SharePoint Remote Connector 25.4
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# Retrieve Data from SharePoint Online

To automatically retrieve content from SharePoint Online (part of Office 365), 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.

   `SharepointOnline` | A Boolean that specifies whether you are retrieving data from a SharePoint Online shared server. To retrieve data from a SharePoint Online shared server, set this parameter to `true`. If you are retrieving data from a SharePoint Online dedicated server, set this parameter to `false`.
   `SharepointUrlType` | The type of starting point from which to retrieve data: `TenantAdmin` - retrieve all site collections from an instance of SharePoint Online. `SiteCollection` - retrieve a single site collection. `PersonalSiteCollection` - retrieve a personal site collection.
   `SharepointUrl` | The starting point from which to retrieve data: If you set `SharePointUrlType=TenantAdmin`, specify the tenant admin URL. If you set `SharepointUrlType=SiteCollection`, specify the URL of the site collection. If you set `SharepointUrlType=PersonalSiteCollection`, specify the URL of the personal site collection.
   `SharepointAdminUrl` | The URL of the admin site collection. If you want to retrieve user profiles from SharePoint Online, you must set this parameter.
   `SharepointMySiteUrl` | The URL of the "MySites" site collection.
   `Username` | The user name for authentication with SharePoint. You can encrypt the user name before adding it to the configuration file.
   `Password` | The password for authentication with SharePoint. OpenText recommends encrypting the password. For information about how to do this, see Encrypt Passwords.

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.

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Version 25.4 | Last updated October 2025

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Product: Knowledge Discovery SharePoint Remote Connector 25.4

Topic Title: Retrieve Data from SharePoint Online