Adding relying party trust by importing the metadata

Complete the following steps to add relying party trust by importing the metadata:
  1. Access the appropriate AD FS Management console:
    • On Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Server platform, access the AD FS 2.0 Management Console and click to expand
      AD FS 2.0
      .
    • On Microsoft Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 Server platforms, access the AD FS 3.0 Management Console and click to expand
      AD FS
      .
  2. On the right
    Action
    panel, expand
    Trust Relationships
    .
  3. Right-click on
    Relying Party Trusts
    , and then click
    Add Relying Party Trust
    (Add Relying Party Trust Wizard).
  4. On the
    Add Relying Party Wizard
    , click
    Start
    .
  5. Select
    Import data about the relying party from a file
    .
  6. Click
    Browse
    to select the metadata .xml file that you downloaded and modified earlier.
  7. Proceed with the
    Add Relying Party Trust Wizard
    . In the final wizard screen, select the option to open the
    Edit the Claim Rules Wizard
    .