SharePoint Custom Activities Package

Hi Daniel,

We've used this package for a number of companies that used multi-factor but still allowed a connection to the SP API using the windows credentials (email and password). I suggest you try like that first and see if its the case.

If any means of authentication except 2 factor are disabled, then you can use this package https://forum.uipath.com/t/sharepoint-activities/160216/14?u=radu_bucur which will give you the WebLoging Authentication Method which will let the user input their credentials and perform a multi-factor authentication manually. This is required the first time the robot runs, subsequent runs dont need reauthentication. Probably this means that the robot needs to be reauthenticated to SharePoint every once in a while by a human, so this approach its best to be left to attended robots, still, it can also be used in unattended scenarios, if it is needed.

An update is coming shortly to this package that will give authentication more features. Stay Tuned!

Hi Ronak,

The official release will be here in around a month, yes that option will be included (choosing between securestring and string will be possible)

We have already shared a preliminary package with this feature on the forum: https://forum.uipath.com/t/sharepoint-activities/160216/14?u=radu_bucur

Feel free to use the one shared above until the main update is done here

Hey Tom,

It looks like a credentials problem. Make sure that the credentials used are correct, in case they are, it might be something that is caused by you Identy Provider (are you using the microsoft SSO or something different, etc) or some configurations specific to your environment.

The answer provided to Daniel Boettcher's question might contain some useful info, please check that out too.

Interesting idea, the next release is almost ready so I dont think I'll be able to squeeze in a custom activity that does this, but definitely I'll keep in mind and add it in the future

Thanks I will test this solution and implement it in the next release

Thanks for sharing!

Hi Tomasz, thanks a lot for letting me know, this is a problem with SharePoint interactions, but it is something that we have little control over.

I guess this could be avoided by using a different account for each volume intensive process. Additionally, I believe that using the Query Grouping feature can be used for batch updates so that we can mitigate this issue, but ultimately a process specific solution needs to be found and proper error handling needs to be implemented to reduce the impact of this issue.

Also, great detective work, this looks like an issue that is not really that easy to pinpoint, I really appreciate the effort and you sharing your findings.

This was discussed and solved in the following thread: https://forum.uipath.com/t/add-an-new-item-in-a-sharepoint-list-with-attachments/163467/5

Hi Liam, it would help if you would shre with us the code you are using and the CAML query.

I would suggest opening a thread on the forum so that we can discuss the issue

Hi Liam, thanks for the question, please try to share the code/CAML query with us on the forum, so that we can better try to diagnose the issue.

Regarding the error, I worked a bit with SharePoint, but I never encountered it, I will do a bit of research when I get some time, but I'd suggest we continue on the forum. Thanks!

Hi Arabinda, have you tried to switch the SharePoint scope to the "Online" authentication mode, also? That should fix the issue. If the problem persists, it could also be caused by your Identity Provider (do you have a custom one, or the standard Microsoft SSO), in that case, your IT might be of help

The package will work on 2018.2.3 there should be no issues Carmen.

In the unlikely event that you have some version specific issues, let us know on the forum and I'll do my best to help