Creating or editing an endpoint for MS SharePoint activity

Endpoints provide the configuration information that the Studio and the Integration Appliance use to connect to MS SharePoint platform. MS SharePoint uses both Basic and OAuth 2.0 authentication mechanism so as to authorize users to perform operations.

Selecting or editing an MS SharePoint endpoint

  1. In the Create Endpoint or Edit Endpoint pane, configure the MS SharePoint endpoint as described in the following table.
    Note: Changing the configuration properties of an endpoint affects all orchestrations that use that endpoint in the project. The edits are global, not local.
  2. Click Test Connection to confirm that the connection details are valid and you are able to connect to the MS SharePoint successfully.
  3. Click OK.
Table 1. Connection properties
Field Name Required Description
Deployment Mandatory Deployment drop down will have two values as On Cloud and On Premise
Host name Mandatory Host Name for SharePoint On Cloud or On Premise based on the value selected for Deployment field.
Port Optional Use default port 80 or 443 if no value is specified.
Sub Site Optional Use it while constructing URL if specified.
SharePoint On Premise Details Section to hold authentication details needed for SharePoint On Premise. Will be enabled only when user selects On Premise from Deployment dropdown.
SharePoint On Cloud Details Section to hold authentication details needed for SharePoint On Cloud. Will be enabled only when user selects On Cloud from Deployment dropdown.
OAuth Access Token Mandatory field under SharePoint On Cloud section. Specifies the OAuth access token generated from MS SharePoint for authentication.
OAuth Refresh Token Mandatory field under SharePoint On Cloud section. Specifies the OAuth refresh token generated from MS SharePoint while generating OAuth Access token.
Application Client ID Mandatory field under SharePoint On Cloud section. Specifies the Application client ID of the content API application created in MS SharePoint for OAuth.
Application Client Secret Mandatory field under SharePoint On Cloud section. Specifies the Application client secret of the content API application created in MS SharePoint for OAuth.
Authentication Type Mandatory field under On Premise section. Two types of Authentication mechanisms are supported which are BASIC and NTLM. Its default value is BASIC.
User Name Mandatory field under On Premise section. Specifies the username to connect to MS SharePoint. This is same as the MS SharePoint user ID.
Password Mandatory field under On Premise section. Specifies the password of the associated username to connect to MS SharePoint.
Domain If NTLM is selected as Authentication type, Domain needs to be mentioned.
Following parameters are required in endpoint test connection screen to make HTTPS Connection
HTTPS Checkbox to indicate whether HTTPS to be used
Following parameters are required in endpoint test connection screen to make connection via Proxy
Authentication Two types of Authentication mechanisms are supported which are BASIC and NTLM. Its default value is BASIC.
Host Name Host Name of Proxy Network
Port Port Number of the Proxy Network.
User Name Specifies the user name for accessing service via proxy network.
Password Specifies the password for accessing service via proxy network.
Domain If NTLM is selected as Authentication type, Domain needs to be mentioned.
Note: To generate the access token, refer to the MS SharePoint documentation relating to "OAuth 2.0 Authentication".

In addition with the above parameters, there is also a provision for Secure Connector configuration to connect the Endpoint with MS SharePoint On-Premise instance.

In the Map Input section of each activity, relevant fields of endpoint panel are available to override at runtime. User can provide data to various groups of parameters like Proxy Details, Connection Details or Authentication Details to override. Providing only partial field data in a selected group is not allowed to override.




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