Connect a SharePoint System

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Introduction

For using a SharePoint system as data source follow the instructions below. Additionally you can enable the TreeResolver connector, which is used for traversing a directory structure and creating a document list from the found items.

Configure the SharePoint Connector

In SEAL Operator, activate the connector and specify the keys for the connection:

1. Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell.

2. Export the complete configuration of SEAL Operator from Consul to a YAML file with the following command. So you're making sure the current configuration settings are being used.

   operator config export <filename>.yml --insecure
   

3. Edit the exported file <filename>.yml.

4. Go to the section for the SharePoint (sharepoint) connector. Set cstatus to on.

   operator:
     connectors:
     ...
       sharepoint:
         cstatus: 'on'
         serviceName: operator-sharepoint
         url: 'https://localhost:3017'
     ...
   

5. In the env section, specify the following keys for the operator-sharepoint service:

   • ACTION_EXECUTOR: mandatory, the backend system, here: SHAREPOINT

   • HTPASSWD: mandatory, credentials of the SharePoint technical user in htpasswd format

   • SITE_COLLECTION: mandatory, base URL of the SharePoint site collection

   env:
     service:
     ...
       operator-sharepoint:
         tag:
           any:
             ACTION_EXECUTOR: SHAREPOINT
             HTPASSWD: <sharepointuser:password>
             SITE_COLLECTION: 'https://<path-to-your-sharepoint-site>'
     ...
   

   Literature - keys

   For further information about available keys, refer to the Key Reference.

6. Save the <filename>.yml file.

7. Re-import it to Consul.

   operator config import <filename>.yml --insecure
   

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Next Step

Continue with: Connect a TreeResolver

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