SharePoint Connector

Crawling

Files

Folders

Profiling

Connector Type*

This allows users to select the connector from the drop-down menu. By default, 'SharePoint' is displayed as the selected connection type.

Authentication*

User Authentication verifies the identity of individual users attempting to access a system or resource.

SharePoint data security supports three forms of authentication mechanisms. 

• Online: Client ID, Secret ID, Title, App Domain, Redirect URL.
• On-Premise-Basic: Username, Password. 
• On-Premise-Kerberos: Username and Password and Domain.

License Add-Ons*

OvalEdge offers a default Base Connector License for all connectors, allowing users to crawl and profile data sources to obtain metadata and statistical information. Additionally, OvalEdge provides various Add-Ons to cater to different connector functionality requirements:

• Auto Lineage Add-On: To enable the automatic construction of data Lineage for a connector, choose the Auto Lineage Add-On license, which supports the Lineage feature.
• Data Quality Add-On: To identify, report, and resolve data quality issues for a connector that requires data quality support, opt for the Data Quality Add-On license. This license provides features such as Data Quality Rules/functions, Anomaly detection, Reports, and more.

• Data Access Add-On: For connector access management via OvalEdge with the Remote Data Access Management (RDAM) feature enabled, select the Data Access Add-On license. 

Connector Environment

Select the desired environment for the connector from the dropdown list. The environment field provides information about the specific environment in which the connector is established, such as UAT, NON-PROD, etc.

Connection Name*

Provide a connection name for the  SharePoint in OvalEdge. This name will serve as a reference to identify the GitHub connection. 

Example: SharePoint_Connection_DB1

SharePoint URI*

For example http://ovalege.sharepoint.com/sites/ovaledgesite/home.aspx is the URL which you are accessing then http://ovalege.sharepoint.com is URI

Site*

We should give OvalEdgesite as a site based on the above example.

Default Governance Roles*

Steward*: Select the Steward from the drop-down options.

Custodian*: Select the Custodian from the drop-down options.

Owner*: Select the Owner from the drop-down options.

Admin Roles

By selecting the appropriate admin roles, users can ensure that the users associated with the selected role(s) have the required permissions and responsibilities to manage the connector effectively while maintaining security and governance. To assign the necessary admin roles for this connector, follow these steps:

• Integration Admins: To add Integration Admin Roles, search for or select one or more roles from the drop-down options. Once selected, click on the Apply button. 
  Integration Admins are responsible for configuring crawling and profiling settings for the connector, as well as deleting connectors, schemas, or data objects.

• Security & Governance Admins: To add Security and Governance Admin roles, search for or select one or more roles from the drop-down options. Once selected, click on the Apply button.
  Security and Governance Admins have the following responsibilities:
  • Configuring role permissions for the connector and its associated data objects.
  • Adding admins to set permissions for roles on the connector and its associated data objects.
  • Updating governance roles.
  • Creating custom attributes.
  • Creating Service Request templates for the connector.

No. of archive objects*

This number represents the most recent modifications made to the metadata of a remote/source (for report connection purposes) and can be set during the crawling connection setup. 

Select Bridge

The OvalEdge Bridge component enables seamless connectivity between cloud-hosted servers and on-premise or public cloud data sources without requiring modifications to firewall rules. It offers real-time control, simplifying the management of data movement between different sources and destinations. 

For more information, refer to Bridge Overview

Field 

Description

Client ID

A unique identifier assigned to a client application for authentication purposes.

Client Secret

A confidential key used to authenticate the client application.

Title

The title associated with the client application.

App Domain

The domain or URL where the client application is hosted.

Redirect URL

The destination URL where the user is redirected after authentication.

Field 

Description

Username 

A unique identifier or name used to identify a user within a system or application.

Password 

A secret combination of characters that confirms a user's identity and provides access to a system or application.

Field 

Description

Username 

A unique identifier or name used to identify a user within a system or application.

Password

A secret combination of characters that confirms a user's identity and provides access to a system or application.

Domain

A network boundary that organizes users and resources in a network.

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Error Message(s)

Description

1

Failed to establish a connection: 401 unauthorized 

Invalid credentials provided or user or role does not have access.

2

Errors while downloading the File. 500 internal error

If the server is not configured or not running properly, this error occurs. 

Crawler

Crawler settings are configured to connect to a data source and collect and catalog all the data elements in the form of metadata. 

Access Instruction 

This allows the data owner to instruct others on using the objects in the application. 

Business Glossary Settings

The Business Glossary setting provides flexibility and control over how users view and manage term association within the context of a business glossary at the connector level.