Sharepoint tool authentication

Question

Hi,

I have multiple sharepoint tools in my workflow which work correctly and usually run without issue.

When another member of my team accesses and amends the workflow, next time I go into it I am no longer authenticated.  Which kind of makes sense to me, the problem is that I have to re-authenticate to each sharepoint tool individually.

Is there anyway in designer that I can authenticate all at the same time?

Many thanks

squelchie · Answer

Thanks for all your suggestions, it sounds quite technical so I'm going to leave this until the new year!  happy holidays all.

gautiergodard · Answer

Hey @squelchie

To add to @Felipe_Ribeir0 's post, here is a good video that can walk you through the steps you may need to take to get the secret key and client id information if you are not familiar: How To Test SharePoint Online REST API Using Postman - YouTube

As an alternative, you can also try a system user account to avoid having to leverage user credentials in your workflows. Once the account is created and linked in your organization's active directory, you will be able to permission it through SharePoint, and subsequently use it to authenticate in the SharePoint tools.

Hope this helps!

Felipe_Ribeir0 · Answer

Hi @squelchie

One thing that is worth trying and possible would solve this issue is to create a Client ID/Secret Key for your sharepoint site (if you have a sharepoint administrator he can help you with that). This method does not rely on specific users authentication.