Unable to Parse XML Error When Importing federationmetadata.xml file for SAML SSO (Doc ID 2286570.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 16, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

A federationmetadata.xml is generated from an APM module of an F5 BIG-IP used as a SAML IdP. When it is imported in WLS Console, an "Unable to Parse XML" error is given and the operation failed.

• Unable to Parse XML
• Create operation Failed - no partner created

Screenshot of console page with errors shown and errors from logs below showing the underlying org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:

While the general error was shown in the Console screen, the AdminServer logs were checked with the below error stack:

Changes

The following was followed configure SAML SSO on OBIEE 12c using ADFS:

<Note 2258128.1> OBIEE 12c: End to End Steps for Enabling SAML 2.0 SSO on OBIEE 12c using ADFS - Cluster Env

Cause

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