# Turn it On and Test the Scheduler

1. <span class="rvts36">From </span><span class="rvts20">the</span><span class="rvts36"> </span><span class="rvts20">Admin UI</span><span class="rvts36"> </span><span class="rvts20">on the </span><span class="rvts21">Events Preview </span><span class="rvts20">page, select your event</span><span class="rvts27">. </span><span class="rvts20">Click on the </span>![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%2047.png)<span class="rvts20"> button to open the </span><span class="rvts21">Event Management</span><span class="rvts20"> page.</span>
2. <span class="rvts36">Select the </span><span class="rvts37">Settings</span><span class="rvts36"> tab and then the </span><span class="rvts37">UI Setup</span><span class="rvts36"> tab.</span>
3. <span class="rvts36">To turn on the online scheduler so parents can use the website and schedule appointments, modify the </span><span class="rvts37">“Open scheduler to customers on ”</span><span class="rvts36"> and the </span><span class="rvts37">“Close</span><span class="rvts21"> scheduler to customers on</span><span class="rvts37">”</span><span class="rvts36"> Any days that you want to make available for parents to schedule appointments should be within the start and end date specified.</span>

<span class="rvts36">To allow yourself (and other Administrators) access to the scheduler when it is closed to your parents, check the box "</span><span class="rvts37">allow Admins access to the CUI at all times</span><span class="rvts36">".</span>

### ![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%2046.png)**<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts31">Create the SSO - new schools</span></span>**

<span class="rvts20">PickAtime can be used to create a direct link (via Single Sign On) from the Blackboard Resource Board to the Parent Teacher Conference event for your parents. For quick access on how to build a Resource Board, visit Blackbaud’s Helpfile on </span>[Resource Board](https://webfiles.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/education/k12/full-help/content/bb-core-resource-boards.html)<span class="rvts20">.</span><span class="rvts36"> </span><span class="rvts20">This page is for new schools that do not currently have a pickAtime</span><span class="rvts53"> / </span><span class="rvts20">Blackbaud integration and need to create their SSO link. If you are a current pickAtime school that has been using the pickAtime</span><span class="rvts53"> / </span><span class="rvts20">Blackbaud integration and needs to change to the SKY API, please click </span>[here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqCIfeJ2OGfGmfcrqVYorkffxl52BEd_wKQ-_YLqeg4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dn26smfnu26s)<span class="rvts53">. </span>

<span class="rvts20">You can also watch our video on </span>[Setting Up Your School's Single Sign On.](https://youtu.be/2IHBBM2hXUk)

##### **<span class="rvts21">Part 1: Establish the Single Sign On (SSO) between Blackbaud and pickAtime</span>**

<span class="rvts23">This step requires you to copy a </span><span class="rvts39">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts23"> from pickatime to your Blackbaud account. You will then copy your </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> from Blackbaud to your pickatime account. You will need to log in to both accounts to copy and paste between them. </span>

1. <span class="rvts23">First, log</span><span class="rvts101"> in to your pickAtime account and go to </span>**<span class="rvts104">Global Setup / Business</span>**<span class="rvts101">, select </span>**<span class="rvts104">Show Advanced options</span>**<span class="rvts101">, then under the </span>**<span class="rvts104">Single Sign On Options</span>**<span class="rvts101">, select Blackbaud as your SSO Provider. You will see a </span><span class="rvts104">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts101"> listed. Copy this redirect URL, as you will need to paste this to your Blackbaud settings in the following steps. </span>![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%2045.png)
2. <span class="rvts23">On your Blackbaud account, as a platform manager, navigate to </span>**<span class="rvts39">Core, Security, Authentication settings, SSO Settings</span>**
3. <span class="rvts23">Select </span>**<span class="rvts39">Add new</span>**<span class="rvts112">.</span>
4. <span class="rvts112">Enter a </span><span class="rvts113">Name</span><span class="rvts112"> for your new SSO. </span><span class="rvts23">When you click Save, the </span><span class="rvts39">Slug</span><span class="rvts23"> is generated based on the name you enter.</span>
5. <span class="rvts112">Enter your </span><span class="rvts113">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts112"> (what you had previously copied from your pickatime account in step 1). </span><span class="rvts101"> </span><span class="rvts23">This is the external URL where the user will be sent with a token from a valid session from Blackbaud Education Management. Be sure to include the </span><span class="rvts41">{token} </span><span class="rvts23">placeholder (include the curly braces).</span>
6. <span class="rvts112">To allow impersonation, select </span>**<span class="rvts113">Allow impersonation</span>**<span class="rvts112">. </span>
7. <span class="rvts104">Save</span><span class="rvts101"> your settings. </span>
8. <span class="rvts23">Select to </span><span class="rvts39">edit</span><span class="rvts23"> the item you just created. </span>
9. <span class="rvts23">Select and copy the </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> from the dialog box. </span>*<span class="rvts110">Tip: Your Secret Key is 88 characters - it is longer than the field, so be sure to select the entire key. Triple-click on the text field to select the whole string.</span>*
10. ![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%2044.png)<span class="rvts23">Return to your pickatime account, and again go to </span><span class="rvts39">**Global Setup / Business** page</span><span class="rvts23">, select </span>**<span class="rvts39">Show Advanced Options</span>**<span class="rvts23">, and under the </span>**<span class="rvts39">Single Sign On Options</span>**<span class="rvts23">, paste the Blackbaud </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> to the SSO Secret Key box.</span>

