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Configure the Microsoft SharePoint Data Source

Configure the Microsoft SharePoint.data source to search information from the SharePoint server in CA Open Space.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Data Sources from the Administration page.
2. Click the arrow to enter the following configuration information.

   NAME

   Defines the data source name.

   URL

   Defines the URL of your web service that your SharePoint server hosts and is accessible from the Internet.

   Format: http://<hostname>

   USER NAME

   Identifies the user name of a user who has access to documents stored in SharePoint. This name is used for authentication for the search API. However, it is the logged in user that determines the document access level.

   PASSWORD

   Identifies the password of the user that is listed for User Name. This password is used for authentication.

3. If you enabled the CA Open Space Connection, select YES to use it.
4. Click TEST CONNECTION to test the data source connection. If the test is not successful, review the data that you entered and correct as necessary.
5. When you are ready to enable the data source for your organization, set the STATUS to ENABLED.
6. Click SAVE.

   Microsoft SharePoint data source is configured in CA Open Space.