SharePoint Online Connector for SSAS
In this article you will learn how to integrate Using SharePoint Online Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within SSAS. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. The driver mentioned above is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. |
Connect to SharePoint Online in other apps
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Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on API Driver
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Download and install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
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Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
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Go to Users Tab to add our first Gateway user. Click Add; we will give it a name tdsuser and enter password you like to give. Check Admin option and click OK to save. We will use these details later when we create linked server:
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Now we are ready to add a data source. Click Add, give data source a name (Copy this name somewhere, we will need it later) and then select Native - ZappySys API Driver. Finally, click OK. And it will create the Data Set for it and open the ZS driver UI.
SharePointOnlineDSN
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When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "SharePoint Online" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "SharePoint Online" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
SharePointOnlineDSNSharePoint Online -
Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
OAuth App must be created in Microsoft Azure AD. These settings typically found here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-register-app-v2. [API Help..]
Steps to get SharePoint Online Credentials
Firstly, login into Azure Portal and there create an OAuth application:
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Login to Azure Portal:
- Navigate to the Azure Portal and log in using your credentials.
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Access Azure Active Directory:
- In the left-hand menu, click on Azure Active Directory.
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Register a New Application:
- Go to App registrations and click on New registration.
- Application Name: Enter a name for your application.
- Supported Account Types: Choose the account types your app will support. For example, select Accounts in this organizational directory only if you need access to data in your organization only.
- Redirect URI:
- Set the type to Web.
- In the textbox enter https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/nativeclient as the Redirect URI or any other valid redirect URL, e.g., https://zappysys.com/oauth.
- Use this Redirect URI in the Redirect URL grid row.
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Save Client ID:
- After registering the app, copy the Application (client) ID and paste it into the Client ID field in the API Connection Manager configuration.
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Set Authorization & Token URLs:
- Click on the Endpoints link in the App registration overview.
- Authorization URL: Copy the OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint (v2) URL (e.g.,
https://login.microsoftonline.com/{your-tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
) and paste it into the Authorization URL field in the configuration grid. - Token URL: Copy the OAuth 2.0 token endpoint (v2) URL (e.g.,
https://login.microsoftonline.com/{your-tenant-id}/oauth2/v2.0/token
) and paste it into the Token URL field.
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Create a Client Secret:
- In the Certificates & secrets tab, click New client secret.
- Set an expiration period for the secret.
- Copy the generated client secret and paste it into the Client Secret field in the API Connection Manager configuration.
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Configure API Permissions:
- Go to the API Permissions section.
- Click on Add a permission, select Microsoft Graph, and choose Delegated Permissions.
- Add the required permissions:
- offline_access
- Files.Read
- Files.Read.All
- Files.ReadWrite
- Files.ReadWrite.All
- openid
- profile
- Sites.Read.All
- Sites.ReadWrite.All
- User.Read
- Grant Admin Consent for the permissions that require it.
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Generate Tokens:
- Use the Generate Token feature in the API Connection Manager to generate authentication tokens.
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Use a Generic Account for Automation:
NOTE: If you are planning to use your current data connection/token for automated processes, we recommend that you use a generic account for token generation when the login box appears (e.g. sales_automation@mycompany.com instead of bob_smith@mycompany.com). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will fail. Another potentially unwanted effect of using a personal token is incorrect logging; the API calls (e.g. Read, Edit, Delete, Upload) made with that token will record the specific user as performing the calls instead of an automated process.
- That's it!
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
SharePointOnlineDSNSharePoint OnlineUser Credentials [OAuth]https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0Required Parameters Authorization URL Fill in the parameter... Token URL Fill in the parameter... Client ID Fill in the parameter... Scope Fill in the parameter... SiteId (select after pressing 'Generate Token') Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Client Secret Fill in the parameter... ReturnUrl Fill in the parameter... Login Prompt Option Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... Search Option For Non-Indexed Fields (Default=Blank - Search Only Indexed) Fill in the parameter... Extra Headers (e.g. Header1:AAA||Header2:BBB) Fill in the parameter... OAuth App must be created in Microsoft Azure AD. These settings typically found here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-v2-service [API Help..]
Steps to get SharePoint Online Credentials
Firstly, login into Azure Portal and there create an OAuth application:
Step-1: Create OAuth App
- Go to Azure Portal and login there.
- Then go to Azure Active Directory.
