Set Up a Microsoft SharePoint Unstructured (Site Pages & Site Assets) Connection
Set up the Microsoft SharePoint connection to start the flow of data into Data 360.
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create a connection: | System Admin profile or Data Cloud Architect permission set |
Before you begin:
- Complete the Prepare Your Microsoft SharePoint Unstructured (Site Pages & Site Assets) Connection steps to gather the necessary Microsoft Azure app credentials.
- Verify your admin has enabled firewalls on the system you want Data 360 to connect to by including these IP addresses to your allowlists.
- In Data Cloud, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.
- Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.
- Click New.
- On the Source tab, select Microsoft SharePoint Unstructured (Site Pages & Site Assets) and click Next.
- Enter a connection name, connection API name, and provide the authentication details.
- For Authentication Details, enter the information you collected from Prepare Your Microsoft SharePoint Unstructured (Site Pages & Site Assets) Connection:
- Client ID: Enter the Application (client) ID from the Azure AD App Registration.
- Private Key: Enter the certificate associated with the specified thumbprint.
- OAuth Scope: Enter the OAuth 2.0 scope for accessing SharePoint resources with the format
https://<tenant_name>.sharepoint.com/.default, where.defaultrequests all permissions for the application. Replace<tenant_name>with your SharePoint tenant name. - Certificate Thumbprint: Enter the hexadecimal SHA-1 thumbprint found in your Azure AD App Registration under Certificates & Secrets.
- Token Endpoint: Enter the OAuth 2.0 token endpoint URL for your Azure AD tenant with the format
https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant_id>/oauth2/v2.0/token.
- For Connection Details, provide details for base URI:
- Base URI: Enter the SharePoint Site Address, including the Site Name with the format
https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<site_name>.
- Base URI: Enter the SharePoint Site Address, including the Site Name with the format
- To review your configuration, click Test Connection.
- The system verifies if the provided authentication values allow a successful connection to Microsoft SharePoint.
- Follow the instructions on the screen if the connection fails.
- Click Save.
After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and listed under Connectors. You can now create unstructured data lake objects (UDLOs).