# OpenAM Administration Guide
12.3. Configuring Identity Providers

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### 12.3.3. Hints for Services

Use the following hints to adjust settings on the Services tab page.

MetaAlias

MetaAlias

  Used to locate the providers entity identifier, specified as `[/`realm-name`]*/`provider-name``, where neither `realm-name` nor `provider-name` can contain slash characters (`/`). For example: `/realm/sub-realm/idp`.

IDP Service Attributes

Artifact Resolution Service

  Specifies the end point to handle artifact resolution. The Index is a unique number identifier for the end point.

Single Logout Service

  Specifies the end points to handle single logout, depending on the SAML binding selected.

Manage NameID Service

  Specifies the end points to handle name identifiers, depending on the SAML binding selected.

Single SignOn Service

  Specifies the end points to handle single sign on.

NameID Mapping

URL

  Specifies the end point to handle name identifier mapping.