<span class="rvts23">You have successfully made the connection between Blackbaud and pickAtime. You will now want to ensure that your school has a Blackbaud Resource Board tile that points to pickatime. </span>

##### **<span class="rvts21">Part 2: Add the SSO link to a resource board</span>**

<span class="rvts23">From </span><span class="rvts39">SSO Settings</span><span class="rvts23">, copy the URL next to the SSO item you created. You'll need this in an upcoming step.</span>

<span class="rvts23">As a platform manager or content editor, navigate to </span><span class="rvts39">Core, Content, Additional content types, Links.</span>

1. <span class="rvts23">Select </span><span class="rvts39">Add new category</span><span class="rvts23">. </span>
2. <span class="rvts23">Name your category</span>
3. <span class="rvts39">Save &amp; add link</span><span class="rvts23">. </span>
4. <span class="rvts23">Enter the </span><span class="rvts39">Title</span><span class="rvts23">. </span>
5. <span class="rvts112">In the URL field, combine your school's app URL (i.e., </span><span class="rvts111">https://SCHOOLNAME.myschoolapp.com</span><span class="rvts112">) with the URL segment from the first step (i.e.,</span><span class="rvts111">/app/sso/auth/test-sso</span><span class="rvts112">), replacing the last part, which is the slug. </span><span class="rvts41">https://SCHOOLNAME.myschoolapp.com/app/sso/auth/SLUG</span><span class="rvts101"> </span>
6. <span class="rvts39">Save</span>
7. <span class="rvts23">Go to </span><span class="rvts39">Core, Content, and Resource boards</span><span class="rvts23">.</span>
8. <span class="rvts23">Next to </span><span class="rvts39">View boards</span><span class="rvts23">, choose the appropriate role (security group) such as parent.</span>
9. <span class="rvts23">Select </span><span class="rvts39">Add post</span><span class="rvts23">,</span>
10. <span class="rvts23">Enter the </span><span class="rvts39">Title</span><span class="rvts23">, </span><span class="rvts39">Description</span><span class="rvts23">, and add a </span><span class="rvts39">Cover photo</span><span class="rvts23">. </span>
11. <span class="rvts23">For the </span><span class="rvts39">Post cover, go to</span><span class="rvts23"> select the </span><span class="rvts39">Direct link</span><span class="rvts23">.</span>
12. <span class="rvts23">Select </span><span class="rvts39">Category</span><span class="rvts23"> and find the category you created in the previous steps.</span>
13. <span class="rvts23">Select </span><span class="rvts39">Link</span><span class="rvts23"> and choose your SSO link</span>
14. <span class="rvts39">Save</span><span class="rvts23">. </span>

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts31">Create the SSO - current schools</span></span>**

<span class="rvts20">PickAtime can be used to create a direct link (via Single Sign On) from the Blackboard Resource Board to the Parent Teacher Conference event for your parents. For quick access on how to build a Resource Board, visit Blackbaud’s Helpfile on </span>[Resource Board](https://webfiles.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/education/k12/full-help/content/bb-core-resource-boards.html)<span class="rvts20">. This page is for schools that already have a pickAtime / Blackbaud integration and simply needs to update their SSO link.</span>

<span class="rvts36"> </span><span class="rvts20">If you are a new school that does not currently have a pickAtime / Blackbaud integration and needs to create their SSO link, please click </span>[here](http://docs.google.com/default.aspx#pageid=creating_your_sso)<span class="rvts20">.</span>

<span class="rvts20">Watch our video on</span><span class="rvts101"> </span>[Setting Up Your School's Single Sign-On.](https://youtu.be/5RR7hv-nnBA)

<span class="rvts20">To configure the Single Sign On (SSO) for your school account, please do the following:</span>

##### **<span class="rvts21">Part 1: Establish the Single Sign On (SSO) between Blackbaud and pickAtime</span>**

<span class="rvts23">This step requires you to copy a </span><span class="rvts39">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts23"> from pickatime to your Blackbaud account. You will then copy your </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> from Blackbaud to your pickatime account. You will need to log in to both accounts to copy and paste between them. </span>

