For more information, refer to [Application Onboarding](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/ai/app_onboarding/index.html>) in the SailPoint SaaS documentation.