Sharepoint Online Streaming Configuration

This guide walks you through enabling real-time data streaming for a Sharepoint Online connection and how to monitor live streaming events within the Getvisibility platform.

Configuring permissions for an Azure App

• Login to Azure Portal

• If there are multiple tenants to choose from, use the Settings icon in the top menu to switch to the tenant in which needs to be registered to the application from the Directories + subscriptions menu

  
• Browse to App Registration and select your application that was created for the scanning

• Navigate to Manage -> API permissions on the left menu, and Add a permission

  
• Select Microsoft APIs -> Office 365 Management API

• Select Application permission

• Select ActivityFeed.Read permission

• Permissions required

  • All the scanning permissions(https://docs.getvisibility.com/scan-with-getvisibility/configure-data-sources/onedrive)

  • Office 365 Management API ⇒ Application Permissions ⇒ ActivityFeed.Read

• Once all the required permission is added, click "Grant admin consent"

Enabling Auditing

• Sign into the Microsoft Purview portal using Microsoft Edge browser

• Select the Audit solution card. If the Audit solution card isn't displayed, select View all solutions and then select Audit from the Core section

• If auditing isn't turned on for your organization, a banner is displayed prompting you start recording user and admin activity. Select the Start recording user and admin activity banner.

• In certain cases, recoding cannot be enabled immediately and requires additional configuration. If this applies, users will be prompted to enable the customization setting. Select OK, and a new banner will appear, informing you that the process may take 24 to 48 hours to complete. After this waiting period, repeat the previous step to proceed with enabling recoding.

Steps to Enable Data Streaming for Sharepoint Online

1. Create a New Scan Configuration

1. From the Data Sources page, select Sharepoint Online from the list of available data sources. In the Scan Configurations list create New Configuration

   
2. Make sure the connection has a Name, Credentials are set. Then select the Path icon.

   

2. Pick a Folder for Real-Time Events

1. Click on the Folder icon in the Path field to select the folder you want to monitor for real-time events.

   • Magnifying glass icon: Folders with this icon next to them indicate that real-time events can be subscribed to from this directory.

   

   
2. After selecting the folder, click Save & Close to finalize the changes.

   
3. Clock icon: When data streaming is being activated, the clock icon will appear, indicating that the subscription is being processed. Once the subscription is activated, this icon will change to a green magnifying glass.

4. After enabling Data Streaming, the system will automatically handle the subscription to Sharepoint Online’s real-time events. There is no need to manually configure Webhooks.

Monitoring Real-Time Events

After the subscription is activated (green magnifying glass icon), real-time events will start flowing into the platform, and you will be able to monitor them from various sections of Getvisibility.

Viewing Events in the Live Events Section

1. Navigate to the Live Events section under Administration to view a detailed audit log of all streaming events.

   
2. In this section, you can filter and view event details