- On the left side click menu item App registrations
- Then proceed with clicking New registration.
- Enter a name for your application.
- Select one of Accounts in this organizational directory only as supported account type to access data in your company.
- In Redirect URI section leave option selected at Web.
- Copy Application (client) ID and paste it into API Connection Manager configuration grid in Client ID row.
- Then click on Endpoints link and copy second, Token, URL to Token URL field in configuration grid. Usually they look similar to these:
https://login.microsoftonline.com/daed1250-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-ef0a982d3d1e/oauth2/v2.0/token https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
- Close "Endpoints" and create a Client Secret by clicking Certificates & secrets.
- Proceed by clicking New client secret and setting expiration period. Copy the client secret and paste it into configuration grid in Client Secret row.
- Go to API Permissions section and add Microsoft Graph permissions for SharePoint and Drive, e.g. Sites.Selected, Sites.Read.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All, Files.Read.All, Files.ReadWrite.All.
- Finally, Grant admin consent for your domain for your permissions.
Step-2: Register OAuth App in SharePoint Admin Portal
- After we create OAuth App we need to add grant SharePoint access to that App using Admin Portal. Make sure you have admin permission to acces Portal. For detailed steps you may refer to this link. Here are basic steps you can follow.
- Log in to SharePoint Admin Portal and access below URL
(Replace YOURCOMPANY)
https://YOURCOMPANY-admin.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/appprincipals.aspx?Scope=Web
- Enter App Id and other information
- Enter XML snippet which describes which permission you want to grant. Here is an example permission (App with FullControl / Read / Write)
<AppPermissionRequests AllowAppOnlyPolicy="true"> <AppPermissionRequest Scope="http://sharepoint/content/tenant" Right="FullControl" /> </AppPermissionRequests>
- Click Add to grant the permission. That's it!
https://YOURCOMPANY-admin.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/appprincipals.aspx?Scope=Web
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
SharePointOnlineDSNSharePoint OnlineApplication Credentials [OAuth]https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0Required Parameters Token URL Fill in the parameter... Client ID Fill in the parameter... Client Secret Fill in the parameter... SiteId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope Fill in the parameter... RetryMode Fill in the parameter... RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter... RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter... RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter... Search Option For Non-Indexed Fields (Default=Blank - Search Only Indexed) Fill in the parameter... Extra Headers (e.g. Header1:AAA||Header2:BBB) Fill in the parameter... -
Login to Azure Portal:
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Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
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Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Read SharePoint Online data in SSAS cube
With the data source created in the Data Gateway (previous step), we're now ready to read SharePoint Online data in an SSAS cube. Before we dive in, open Visual Studio and create a new Analysis Services project. Then, you're all set!
Create data source based on ZappySys Data Gateway
Let's start by creating a data source for a cube, based on the Data Gateway's data source we created earlier. So, what are we waiting for? Let's do it!
- Create a new data source:
- Once a window opens, select Create a data source based on an existing or new connection option and click New...:
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Here things become a little complicated, but do not despair, it's only for a little while.
Just perform these little steps:
- Select Native OLE DB\SQL Server Native Client 11.0 as provider.
- Enter your Server name (or IP address) and Port, separated by a comma.
- Select SQL Server Authentication option for authentication.
- Input User name which has admin permissions in the ZappySys Data Gateway.
- In Database name field enter the same data source name you use in the ZappySys Data Gateway.
- Hopefully, our hard work is done, when we Test Connection.
SharePointOnlineDSNSharePointOnlineDSNIf SQL Server Native Client 11.0 is not listed as Native OLE DB provider, try using these:- Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
- Indeed, life is easy again:
Add data source view
We have data source in place, it's now time to add a data source view. Let's not waste a single second and get on to it!
- Start by right-clicking on Data Source Views and then choosing New Data Source View...:
- Select the previously created data source and click Next:
- Ignore the Name Matching window and click Next.
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Add the tables you will use in your SSAS cube:
For cube dimensions, consider creating a Virtual Table in the Data Gateway's data source. Use the
DISTINCT
keyword in theSELECT
statement to get unique values from the facts table, like this:SELECT DISTINCT Country FROM Customers
For demonstration purposes we are using sample tables which may not be available in SharePoint Online. - Review your data source view and click Finish:
- Add the missing table relationships and you're done!
Create cube
We have a data source view ready to be used by our cube. Let's create one!
