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Jamsie
Aug 06, 2021Copper Contributor
Use project data in Project SharePoint Site Lists
Hi, I'm building a site template for use with Project Online. I would like to set up a list of meetings based on a custom content type "Change Meeting" with the following columns: 1. Meeti...
- Aug 06, 2021
Hello Jamsie ,
There is no out of the box option for point 3, you might be able to use the BCS in SharePoint Online to build a solution that queries the Project Online APIs to get the Project Names:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-business-connectivity-service-applications
Paul
Jamsie
Aug 06, 2021Copper Contributor
Thanks for the advice. This is a new are for so I'll study the docs. I guess my other option is to infer the name on the reporting side using some manual tie up.
Cheers,
James.
Paul_Mather
Aug 06, 2021MVP
Hello Jamsie ,
If that is the reason to do it for reporting, then yes, you can grab the Project GUID from the SharePoint web property bag and use that GUID to join the data to the Project data and get the Project Name that way in your reports.
Paul