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3774032 - error "identity provider cannot process the request" when accessing identity provider in administration console

Symptom

  • An error occurs when trying to access the Identity Provider section in the administration console.
  • Error message: "Identity provider cannot process the request because the configuration is incorrect. Please contact your system administrator."
  • Checking on troubleshooting logs the error below is present:

    "Attribute with name loginName is not supported. Reason: none "

Environment

  • Product: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
  • Identity Authentication Service

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Identity Authentication administration console.
  2. Sign in using the user's email.
  3. Navigate to the Identity Provider section.
  4. Observe the error message.

Cause

The affected user in Identity Authentication did not have the username/loginName attribute properly maintained;

Troubleshooting logs show: "Attribute with name loginName is not supported. Reason: none".

Resolution

  1. In the Identity Authentication administration console, open the affected user profile.
  2. Verify that the username/loginName attribute is present and supported.
  3. If it is missing, set a valid value for the username/loginName attribute and save the user.
  4. Try accessing the Identity Provider section again and confirm the error no longer appears.
  5. If the issue persists, collect IAS troubleshooting logs and a SAML trace and provide them to support. Refer to the articles in the See also section.

See Also

Keywords

identity provider cannot process the request, configuration is incorrect, identity provider section, administration console, ias, identity authentication, loginName, username missing, access error, s/4hana cloud public edition, authentication error, identity provider access, admin console login , KBA , BC-IAM-IDS , Identity Authentication Service , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions