Using Okta Apps

How does Opal import Okta applications?

There are two ways for you to import your Okta apps into Opal.

Auto-import via group assignment

Opal automatically imports Okta Apps that are assigned to Okta Groups. If an Okta Group is imported into Opal and there are Okta Apps assigned to the group, then Opal will automatically import these apps.

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Best Practice

In most cases, organizations will want to import applications via Okta groups since this is the easiest way to import existing group and application relationships.

Manual import

You can use the Opal UI to manually select which Okta Apps to import into Opal. To do this, under Catalog, within your Okta App, click on ... -> Import items.

From here, you can filter by type Okta App, and select any apps that you want to import into Opal.

What can you do with Okta apps in Opal?

1. Set up self-service just-in-time approval workflows

• Using the Opal Web UI or /opal Slackbot, employees can browse for Okta Apps and groups to request. Our product lets resource owners easily approve or deny requests one-click from Slack, enabling more decentralized and scalable access management.

2. Grant event-based access to sensitive Okta Apps

• Using Opal, you can grant users event-based access to sensitive Okta Apps by tying access grants to on-call rotations or support tickets.