The document discusses how to integrate Mule ESB with Microsoft SharePoint using the Microsoft SharePoint connector in Mule. It provides an overview of SharePoint and describes the supported SharePoint versions and authentication methods. It also outlines the prerequisites, installation steps, and provides an example Mule flow to query a SharePoint list and return the results in JSON format.

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Integration with Microsoft SharePoint using Mule ESB

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Overview
Microsoft SharePoint is a web application platform for content and document management,
intranet portals, collaboration, extranets, websites, and enterprise search.
The Microsoft SharePoint connector for Anypoint platform enables integration with SharePoint
2013 through its REST API.
Supported operations:
• Lists and List Items API: Create, delete, retrieve, and update lists and list items.
• Files and Folders API:
– Files: Add, retrieve content, retrieve metadata, delete, check out, undo check out, check
in, publish, unpublish, approve, deny, recycle, and copy files.
– Folders: Create, delete, and retrieve folders.
Supported Microsoft SharePoint versions:
• Microsoft SharePoint 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Online
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Authentication
• The Microsoft SharePoint connector supports different authentication schemes based on
which
Microsoft SharePoint that you access:
• Supported Microsoft SharePoint authentication on-premise:
– NTLM
– Claims-based authentication
• Supported Microsoft SharePoint authentication online:
– Claims-based authentication
• Unsupported authentication: Kerberos
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Prerequisites
• Username and password for users granted access to SharePoint
• Organization Service URL - usually in the
format:https://SharePoint.mycompany.com/MyOrganization/Services/2011/Organization.svc
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Installation
To install:
• In Anypoint Studio, click Help > Install New Software.
• In the Work with drop down, click Anypoint Connectors Update Site.
• Expand Standard and click Microsoft SharePoint Connector.
• Click the checkbox on the left for the SharePoint connector you want to install, and click Next.
• Review the details of the item you selected, and click Next.
• Select I accept the terms of the license agreements and then click Finish.
• Click Restart Now to complete the installation.
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Mule Connector
Step 1: Create a New Mule Project
• To configure:
• In Anypoint Studio, click File > New > Mule Project.
• Specify a Project Name and click Finish.
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Mule MS SharePoint Connector
Step 2: Configure the Global Element
• To configure:
• In Anypoint Studio, click File > New > Mule Project.
• Specify a Project Name and click Finish.
• Click the Global Elements tab.
• Click Create.
• In the Search text box, type sharepont.
• Click Microsoft SharePoint and click OK.
• Choose the Global Type to configure:
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Mule MS SharePoint Connector
Step 3: Configure the Global Element
Fill in the Username, Password,
and Site URL.
• For authentication:
– To connect to SharePoint
Online, leave NTLM and
Claims inputs empty. Just
specify
a Username, Password,
and Site URL.
• Click Test Connection to ensure the
connection works correctly:
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Mule flow
• From Anypoint Studio, click File > New > Mule Project.
• Specify a Project Name and click Finish.
• In the Search box, type http and drag an HTTP Endpoint from the Connectors section to the
canvas.
• In the Search box, type sharepoint and drag a Microsoft SharePoint connector instance next
to the HTTP Endpoint connector.
• In the Search box, type json and drag an Object to JSON transformer next to the Microsoft
SharePoint connector.
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Mule flow (Cont ..)
• Double-click the HTTP Endpoint. Make sure Host is set to localhost and Port is set to 8081.
Set the Path to query. Click OK.
• Double-click the Microsoft SharePoint connector and click the green plus symbol.
• Update the following configuration values:
– From the Connector Configuration list, click the Microsoft SharePoint configuration that
was previously created.
– From the Operation list, click List query.
Note: The List query option only appears in the Operation list after you have successfully
connected to a SharePoint instance.
– From the Language list, click DataSense Query Language.
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Mule flow (Cont ..)
Click Query Builder:
- From the list of Types, click Documents.
- From the list of Fields, click ID, and Title.
- From Order By, click Title.
- From Direction, click DESCENDING
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Running Mule Project
• In Package Explorer, right click on sharepoint2013-demo and select Run
As > Mule Application.
• Check the console to see when the application starts. You should see the following message
if no errors occurred:
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+ Started app 'sharepoint2013-demo' +
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• Open an Internet browser and visit http://localhost:8081/query
• The list of documents are ordered by descending title and returns in JSON format (results
vary according to your SharePoint 2013 instance).
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Running Mule Project (Cont…)
• Open an Internet browser and visit http://localhost:8081/query
• The list of documents are ordered by descending title and returns in JSON format (results
vary according to your SharePoint 2013 instance).
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