How to onboard a user (SSO organizations)

Written By Gada T (Super Administrator)

Updated at June 3rd, 2025

This guide is designed to help organization administrators understand how user onboarding works in a Single Sign-On (SSO) setup. While Workway handles most of the onboarding process automatically, there are a few key actions and best practices you should know to ensure your team members can access Workway without issues.

Step 1: Ensure the User Has an Account in Your Identity Provider (IdP)
Workway pulls user info from your SSO provider. Make sure the user is:

  • Created and active in your IdP (e.g. Okta, Azure AD).
  • Belongs to the correct group or application that’s connected to Workway.

Step 2: Ask the User to Log In to Workway
The user should:

  1. Go to workway.app
  2. Enter their work email
  3. Sign in through your organization's SSO page

📌 No manual account creation is needed—they’ll be onboarded automatically on first login.

Step 3: Seat Availability Check (Automatic)

  • If your organization has available seats, the user will automatically be granted access and assigned the “Member” role.
  • If all seats are used, the user will be blocked from accessing Workway until a seat becomes available.

Step 4: Manage Roles (Optional)
As an Admin, you can assign roles within the Workway Admin Panel:

  • Admin: Access to the Workway Admin Panel, including the ability to assign quests, view dashboards, and change user roles within Workway.

🔒 Note: Admins cannot fully manage users (e.g. add or remove them); user provisioning is handled through your organization’s SSO provider.

  • Member – Regular Workway access
  • Non-Member – User will lose product access but remain listed in your organization

✅ Changing a user to “Non-Member” frees up a seat but retains their record for future reactivation.

 

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