Retrieve Data from SharePoint

To automatically retrieve content from SharePoint, create a new fetch task by following these steps. The connector runs each fetch task automatically, based on the schedule that is defined in the configuration file.

TIP: For SharePoint Online, see Retrieve Data from SharePoint Online.

To create a new Fetch Task

  1. Stop the connector.
  2. Open the configuration file in a text editor.
  3. In the [FetchTasks] section of the configuration file, specify the number of fetch tasks using the Number parameter. If you are configuring the first fetch task, type Number=1. If one or more fetch tasks have already been configured, increase the value of the Number parameter by one (1). Below the Number parameter, specify the names of the fetch tasks, starting from zero (0). For example:

    [FetchTasks]
    Number=1
    0=MyTask
  4. Below the [FetchTasks] section, create a new TaskName section. The name of the section must match the name of the new fetch task. For example:

    [FetchTasks]
    Number=1
    0=MyTask
    
    [MyTask]
  1. In the new section, set the following parameters. These parameters are required to connect to the SharePoint repository.

    SharepointUrl The starting point for the synchronize action. You can specify either a web application URL or a site collection URL.
    SharepointUrlType

    The type of URL specified by SharepointUrl:

    • WebApplication
    • SiteCollection
  2. Set the configuration parameters necessary to authenticate with the SharePoint API:

    • To use Basic authentication, set Domain, Username, and Password.

    • To use NTLM authentication, set NTLMUsername and NTLMPassword.

    • To use Kerberos authentication, set EnableKerberos to TRUE, UseSpnego to TRUE, and if necessary configure GSSName and GSSPath. On Linux, you should also obtain a valid GSS API ticket.

  3. (Optional) You can set additional configuration parameters to specify the information that you want to retrieve. For more information about the parameters that you can use, see Connector Configuration Parameters.
  4. Save and close the configuration file.