Microsoft Sharepoint Online Connector

Microsoft Sharepoint Online Connector

Synchronization task example

Synchronization
task example

You can create a
synchronization
task to read data from a Microsoft SharePoint Online source and write data to the Microsoft SharePoint Online target.
When you configure a synchronization task, you cannot use a data filter to filter records from Microsoft SharePoint Online.
Before you configure a synchronization task, you need to create a Microsoft SharePoint Online connection.
Perform the following task to create a
synchronization
task:
  1. In
    Data Integration
    , click
    New
    Tasks
    .
  2. Select
    Synchronization Task
    , and click
    Create
    .
    The
    Definition
    tab appears.
  3. Configure the following fields on the
    Definition
    tab:
    Field
    Description
    Task Name
    Name of the
    synchronization
    task.
    Description
    Description of the
    synchronization
    task.
    Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Task Operation
    Select the task operation that you want to perform.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Source
    tab appears.
  5. Configure the following fields on the
    Source
    tab:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select a Microsoft SharePoint Online source connection.
    Source Type
    Select the source type.
    By default,
    Single
    is selected.
    Source Object
    Select the required object from the list.
    Display technical names instead of labels
    Displays technical names instead of business names.
    Display source fields in alphabetical order
    Displays source fields in alphabetical order. By default, fields appear in the order returned by the source system.
  6. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Target
    tab appears.
  7. Configure the following fields on the
    Target
    tab:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select a Microsoft SharePoint Online target connection.
    Target Object
    Select the target object.
    Display target fields in alphabetical order
    Displays target fields in alphabetical order. By default, fields appear in the order returned by the target system.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Data Filters
    tab appears.
    You cannot apply filters to the Microsoft SharePoint Online data in a synchronization task.
  9. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Field Mapping
    tab appears.
  10. Click
    Automatch
    on the
    Field Mapping
    tab to map source fields to target fields accordingly.
  11. Click
    Validate Mapping
    to validate the mapping.
  12. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Schedule
    tab appears where you can schedule the task for each requirement and save.
  13. Configure the advanced source properties on the
    Schedule
    tab.
  14. Click
    Save
    Finish
    .
  15. Select the synchronization task from the
    Explore
    page and click
    Actions
    Run
    .
    In
    Monitor
    , you can monitor the status of the logs after you run the task.
To see an example on how to load data to SharePoint Online from a flat file, see the Uploading files Knowledge Base article.

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