1. <span class="rvts23">First, log</span><span class="rvts101"> into your pickAtime account and go to </span><span class="rvts104">Global Setup / Business</span><span class="rvts101">, select </span><span class="rvts104">show Advanced options</span><span class="rvts101">, then under the </span><span class="rvts104">Single Sign On Options</span><span class="rvts101">, select Blackbaud as your SSO Provider. You will see a </span><span class="rvts104">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts101"> listed. Copy this redirect URL, as you will need to paste this into your Blackbaud settings in the following steps. </span>
2. <span class="rvts23">On your Blackbaud account, as a platform manager, navigate to </span><span class="rvts39">Core, Security, Authentication settings, SSO Settings</span>
3. <span class="rvts23">Select </span><span class="rvts39">Add new</span><span class="rvts112">.</span>
4. <span class="rvts112">Enter a </span><span class="rvts113">Name</span><span class="rvts112"> for your new SSO. </span><span class="rvts23">When you save, the </span><span class="rvts39">Slug</span><span class="rvts23"> is generated based on the name you enter.</span>
5. <span class="rvts112">Enter your </span><span class="rvts113">Redirect URL</span><span class="rvts112"> (what you had previously copied from your pickatime account in step 1). </span><span class="rvts101"> </span><span class="rvts23">This is the external URL where the user will be sent with a token from a valid session from Blackbaud Education Management. Be sure to include the </span><span class="rvts41">{token} </span><span class="rvts23">placeholder (include the curly braces).</span>
6. <span class="rvts112">To allow impersonation, select </span><span class="rvts113">Allow impersonation</span><span class="rvts112">. </span>
7. <span class="rvts104">Save</span><span class="rvts101"> your settings. </span>
8. <span class="rvts23">Select to </span><span class="rvts39">edit</span><span class="rvts23"> the item you just created. </span>
9. <span class="rvts23">Select and copy the </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> from the dialog box. </span><span class="rvts110">Tip: Your Secret Key is 88 characters - it is longer than the field, so be sure to select the entire key. Triple-click on the text field to select the whole string.</span>![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%2043.png)
10. <span class="rvts23">Return to your pickatime account, and again go to </span><span class="rvts39">Global Setup / Business page</span><span class="rvts23">, select </span><span class="rvts39">show Advanced Options</span><span class="rvts23">, and under the </span><span class="rvts39">Single Sign On Options</span><span class="rvts23">, paste the Blackbaud </span><span class="rvts39">Secret Key</span><span class="rvts23"> to the SSO Secret Key box.</span>

<span class="rvts23">You have successfully made the connection between Blackbaud and pickAtime. You will now want to ensure that your school has a Blackbaud Resource Board tile that points to pickatime. </span>

##### **<span class="rvts21">Part 2: Update your Resource Board</span>**

1. <span class="rvts23">From </span>**<span class="rvts39">SSO Settings</span>**<span class="rvts23">, copy the URL next to the SSO item you created. You'll need this in an upcoming step. </span>
2. <span class="rvts23">As a platform manager or content editor, navigate to </span><span class="rvts39">**Core, Content, Additional content types, Links**.</span>
3. <span class="rvts23">Locate your current pickatime link and click on it. </span>
4. <span class="rvts23">Click on the edit icon, locate the link destination and then click </span><span class="rvts39">Change</span><span class="rvts23">.</span>
5. <span class="rvts23">Select the </span><span class="rvts39">Link / URL</span><span class="rvts23"> option</span>
6. <span class="rvts23">I</span><span class="rvts20">n the URL field, combine your school's app URL (i.e., </span><span class="rvts111">h<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">ttps://SCHOOLNAME.myschoolapp.com</span></span><span class="rvts20">) with the URL segment from the first step (i.e.,</span><span class="rvts111" style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">/app/sso/auth/test-sso</span><span class="rvts20">), replacing the last part, which is the slug. </span><span class="rvts40"><span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">https://SCHOOLNAME.myschoolapp.com</span><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">/app/sso/auth/SLUG</span></span>
7. <span class="rvts104">Save</span>

##### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts31">Test the SSO URL</span></span>**

1. <span class="rvts20">To allow impersonation, navigate to </span><span class="rvts21">**Security, Authentication settings, SSO settings**.</span>
2. <span class="rvts20">Edit the </span><span class="rvts21">SSO link settings</span><span class="rvts20"> to allow impersonation.</span><span class="rvts81">​</span>
3. <span class="rvts36">Under your profile menu, select the </span><span class="rvts37">Impersonate User</span><span class="rvts36"> option. </span><span class="rvts20">Blackbaud will allow you to find a user to impersonate. Ensure that this user is in pickAtime as well (note that the User IDs in Blackbaud tell pickAtime what role that User has).</span>
4. <span class="rvts36">Once you are impersonating a user, go to their Resource Board.</span>
5. <span class="rvts36">Click the pickAtime link to access the event.</span>

**<span class="rvts82">Notes:</span>**

- <span class="rvts36">The relevant boards must be selected to see the </span><span class="rvts61">SSO link post in the Resources tab.</span>
- <span class="rvts36">Note that when manually adding new users to pickAtime, pickAtime requires First / Last Name, Email, and the user's teacher or parent ID.</span>
- <span class="rvts36">For additional information on SSO within the Blackbaud system, please review the </span>[SSO Tutorial ](https://developer.blackbaud.com/skyapi/apis/school/sso-tutorial#test-the-sso)<span class="rvts36">from Blackbaud.</span>