- Start by right-clicking on Cubes and selecting New Cube... menu item:
- Select tables you will use for the measures:
- And then select the measures themselves:
- Don't stop and select the dimensions too:
- Move along and click Finish before the final steps:
- Review your cube before processing it:
- It's time for the grand finale! Hit Process... to create the cube:
- A splendid success!
Execute MDX query
The cube is created and processed. It's time to reap what we sow! Just execute an MDX query and get SharePoint Online data in your SSAS cube:
Advanced topics
Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver
You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.
Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
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Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
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Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders] @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>' AS SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver
ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.
If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.
Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
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Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
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And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.
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Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
SELECT "ShipCountry", "OrderID", "CustomerID", "EmployeeID", "OrderDate", "RequiredDate", "ShippedDate", "ShipVia", "Freight", "ShipName", "ShipAddress", "ShipCity", "ShipRegion", "ShipPostalCode" FROM "Orders" Where "ShipCountry"='USA'
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Actions supported by SharePoint Online Connector
SharePoint Online Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description |
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SharePoint Online Connector Examples for SSAS Connection
This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.
Select lists from Lists table [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM Lists
Select data from a named list [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM MyList
--WHERE Id = 1234
Insert data into a named list [Read more...]
INSERT INTO MyList(Name, Surname)
VALUES ('John', 'Doe') WITH (Output=1)
Insert multiple person IDs into a named list [Read more...]
INSERT INTO MyList(Title, ManyPersonsLookupId, "fields.ManyPersonsLookupId@odata\u002Etype")
VALUES ('John Doe', '[11,22,33]', 'Collection(Edm.Int32)')
WITH (Output=1)
--Considering "ManyPersons" is the name of the field in SharePoint List
Update data in a named list [Read more...]
UPDATE MyList
SET Name = 'Elizabeth', Surname = 'Johnson'
WHERE Id = '123'
Update multiple person IDs in a named list [Read more...]
UPDATE MyList
SET Title = 'Elizabeth Johnson',
ManyPersonsLookupId = '[11,22,33]',
"fields.ManyPersonsLookupId@odata\u002Etype" = 'Collection(Edm.Int32)'
WHERE Id = '123'
Delete item from a named list [Read more...]
DELETE FROM MyList WHERE Id=888
--OR--
DELETE FROM MyList WITH (ListItemId='123')
--ListItemId can be retrieved by selecting from named list table, e.g. 'MyList'.
Main site [Read more...]
Gets main SharePoint site details
SELECT * FROM get_main_site
List sites [Read more...]
Lists all available SharePoint sites
SELECT * FROM Sites
List drives [Read more...]
Lists all drives
SELECT * FROM Drives
Get drive [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_drive
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLQTMU726LE0eY5F2BBNi14-XXXXXXXXXXX-GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
List folders [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM list_folders
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
List files [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM list_files
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
List Excel files [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM list_excel_files
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
Get list fields [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_list_fields
WITH (ListId='2e1d58e4-eced-4d1c-9279-XXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
Get list items [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM get_list_items
WITH (ListId='14bdfd1d-1090-4cfe-adc1-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
Get list items (dynamic metadata) [Read more...]
Gets items of a specific list using dynamic metadata approach. Use this if other endpoint is showing null values for complex datatypes (e.g. Lookup, Location, Person)
SELECT * FROM get_list_items_dynamic
WITH (ListId='14bdfd1d-1090-4cfe-adc1-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
Create list item [Read more...]
INSERT INTO create_list_item(Title, OrderId)
VALUES ('My super title', 12345)
WITH (ListId='14bdfd1d-1090-4cfe-adc1-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,Output=1)
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
Update list item [Read more...]
UPDATE update_list_item
SET Title = 'My super title', OrderId = 12345
WITH (ListId='14bdfd1d-1090-4cfe-adc1-XXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,ListItemId='775'
,Output=1)
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
--ListItemId can be retrieved by selecting from 'get_list_items' endpoint.
Delete list item [Read more...]
DELETE FROM delete_list_item
WITH (ListId='14bdfd1d-1090-4cfe-adc1-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,ListItemId='775')
--You can get ListId by selecting from 'list_lists' endpoint.
--ListItemId can be retrieved by selecting from 'get_list_items' endpoint.
List Excel file worksheets [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM list_excel_worksheets
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,FileId='01SUOJPKECYDDVFZWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.
