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Copper Contributor

Apr 24, 2023

Can Sharepoint do a client portal with a user outside MS 365?

The premise of this article is that Microsoft 365 does not have the stuff that comes with the expensive commerical lawyer case management products. I think MS 365 could work for me, but this article...

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standenman

Copper Contributor

Apr 25, 2023

Based upon the article you sent me to its looks like in sharepoint one can share files and folder with a non-MS user, but not the actual site. I want that the portal to provide actual functionality to the user - a dashboard where they can see the status of their case, view some pertinent videos and information. It sounds like sharepoint will not work for my purposes in creating a client portal. Is that right?

NicolasKheirallah

MVP

Apr 25, 2023

You can create a Power Pages dashboard where they can see the status of their case or even a public facing PowerBI report if they login with their associated account. But SharePoint won't work as a dashboard as it's not designed for that, it's designed as collaboration tool

https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-publish-to-web

standenman
Copper Contributor
Apr 25, 2023
Thanks Nicolas for your reply. The key phrase in your response for me is if they login with their associated account.". Again, these are consumer/clients who I have no expectation use microsoft 365.
- ganeshsanap
  MVP
  Apr 26, 2023
  standenman In Power Pages (formerly known as "Power Apps Portals"), you can use different identity providers for authentication.
  
  Check these documentations for more information:
  Overview of authentication in Power Pages
  Microsoft Power Pages documentation
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- NicolasKheirallah
  MVP
  Apr 25, 2023
  It doesn't have to be a Microsoft 365 account, it can be a random Gmail. You still need to authenticate in some way so they don't see someone elses information.