Microsoft SharePoint On-Premises
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Overview
A connection is how you grant DryvIQ access to the content in your Microsoft SharePoint on-premises account. You will provide the connection information required for DryvIQ to connect to the platform/server. This grants DryvIQ access to the account so it can scan and analyze the content based on the policies you create.
DryvIQ only supports connections for Microsoft SharePoint on-premises versions 2013, 2016, and 2019.
Creating a Connection
Select Content from the main menu.
Verify you are on the Connections tab.
Select Add connection.
Select Microsoft SharePoint as the platform on the Add connection modal.
Enter the connection information. See Connection Authentication Options below for details about each field.
Select Test connection to ensure DryvIQ can connect using the information entered.
You will see a "Connection test succeeded" message on the Add connection modal when DryvIQ establishes connection. (If you don't see this message, verify the information you entered.)
Select Done.
Connection Authentication Options
Below is a list of the authentication options available to create the connection. Select the options that work best for your account and the connection you are creating.
Field | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
Display As | Enter the display name for the connection. If you will be creating multiple connections, ensure the name readily identifies the connection. The name displays in the application, and you can use it to search for the connection and filter lists. If you do not add a display name, the connection will automatically be named using the SharePoint URL. For example, Microsoft SharePoint (http://sharepoint.url.com/). If it will be useful for you to reference the connection by account, you should use the default name. | Optional |
URL | Enter the URL for SharePoint including the site collection where the target document library exists. | Required |
User Name | Enter the SharePoint username. It can coincide with the Active Directory Universal Principal Name (UPN). | Required |
Password | Enter the password for the username added in the previous field. | Required |
SSO Provider | Only Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is supported as an SSO provider for SharePoint at this time. | Optional |
SSO URL | Enter the URL of the configured SSO provider. | Optional |
Authentication type | Select the authentication method the server uses: Basic, Forms, or NTLM. You can select the Detect automatically option to have DryvIQ automatically detect the authentication type when testing the connection. This is the default selection. | Optional |