Note: MOVEit Automationsupports SharePoint Online. SharePoint on-premises is not supported.
To use a SharePoint host with MOVEit Automation, you must have a SharePoint Online account. MOVEit Automation supports SharePoint Online 2016, or later.

To authenticate using the App Access, you must create a SharePoint App for use with MOVEit Automation, with appropriate permissions. For more information, see Create SharePoint App

To access this dialog box:

Select HOSTS > Add Host > SharePoint.

You can authenticate the SharePoint host using Certificate Access, User Access, or App Access (legacy).

When you create the host, you can set the following properties. To set additional properties, edit the host.

For more information, see SharePoint - Additional Properties.

Note: The host's properties page shows the configured settings for each property area. To view all possible settings, click Edit.

SharePoint Host Field

Description

Friendly Name

A name for the host. The name you specify appears in the MOVEit Automation user interface.

Description

Optional. Description of the host. This field is informational only, and does not affect the operation of the host.

Tenant Name

The unique name that identifies your SharePoint instance, ending with .sharepoint.com

Site URL Prefix

The prefix of the SharePoint site type. Select /sites/, /teams, or Other from the drop-down list. The Other options opens a text box where you can manually enter the name of the site.

Site (blank for default)

The name of the site on your SharePoint instance, if you are not using the default location.

Authentication

Select Certificate Access, User Access, or App Access. For more information about each authentication method, see SharePoint Authentication.

Progress strongly recommends using Certificate Access and migrating from legacy authentication methods as soon as possible.

Certificate Access

Client ID: A unique identifier assigned to an application registered in Microsoft Entra ID, used to access SharePoint resources. Also known as the Application ID.

Tenant ID: A unique identifier for an Microsoft Entra ID tenant. Also known as the Directory ID.

Certificate: Click Set Cert to select a TLS client certificate.

User Access

Username: Username of a SharePoint instance user.

Password: Password of a SharePoint instance user.

App Access

Client ID: The Client ID for your SharePoint App.

Client Secret: The Client Secret for your SharePoint App.

Realm ID: The unique logon space, or administrative boundary that uses one set of authentication servers to manage and deploy a single set of unique identifiers. Authentication against a realm provides access to resources from that realm alone.

Proxy Server

The available fields depend on the selected proxy type.

Type
Type of proxy server with which MOVEit Automation communicates. Available proxy types:
  • None
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS

Hostname/IP Address

The full hostname or IP address of the proxy server to which you want to connect.

Port

The TCP Port of the proxy server.

Username, Password

The credentials for proxy server authentication.

Ignore TLS Certificate errors

Ignore certificate errors. Only available with HTTPS proxy types.

Document Library

The SharePoint document library provides a secure place to store files. The Document Library is applied to the sources and destinations of tasks using this SharePoint host.

You must browse to the library.

Test

Click to test your connection.

For more information, see Tests Performed on Hosts.

Note: SharePoint files and folders containing the following special characters are not supported in MOVEit Automation: " * : < > ? / \ |,

SharePoint file operations, such as downloading or opening the file, fail for file names containing “%”.