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Can I get Stream videos returned in my SharePoint search?
Well it's April 2019 and still no update on integrating video searching in SharePoint. Like most of you, we want to allow our users to find any and all content (i.e., documents, lists, videos, pictures) all from within SharePoint. Seems like a no brainer. Right?
I tried to find a short term solution by using the Stream webpart in a modern site. While this allowed the displaying of certain videos by Stream channel, it didn't resolve the searching from SharePoint. Strike 1.
I then decided to use "links" from within a modern document library. This would keep my videos and documents in one library. The link could then point to an external URL and I could use other tags to enhance the search experience. Unfortunately SharePoint modern document library web parts cannot open an external URL, even Stream. Strike 2.
I then went the list route and created a video library list with links to the Stream videos. While its not in the same library as the documents and doesn't support folders, I will probably be able to get by using some tag/category fields. 1/2 Strike......
I hope 2019 brings a number of improvements to the modern sites, searching, web parts, etc!