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  1. Adobe Enterprise & Teams: Administration guide
  2. Plan your deployment
    1. Basic concepts
      1. Licensing
      2. Identity
      3. User management
      4. App deployment
      5. Admin Console overview
      6. Admin roles
    2. Deployment Guides
      1. Named User deployment guide
      2. SDL deployment guide
      3. Deploy Adobe Acrobat 
    3. Deploy Creative Cloud for education
      1. Deployment home
      2. K-12 Onboarding Wizard
      3. Simple setup
      4. Syncing Users
      5. Roster Sync K-12 (US)
      6. Key licensing concepts
      7. Deployment options
      8. Quick tips
      9. Approve Adobe apps in Google Admin Console
      10. Enable Adobe Express in Google Classroom
      11. Integration with Canvas LMS
      12. Integration with Blackboard Learn
      13. Configuring SSO for District Portals and LMSs
      14. Add users through Roster Sync
      15. Kivuto FAQ
      16. Primary and Secondary institution eligibility guidelines
  3. Set up your organization
    1. Identity types | Overview
    2. Set up identity | Overview
    3. Set up organization with Enterprise ID
    4. Setup Azure AD federation and sync
      1. Set up SSO with Microsoft via Azure OIDC
      2. Add Azure Sync to your directory
      3. Role sync for Education
      4. Azure Connector FAQ
    5. Set up Google Federation and sync
      1. Set up SSO with Google Federation
      2. Add Google Sync to your directory
      3. Google federation FAQ
    6. Set up organization with Microsoft ADFS
    7. Set up organization for District Portals and LMS
    8. Set up organization with other Identity providers
      1. Create a directory
      2. Verify ownership of a domain
      3. Add domains to directories
    9. SSO common questions and troubleshooting
      1. SSO Common questions
      2. SSO Troubleshooting
      3. Education common questions
  4. Manage your organization setup
    1. Manage existing domains and directories
    2. Enable automatic account creation
    3. Set up organization via directory trust
    4. Migrate to a new authentication provider 
    5. Asset settings
    6. Authentication settings
    7. Privacy and security contacts
    8. Console settings
    9. Manage encryption  
  5. Manage users
    1. Overview
    2. Administrative roles
    3. User management strategies
      1. Manage users individually   
      2. Manage multiple users (Bulk CSV)
      3. User Sync tool (UST)
      4. Microsoft Azure Sync
      5. Google Federation Sync
    4. Assign licenses to a Teams user
    5. In-app user management for teams
      1. Manage your team in Adobe Express
      2. Manage your team in Adobe Acrobat
    6. Add users with matching email domains
    7. Change user's identity type
    8. Manage user groups
    9. Manage directory users
    10. Manage developers
    11. Migrate existing users to the Adobe Admin Console
    12. Migrate user management to the Adobe Admin Console
  6. Manage products and entitlements
    1. Manage products and product profiles
      1. Manage products
      2. Buy products and licenses
      3. Manage product profiles for enterprise users
      4. Manage automatic assignment rules
      5. Entitle users to train Firefly custom models
      6. Review product requests
      7. Manage self-service policies
      8. Manage app integrations
      9. Manage product permissions in the Admin Console  
      10. Enable/disable services for a product profile
      11. Single App | Creative Cloud for enterprise
      12. Optional services
    2. Manage Shared Device licenses
      1. What's new
      2. Deployment guide
      3. Create packages
      4. Recover licenses
      5. Manage profiles
      6. Licensing toolkit
      7. Shared Device Licensing FAQ
  7. Get started with Global Admin Console
    1. Adopt global administration
