Configuring Entra for SharePoint Migrations with Mover
Introduction
Mover uses the SharePoint REST API for migrating files. To give Mover the permission to upload via the REST API, there is some configuration to be done in the Microsoft Entra Portal. Once this configuration has been done, certain values from the configuration will need to be inputted into Mover.
This document article outlines the configuration steps to be performed in the Entra Portal by IT administrators or other authorised personnel.
Steps for configuring Entra for SharePoint Migrations
Step 1: Sign in to Azure Portal Home - Microsoft Azure
Sign in to Azure Portal Home here: Home - Microsoft
Azure
Step 2: Open Microsoft Entra ID
From the left-hand navigation pane or home page, click Microsoft Entra ID.
Step 3: Access App registrations
Under the Manage section, select App registrations.
Step 4: Create a new registration
Select New registration at the top of the screen.
Step 5: Register an application
Fill in the application name to the Name field.
In the Supported account types select Single tenant only.
Add a Redirect URI, select Web from the drop-down menu and
add a website, it could be https://localhost
Step 6: Store necessary
information
Under the Overview section, store Application (client) ID and Directory (tenant) ID somewhere secure.
Click the Redirect URI link and
store the Redirect URI.
The Redirect URI, Application (client) ID and Directory (tenant) ID are all required to be input into Mover.
Step 7: Navigate to Certificates & Secrets
Under the Manage section, select Certificates
& secrets.
Step 8: Create a Client Secret
Under the Client secrets tab, click New client secret.
Add
a description and choose a when the token will expire. Then press the Add
button.
Once you have created the client secret copy the Value and store it somewhere secure.
The Client Secret Value is required to be input into Mover.
Step 9: Navigate to API permissions
Under Manage, click API permissions.
Step 10: Add permissions
Click Add a permission.Under Microsoft APIs, scroll down and find SharePoint, and click on it.
Click on Delegated permissions
Under AllSites select AllSites.FullControl
It is is possible to assign permissions for selected sites only, but not via the UI. This is because Microsoft has not built any UI flow for assigning site-level permissions.
Sites.Selected requires assigning site access via the Microsoft Graph API.
Info on how to do this can be found here:
Click Add permissions at the bottom of the page
You will need to grant access using the Grant admin consent button
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