- Latest version: v4.0.0
- Compatible with Fusion version: 5.1.0 through 5.5.2
Deprecation and removal noticeThis connector is deprecated as of June 19, 2023 and is removed or expected to be removed as of January 31, 2024. The SharePoint V2 connector is not compatible with Fusion 5.6 and later, regardless of the removal date. Use the SharePoint Optimized V2 connector instead.For more information about deprecations and removals, including possible alternatives, see Deprecations and Removals.
- Microsoft SharePoint 2013
- Microsoft SharePoint 2016
- Microsoft SharePoint 2019
- Microsoft SharePoint Online
Configuration
This section specifies the configuration properties for the SharePoint V2 connector.Web applications
Authentication
Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication
Forms-based authentication (FBA)
SharePoint online authentication
App-only authentication (OAuth)
App-only authentication (OAuth) with private key
Requirements to index all site collections
The following conditions must be met to index site collections:-
The authentication method must be one of the following:
- Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM)
- SharePoint online
- App-only (OAuth)
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Credentials must list all site collections. For:
- NTLM. Credentials must be an administrative account in the configuration.
- SharePoint online. Credentials must be a SharePoint admin account in the configuration, not a site collection admin account.
- App-only (OAuth). The application registered in the SharePoint instance must have a tenant scope.
Crawl searchable content
For detailed information about enabling and crawling searchable content, see Enable content on a site to be searchable.Limit documents
These properties limit the documents and how they are processed.Request settings
Security trimming configuration
Security filtering
Security filtering in the SharePoint connector requires the ACL (LDAP) connector to function correctly.For more information, see Active Directory Connector for ACLs V2 Configuration Reference.
acl_ss field in each document contains roleAssignment IDs, where the role assignments define each object.
For the access control collection, the SharePoint connector indexes:
- SharePoint groups that contain Active Directory (AD) users and groups
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Role assignment
The LDAP ACL connector indexes the AD users and AD groups to the same access control collection.
Common properties
Proxy options
Item count limit
Item size limit
Item retry options
Other retry options are deprecated.
HTTP timeout options
HTTP connection options
Test NTLM permissions to successfully crawl a site collection
This is only applicable to SharePoint on-premise deployments.
- Copy the
check-ntlm-account-can-crawl-sharepoint-site-collection.ps1PowerShell script below to a folder on your computer.
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Change the value in the first line:
$site_col_url="https://your.sharepoint-site.com/sites/mysitecol"to the URL of your site collection. -
Execute the script. If the result is:
- A JSON output of your site’s metadata, the account permissions are set correctly.
- An error such as a 403, 401, or other error, the account permissions are not set correctly. Set permissions correctly and run the script again to verify it executes successfully.