    2. Select your organization
    3. Manage organization hierarchy
    4. Manage product profiles
    5. Manage administrators
    6. Manage user groups
    7. Update organization policies
    8. Manage policy templates
    9. Allocate products to child organizations
    10. Execute pending jobs
    11. Explore insights
    12. Export or import organization structure
  8. Manage storage and assets
    1. Storage
      1. Manage enterprise storage
      2. Adobe Creative Cloud: Update to storage
      3. Manage Adobe storage
    2. Asset migration
      1. Automated Asset Migration
      2. Automated Asset Migration FAQ  
      3. Manage transferred assets
    3. Reclaim assets from a user
    4. Student asset migration | EDU only
      1. Automatic student asset migration
      2. Migrate your assets
  9. Manage services
    1. Adobe Stock
      1. Adobe Stock credit packs for teams
      2. Adobe Stock for enterprise
      3. Use Adobe Stock for enterprise
      4. Adobe Stock License Approval
    2. Custom fonts
    3. Adobe Asset Link
      1. Overview
      2. Create user group
      3. Configure Adobe Experience Manager Assets
      4. Configure and install Adobe Asset Link
      5. Manage assets
      6. Adobe Asset Link for XD
    4. Adobe Acrobat Sign
      1. Set up Adobe Acrobat Sign for enterprise or teams
      2. Adobe Acrobat Sign - Team feature Administrator
      3. Manage Adobe Acrobat Sign on the Admin Console
    5. Creative Cloud for enterprise - free membership
      1. Overview
  10. Deploy apps and updates
    1. Overview
      1. Deploy and deliver apps and updates
      2. Plan to deploy
      3. Prepare to deploy
    2. Create packages
      1. Package apps via the Admin Console
      2. Create Named User Licensing Packages
      3. Manage pre-generated packages
        1. Manage Adobe templates
        2. Manage Single-app packages
      4. Manage packages
      5. Manage device licenses
      6. Serial number licensing
    3. Customize packages
      1. Customize the Creative Cloud desktop app
      2. Include extensions in your package
    4. Deploy Packages 
      1. Deploy packages
      2. Deploy Adobe packages using Microsoft Intune
      3. Deploy Adobe packages with SCCM
      4. Deploy Adobe packages with ARD
      5. Install products in the Exceptions folder
      6. Uninstall Creative Cloud products
      7. Use Adobe provisioning toolkit enterprise edition
    5. Manage updates
      1. Change management for Adobe enterprise and teams customers
      2. Deploy updates
    6. Adobe Update Server Setup Tool (AUSST)
      1. AUSST Overview
      2. Set up the internal update server
      3. Maintain the internal update server
      4. Common use cases of AUSST   
      5. Troubleshoot the internal update server
    7. Adobe Remote Update Manager (RUM)
      1. Release notes
      2. Use Adobe Remote Update Manager
    8. Troubleshoot
      1. Troubleshoot Creative Cloud apps installation and uninstallation errors
      2. Query client machines to check if a package is deployed
  11. Manage your Teams account
    1. Overview
    2. Update payment details
    3. Manage invoices
    4. Change contract owner
    5. Change your plan
    6. Change reseller
    7. Cancel your plan
    8. Purchase Request compliance
  12. Renewals
    1. Teams membership: Renewals
    2. Enterprise in VIP: Renewals and compliance
  13. Manage contracts
    1. Automated expiration stages for ETLA contracts
    2. Switching contract types within an existing Adobe Admin Console
    3. Value Incentive Plan (VIP) in China
    4. VIP Select help
  14. Reports & logs
    1. Audit Log
    2. Assignment reports
    3. Content Logs
  15. Get help
    1. Contact Adobe Customer Care
    2. Support options for teams accounts
    3. Support options for enterprise accounts
    4. Support options for Experience Cloud

