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.

To create a new Fetch Task

  1. Stop the connector.
  2. Open the connector’s 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. NOTE: The fetch tasks that you configure are run in sequence. If you want to run tasks in parallel, set the TaskThreads parameter.

  5. 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]
  6. 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
    Username The user name for authentication with the Sharepoint Web Services API and Client API. You can encrypt the user name before adding it to the configuration file.
    Password The password for authentication with the Sharepoint Web Services API and Client API. Micro Focus recommends encrypting the password. For information about how to do this, see Encrypt Passwords.
    Domain The domain of the user that is specified by the Username parameter. The domain can be encrypted.
  7. (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, refer to the SharePoint Remote Connector Reference.
  8. Save and close the configuration file.