Read Excel Worksheet data - Auto Detect Range [Read more...]
Reads an Excel file without supplying Cell Address Range (It auto detects based on first and last cell)
SELECT * FROM get_excel_worksheet_autodetect
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXX'
,FileId='01SUOJPKECYDDVFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,SheetId='Sheet1' --Id or Name
,AutoDetectByValue='true'
,ArrayTransEnableCustomColumns='True' --set this to False if No header in first row
)
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.
--SheetId can be retrieved by downloading Excel file and discovering what sheets exist or by selecting from 'list_excel_worksheets' endpoint.
Read Excel Worksheet data for a specified Cell Address Range [Read more...]
Reads an Excel file from a specified Cell Range. To automatically read without cell range use other endpoint get_excel_worksheet_autodetect
SELECT * FROM get_excel_worksheet
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXX'
,FileId='01SUOJPKECYDDVFXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,SheetId='Sheet1' --Id or Name
,Range='A1:K10000'
,ArrayTransEnableCustomColumns='True' --set this to False if No header in first row
)
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.
--SheetId can be retrieved by downloading Excel file and discovering what sheets exist or by selecting from 'list_excel_worksheets' endpoint.
--Range should be set to Excel-type of range where data is located.
Upload a file to a SharePoint site [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM upload_file
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXX'
,DiskFilePath='C:\My files\Employees\List.xls'
,SharePointFilePath='Uploads/Employees/List.xls')
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
Download a file to a local disk from a SharePoint site [Read more...]
SELECT * FROM download_file_to_disk
WITH(
DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
, FileId='01SUOJPKDXTQL2XI2EIFDYZxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
, TargetFilePath='C:\temp\List.xlsx'
--, FileOverwriteMode='FailIfExists' //change default overwrite mode from AlwaysOverwrite to FailIfExists
)
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.
Read a file content as BASE64 (Binary to string) [Read more...]
Read file content as base64 string (Binary to Base64) and also save Base64 to disk to recreate file.
SELECT Data as BYTES_AS_BASE64_STRING, BASE64_TO_FILE('C:\My files\Employees\List.xls', Data) FILE_SAVED_TO_DISK_FROM_BASE64
FROM download_file
WITH (DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-XXXXXXXXXXXXX'
,FileId='01SUOJPKHXMPKD2UXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
--DriveId can be retrieved by selecting from 'Drives' table.
--FileId can be retrieved by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint.
Get full image path from Image type field [Read more...]
By default Image field in your List will show JSON document which contains many pieces of your Image field. To get full path of your Image file you can use JSON_VALUE function and extract multiple fields and concat together to get full path like below.
SELECT *,(JSON_VALUE(MyImageField,'$.serverUrl') || JSON_VALUE(MyImageField,'$.serverRelativeUrl')) as DevicePhotoUrl,
FROM "My SharePoint List Name"
List files in a folder path (Recursive) [Read more...]
Use list_files endpoint to list files recursively (list from child folder). However there are some limitations to list recursively, such as some new files may not appear right away or files not indexed wont show up.
SELECT * FROM list_files
WITH(
Filter='$.value[*]' --list both files and folders
--Filter='$.value[?(@.file.mimeType != null)]' --list only files
--Filter='$.value[?(@.folder.childCount != null)]' --list only folders
,DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-Sa5UzSpkaY9E'
--,SearchPath='/root:' --default
--,SearchPath='/root:/myfolder:' --folder path
,SearchPath='/root:/myfolder/subfolder:' --folder path nested
,OrderBy='lastModifiedDateTime desc'
)
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
List files in a folder Id (Non-Recursive) [Read more...]
This examplel shles under a specific FolderId (Available in Non-recursive mode only).
SELECT * FROM list_files
WITH(
Filter='$.value[*]' --list both files and folders
--Filter='$.value[?(@.file.mimeType != null)]' --list only files
--Filter='$.value[?(@.folder.childCount != null)]' --list only folders
,DriveId='b!GtLN726LE0eY5F2BBNi14wMKmwdpCDFMn1d71ra11GuQ4DORpHy-Sa5UzSpkaY9E'
,SearchType='children' --must use this type if you like to list items by FolderId
,SearchPath='/items/01SUOJPKBVT5ZC2KVSXJAYSTTMA4I3GMHX'
)
--You can get DriveId by selecting from 'Drives' table.
.
Conclusion
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