Understanding SuiteSignOn

Locations in the NetSuite UI where users can access an external application through SuiteSignOn is called a connection point. An application can have multiple connection points on various NetSuite pages. Currently supported are custom subtabs, custom portlets, and Suitelets. NetSuite also supports user event scripts as connection points.

To implement single sign-on integration with an application, the application provider needs to set up information for each connection point. This includes:

NetSuite subtab, portlet, Suitelet, or user event script
The external application landing page
Optional context data for the landing page
Optional user identification data

NetSuite authenticates each user upon login. When a user accesses a connection point, NetSuite initiates a two-way communication (handshake) with the external application. Verification data passes between the two applications. After the handshake has been completed, the external application landing page appears in the subtab, portlet, or Suitelet interface. Also, if the application provider has included related SOAP web services calls, updates a user makes to external application data can be transferred to NetSuite.

For more information about how SuiteSignOn connections work, see SuiteSignOn Sequence Diagram and Connection Details.

For an overview of the ways in which a company can benefit from a SuiteSignOn implementation, see SuiteSignOn Benefits.

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