This page contains quick steps for setting up common configuation in education setups, these steps contain links to full guides. 

Common Adobe Education Setup Scenarios

Education Setup Quick Tips

SSO Providers

Azure SSO

  1. Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Create Directory
  2. Enter a Directory Name (internal) and select Federated ID
  3. Select Azure
  4. Sign in with an Azure Global Admin account to accept the Adobe Identity Management App
  5. The federated directory will be created
  6. Add domains from Azure, Google or via a DNS record

Setup Azure SSO Guide

Google SSO

  1. Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Create Directory
  2. Enter a Directory Name (internal) and select Federated ID
  3. Select Google
  4. Launch the Google Admin console > Apps > Web and Mobile Apps
    Add App > Search for Adobe (SAML)
  5. Download the Metadata from Google
  6. Copy the ACRS URL and End Point URL from the Adobe Console Screen to Google
  7. Continue with all of the default settings.
  8. Upload the Google Metadata XML file to Adobe and complete the configuration.
  9. Ensure you set the Adobe app for all OU’s that require access.
  10. Add domains from Azure, Google or via a DNS record

Setup Google SSO Guide

Sync Providers

Azure Sync

  1. Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Directory > Sync > Add Sync
  2. Select Azure
  3. In Azure Portal > Enterprise Applications > Adobe Identity Management, this app was added if you configured Azure SSO.
  4. Select Provisioning > Get Started
  5. Copy the endpoint URL and the Secret token from the Adobe Admin Console.
  6. Paste the values into the provisioning wizard in Azure.
  7. Test the connection
  8. In the Adobe Identity Management App > Select Users and Groups
  9. Add your Azure groups to the app. This will then sync the groups to Adobe
  10. Complete the confirmation step on the Adobe Admin Console and wait up to 20 minutes for synced Users and Groups to appear in the Adobe Admin Console.
  11. For troubleshooting the sync visit Entra > Enterprise Applications > Adobe Identity Management > Provisioning > Provisioning Log

Setup Azure Sync Guide

Google Sync

  1. Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Directory > Sync > Add Sync
  2. Select Google
  3. In the Google Admin Console > Web and Mobile Apps > Adobe (SAML)
  4. Select Configure Auto-Provisioning
  5. Copy the endpoint URL and Secret token from Adobe Admin Console
  6. Paste the values into the wizard in the Google Admin Console
  7. During the attribute mapping step, set the field attribute
    urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:Adobe:2.0:User.organizationalUnit to map to Organization unit path
  8. Complete the wizard on the Google Admin Console and enable user provisioning 
  9. Turn On auto-provisioning
  10. Complete the confirmation step on the Adobe Admin Console and wait up to 20 minutes for synced User and Groups to appear in the Adobe Admin Console.
  11. To troubleshoot the sync, go to the Google Admin Console > Web and Mobile Apps > Adobe SAML and view the details in the user provisioning section.

Setup Google Sync Guide

Secondary Identity Providers SSO

Clever SSO (Secondary IDP) (K-12)

  1. In the Clever district portal, add the Adobe Express SSO Only app https://www.clever.com/app-gallery/adobe-cc-sso.
  2. Configure the sharing rules in Clever for these apps.
  3. To enable authentication with Clever Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Directory > Authentication > Add New IDP > Education Portal and LMS SSO > Clever
  4. Select Clever
  5. Test a login via Clever

Classlink SSO (Secondary IDP) (K-12)

  1. In the Classlink portal, add Adobe Express and publish the app.
  2. To enable authentication with Classlink, visit the Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Directory > Authentication > Add New IDP > Education Portal and LMS SSO >
  3. Select Classlink
  4. Keep the default options
  5. Test a login via Classlink

Schoology SSO (Secondary IDP) (K-12)

  1. While logged in as a Schoology Administrator, follow these steps to enable the Adobe Express App
  2. Navigate to the App Center.
  3. Find the Adobe Express App and click the icon.
  4. Click Install LTI 1.1 App, agree to the terms, then Add to Organization.
  5. Click Configure for the Adobe Express record on the Organization Apps page.
  6. Select Save Settings.
  7. Use the Install/Remove tool to enable the app for users according to your implementation plan
  8. In the Adobe Admin Console > Settings > Directory > Add New IDP > Education Portal and LMS SSO >
  9. Select Powerschool
  10. Test a login via Schoology
  11. Add the Adobe Express app to Schoology https://app.schoology.com/apps/profile/6745964684

Roster Sync (K-12 US)

  1. Roster syncing is available for Clever and Classlink districts.
    Approve the App in Clever or Classlink
  2. Configure the directory sync to link to your roster service in the Adobe Admin Console

Roster sync detailed guide

Custom Fonts

The custom fonts product offer enables IT Admins to share OTF or TTF fonts with their users. However, the admin must ensure they have the correct font license.

The first step in creating a custom font profile is to add a Product Admin to the custom font product. 

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The Custom Fonts Product Admin can then visit

https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/fonts/add/enterprise/ and upload their fonts.

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The Custom Fonts product can then be assigned to a Group or via automatic product license assignment.

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