Activating Microsoft SharePoint Backup

This section details the process of creating new backup accounts for Microsoft SharePoint.

Perform the following procedure to create a backup account for Microsoft SharePoint:

1. Sign in to your CloudAlly account or click on the Backups menu item in the Navigation Panel if you are already signed in
2. Click on + Add Backup Task on the Backups page.
   
   

   The Activate A New Backup page is displayed:
   
   

3. Click on the Microsoft SharePoint option. The Microsoft SharePoint Backup Task Settings screen appears:
   
4. Fill-in the name of the backup task. This name is used in the notifications and reports, and it can be changed later.
5. Fill in the URL of the root SharePoint domain in the field SharePoint URL.
   Example: yourdomain.sharepoint.com

   Note: CloudAlly will automatically assign admin permission to SharePoint sites when using a SharePoint Admin account.

6. Choose the authorization type: Use OAuth based authorization, or Use credential-based authorization.
   • The OAuth based authorization is the preferred type and is selected by default. If you choose Use OAuth based authorization, you do not need to fill in your Microsoft account credentials anywhere in our application – all operations are done using the secure access token granted during this step. Click the Authenticate button to start the process of granting the access token. You will be redirected to the SharePoint Online sign-in page. Enter the credentials to sign in to your Microsoft account.
   • We don’t recommend using Use credential-based authorization option as Microsoft will be deprecating its usage in the second half of 2020.
7. You will be redirected to the Backup Task page, where you can adjust the settings of the backup.

   Note:  If you use multi-factor authentication with Microsoft 365, you will need to use OAuth based authorization (requires a Global Admin account).

   You will be redirected to the Backup Task page, where you can adjust the settings of the backup.