# 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

NOTE: The fetch tasks that you configure are run in sequence. If you want to run tasks in parallel, set the `TaskThreads` parameter.

4. 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]

5. 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.

6. (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.
7. Save and close the configuration file.

Related Topics

- SharePoint Mapped Security

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