Configure life cycle management for Trello

About Trello

Trello is a visual collaboration tool that helps individuals and teams organize tasks, projects, and workflows using customizable boards, lists, and cards. Designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind, Trello allows users to track progress, assign tasks, set deadlines, and integrate with various third-party apps, making it ideal for everything from agile project management to personal to-do lists.

By integrating Trello with ManageEngine Identity360, you can enable the following life cycle management capabilities:

Provisioning features supported

• Create users: Import user data in Trello when the application is assigned to the user in Identity360.
• Delete users: Delete a user account in Trello from Identity360.

The following steps will help you configure the supported life cycle management capabilities for Trello from Identity360.

Prerequisites

1. Log in to Trello with admin credentials.
2. Copy the workspace name from the login URL. For example, if https://trello.com/w/[workspace_short_name]/home is your login URL, then workspace_short_name is the workspace name.
   Trello portal view.
3. From the admin portal, navigate to Power-Ups. Click New to create a new integration connection.
   Trello Power-Ups and Integration.
4. Complete all required fields to configure the integration, and click Create.
   Configuring Trello integration.
5. Navigate to API key, and click Generate a new API key.
   Trello API key generation.
6. In the Generate API key pop-up, click Generate API key.
   Generating a Trello API key.
7. Copy the API key, and click Token to generate the API token.
   Copying Trello API key.
8. Click Allow to consent to the list of required permissions.
   Trello permissions granted to Identity360.
9. Copy the API token value.
   Copying Trello API token.

Identity360 configuration steps

1. Log in to Identity360 as an admin or super admin.
2. Navigate to Applications > Application Integration and click Create New Application.
3. Select Trello from the applications displayed.
   Note: You can also find Trello from the search bar located at the top.
4. Under the General Settings tab, enter the Application Name and Description, if necessary.
5. Under the Choose Capabilities section, select the capabilities you wish to enable, and click Continue.
   General settings for Trello application configuration.
6. Under the Integration Settings tab, select a suitable Connection from the drop-down. If there are no existing preconfigured connections, click Create New Connection to set up a new connection.
7. Click Save to complete configuring Import/Sync, Provisioning, or Access Management for the application.
   Selecting a connection for Trello.

Application connection

An application connection is a link established between Identity360 and Trello to automate the process of syncing, creating, or updating user accounts in Trello. This ensures that user accounts, departments, divisions, locations, and job titles are consistently managed and synchronized between Identity360 and Trello.

Steps to create an application connection

1. After giving application-specific details, navigate to the Integration Settings tab. In the Connection pane, click Create Connection.
   Note: Alternatively, you can create and manage application connections by navigating to Applications > Application Connection > Create New Connection, and choosing Trello from the Application drop-down.
   Creating a new connection for Trello.
2. In the Create New Connection pop-up, select Trello from the drop-down and enter the Connection Name.
3. In the Workspace Short Name field, paste the value copied in step 2 of prerequisites.
4. In the API Key field, paste the value copied in step 7 of prerequisites.
5. In the Token field, paste the value copied in step 9 of prerequisites.
6. Click Authorize, and the new application connection will be saved automatically. In case of any issues with establishing the connection, refer to the troubleshooting tips.
   Configuring a new connection for Trello.
7. You can test if the connection is active by clicking Test or reestablish the connection by clicking Reconnect.
8. Click Save to complete the application configuration.
   Testing the connection to Trello.

You have now successfully configured provisioning for Trello, ensuring that user accounts are provisioned and synced to the application automatically.