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Exporting a Local Entity

You can use metadata as a basis for creating remote entities and forming a partnership. Metadata makes partnership configuration more efficient because many aspects of an entity are already defined in the metadata file. The metadata file can be imported to create a new partnership or remote entity.

In the Federation Manager UI, you can export metadata from an existing local asserting or relying entity. Be aware that when you export SAML 1.1 data, the terms used in the resulting metadata file are SAML 2.0 terms. This convention is dictated by the SAML specification. When you import the SAML 1.1 data, the terms are imported correctly using SAML 1.1 terminology.

To export local entity metadata:

1. Log on to the Federation Manager UI.
2. From the Federation tab, click Entities.

   The View Federation Entities dialog displays.

3. Click the Action pull-down menu next to any local entity in the list and select Export Metadata.

   The Export Metadata dialog opens.

   Note: When you export metadata from a local entity, you are asked to specify a new partnership name. This is required because there is specific partnership-level data that is needed to create a complete metadata file.

4. Complete the fields on the dialog.

   Note: You can click Help for a description of fields, controls, and their respective requirements.

5. Click Export to finish.
6. A dialog prompting you to open or save the metadata file displays.

   Only open it to view it.

7. Save the data to an XML file on your local system.

The metadata is exported to the specified XML file. You can send this file to any partner you wish.