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# SharePoint

This guide sets up the SharePoint connector, which inventories your SharePoint sites, document libraries, and Excel workbooks through the Microsoft Graph API. Datalogz reads metadata only; it never accesses the data inside your files.

There are two ways to authenticate. **App mode** (recommended) uses an application registration with client credentials. **User mode** signs in as a user via Microsoft's device-code flow.

### Step 1: Register an application in Microsoft Entra (app mode)

1. [Register a new application](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app) in the Microsoft Entra portal. Note the **Application (client) ID** and **Directory (tenant) ID**.
2. Under **API permissions**, add the Microsoft Graph **application** permissions **Sites.Read.All** and **Files.Read.All**, and grant admin consent.
3. Under **Certificates & secrets**, create a **client secret** and copy its value immediately. It cannot be viewed again later.

### Step 2: Create the connector in Control Tower

1. Sign in to Datalogz Control Tower and go to **Settings > BI Connectors**.
2. Click **New Connector** and select **SharePoint**.
3. Choose your authentication mode. For app mode, enter the **Directory (Tenant) ID**, **Application (Client) ID**, and **client secret**. For user mode, follow the device-code sign-in prompts.
4. Choose the scope: sync **all sites** in the tenant or an **allowlist** of specific sites.
5. Enter a **Connector Name** and select the snapshot frequency.
6. Click **Next**, then **Confirm and Finish**.

{% hint style="info" %}
Control Tower ingests sites, document libraries, and files, including an inventory of Excel workbooks (worksheets, tables, pivot tables, and more). Syncs are incremental, so unchanged libraries are not re-scanned.
{% endhint %}

For questions or help with this setup, contact <support@datalogz.io>.


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