# Connecting SailPoint and JDBC SaaS

To connect SailPoint with JDBC, 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.

> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> By default, the provisioning feature is **disabled**, and the connector only supports read-only operations. To support provisioning operations, you must manually enable the feature in the source configuration.

**To configure a new source:**

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 **Configure**.
5. In the **Source Name** field, enter a unique and descriptive name for your source. Source names cannot exceed 128 characters.
6. 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.
7. 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>).
8. (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>).
9. 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>).
10. Select **Continue**. The source is created, and you are navigated to the **Source Setup \> Base Configuration** page. Continue to configure your connected source there.

## 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**
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   > 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) Choose whether to enable or disable provisioning for the source. Provisioning is disabled by default.

   - **Enable Provisioning** - Set the toggle to **Enabled** to allow the source to create, update, and deactivate accounts in the connected source system.
   - **Disable Provisioning** - Set the toggle to **Disabled** to disable provisioning for the source. Disabling provisioning will prevent the creation, updating, or deactivating of accounts on this source.
7. Select **Save**.

## Connection Settings

Configure how SailPoint connects to the database in the connection settings for [accounts](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/jdbc/saas/help/account_query_settings.html#account-connection-settings>) and [groups](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/jdbc/saas/help/group_query_settings.html#group-connection-settings>).

### Upload the JDBC Driver

Before you can use the JDBC SaaS source, you must upload the JDBC driver .jar file using a connectivity customizer. For more information, refer to [Upload a JAR File Using Connectivity Customizers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/jdbc/saas/help/upload_jar_using_customizer.html>).

## 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.