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Rashid Mohammed's avatar
Rashid Mohammed
Brass Contributor
Aug 05, 2016

SharePoint List sync with SQL Server Database

Is it possible to establish a sync with a SQL Table and SharePoint list without using third party tool? 

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  • PaulJebastin's avatar
    PaulJebastin
    Copper Contributor
    Use Microsoft Flow To Read Data From SQL And Write To SharePoint List - https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/microsoft-flow-to-read-data-from-sql-and-write-to-sharepoint-list
    • MrNoCode's avatar
      MrNoCode
      Brass Contributor
      Hi Rashid,

      You can do it elegantly with the free tool Fusion from NoCodeSolution.com

  • Frank Daske's avatar
    Frank Daske
    Iron Contributor

    A real sync (two-way) including conflict management, authentications, logging, notifications etc. isn't easy to setup in a few minutes. Try 3rd party products = to start quickly with SQL (any vendor supported) and SharePoint (any version or plan).

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Thanks, Frank

     

     

    • Rashid Mohammed's avatar
      Rashid Mohammed
      Brass Contributor
      I was looking something which can be done within SPO without any external app
      • Richard Bourke's avatar
        Richard Bourke
        Iron Contributor

        Have you looked to see if BCS would do what you need? Its for surfacing database content in SharePoint lists. Its more complicated in SharePoint online, particularly if your database is on premise, but there are a lot of great resources out there with guidance on setting up an external content type etc. This link can get you started: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/hh418045%28v=office.14%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

        Another possible approach, if you could publish restful service in front of your database, it would be possible to do something with JSLink to grab the choice data for the column.

  • You could use Power Bi for this. but you need more info what you want to establish.

     

    KR

     

    Paul

    • Rashid Mohammed's avatar
      Rashid Mohammed
      Brass Contributor

      I would like to have a Choice column with options beeing pulled from a sql table. I was thinking of making the a lookup column where the lookup list will be in sync with sql database.

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