Set up an Asana connector
Capabilities
Resource | Sync | Provision |
---|---|---|
Accounts | ✅ | ✅ |
Teams | ✅ | ✅ |
Workspaces | ✅ | ✅ |
The Asana connector supports automatic account provisioning.
Gather Asana credentials
Configuring the connector requires you to pass in credentials generated in Asana. Gather these credentials before you move on.
You can configure the Asana connector using either a personal access token or a service account token.
Option 1: Generate a personal access token
Log into Asana and navigate to app.asana.com/0/my-apps.
In the Personal access tokens area of the page, click + Create new token.
Give the new token a name, such as ConductorOne.
Click Create token.
The new token is generated for you. Carefully copy and save the token.
That’s it! Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.
Option 2: Generate a service account token
- If you haven’t already done so, create or identify a service account in Asana that will be used for the ConductorOne integration.
The service account needs, at minimum, the Users: Read and Teams: Read permissions. It also needs the Teams: Create and modify permission if you want to provision access using ConductorOne.
Click the three-dots icon next to the name of your service account and select Edit service account.
Click Reset and generate new token.
The new token is generated for you. Carefully copy and save the token.
That’s it! Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.
Configure the Asana connector
To complete this task, you’ll need:
- The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in ConductorOne
- Access to the set of Asana credentials generated by following the instructions above
Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by ConductorOne.
In ConductorOne, navigate to Admin > Connectors and click Add connector.
Search for Asana and click Add.
Choose how to set up the new Asana connector:
Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)
Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
Create a new managed app
Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.
If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.
Click Next.
Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.
Paste the personal access token you generated in Step 1 into the Personal access token field.
Service account users: Check to enable the Is service account checkbox and enter your service account token in the Personal access token field.
Optional. If you want ConductorOne to provision new Asana accounts, enter the ID of the workspace new accounts should be added to in the Default workspace field.
If you do not set the default workspace ID here, you can set it when configuring account provisioning. The workspace ID must be set in at least one of these places, or account provisioning will fail.
Click Save.
The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.
That’s it! Your Asana connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.
Follow these instructions to use the Asana connector, hosted and run in your own environment.
When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with ConductorOne, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the ConductorOne UI for access reviews and access requests.
Step 1: Set up a new Asana connector
In ConductorOne, navigate to Connectors > Add connector.
Search for Baton and click Add.
Choose how to set up the new Asana connector:
Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)
Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
Create a new managed app
Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.
If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.
Click Next.
In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.
Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.
Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.
Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files
Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Asana connector deployment:
Secrets configuration
# baton-asana-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: baton-asana-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
# ConductorOne credentials
BATON_CLIENT_ID: <ConductorOne client ID>
BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <ConductorOne client secret>
# Asana specific credentials
BATON_TOKEN: <Asana personal access token or service account token>
# Optional: Include if using a service account token
BATON_USE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: true
# Optional: Include if you want ConductorOne to provision access using this connector
BATON_PROVISIONING: true
# Optional: The workspace where ConductorOne should add newly provisioned Asana accounts
BATON_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID: <Asana workspace ID>
See the connector’s README or run --help
to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.
Deployment configuration
# baton-asana.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: baton-asana
labels:
app: baton-asana
spec:
selector:
matchLabels:
app: baton-asana
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: baton-asana
baton: true
baton-app: asana
spec:
containers:
- name: baton-asana
image: ghcr.io/conductorone/baton-asana:latest
imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
envFrom:
- secretRef:
name: baton-asana-secrets
Step 3: Deploy the connector
Create a namespace in which to run ConductorOne connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.
Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In ConductorOne, click Applications. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Asana connector to. Asana data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.
That’s it! Your Asana connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.