# Administration Overview

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**Who is this for?** Engineering Managers, IT Administrators, and VPs of Engineering configuring team access, authentication, and enterprise security controls.
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This section covers everything a ContextQA workspace administrator needs to configure and maintain the platform: user management, authentication, storage, backups, and system auditing.

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## In This Section

| Page                                                                                       | What you'll learn                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Roles & Permissions](https://learning.contextqa.com/administration/roles-and-permissions) | User roles, permission scopes, and access control         |
| [Team Management](https://learning.contextqa.com/administration/team-management)           | Inviting users, managing seats, and organization settings |

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## Settings Navigation

All administration settings are accessible under the **Settings** menu:

| Setting               | Route                             | Purpose                                          |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| User Management       | `/settings/user-managemant`       | Invite users, assign roles, deactivate accounts  |
| Organization Settings | `/settings/organization_setting`  | Org name, logo, default preferences              |
| SSO / Authentication  | `/settings/auth`                  | SAML 2.0 and OAuth SSO configuration             |
| Storage               | `/settings/storage`               | File and artifact storage configuration          |
| Backups               | `/settings/backups`               | Backup schedules and restore points              |
| System Audit Logs     | `/settings/system-audits`         | Platform-wide activity audit trail               |
| Provisioning Profiles | `/settings/provisioning_profiles` | iOS code signing certificates for mobile testing |

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## Key Administrative Tasks

### Inviting a new user

1. Go to **Settings → User Management**.
2. Click **+ Invite User**.
3. Enter the user's email address and select their role.
4. Click **Send Invitation**.

The user receives an email with an activation link. They must activate within 7 days before the invitation expires.

### Configuring SSO

ContextQA supports SAML 2.0 for enterprise SSO with providers such as Okta, Azure Active Directory, and Google Workspace.

1. Go to **Settings → Authentication**.
2. Enter your IdP metadata URL or upload the XML metadata file.
3. Configure attribute mappings (email, first name, last name).
4. Enable SSO and test with a single user before rolling out to the team.

See your IdP documentation for the ContextQA entity ID and ACS URL needed to complete the IdP-side configuration.

### Reviewing audit logs

The system audit log records all significant platform events: user logins, permission changes, test case creation/deletion, integration configuration changes, and API key generation.

1. Go to **Settings → System Audits**.
2. Filter by user, event type, or date range.
3. Export to CSV for compliance reporting.

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## Related Pages

* [Team Management](https://learning.contextqa.com/administration/team-management)
* [Roles & Permissions](https://learning.contextqa.com/administration/roles-and-permissions)
* [Integrations Overview](https://learning.contextqa.com/integrations/integrations)

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**Enterprise-ready: SSO, RBAC, and centralized access management.** [**Book an Enterprise Demo →**](https://contextqa.com/book-a-demo/) — Get a walkthrough of enterprise controls, SSO setup, and compliance features for your organization.
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