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Connect to MySQL The Server and Port properties must be set to a MySQL server. You can configure the API Server for compatibility with SharePoint by clicking Settings -> Server and then selecting OData 3.0 in the Default OData Version menu.
Procedure
- Log in to the system that hosts your Microsoft SharePoint SQL database.
- From the Start menu, select Run.
- Type the following command:
- Click OK.
- Log in to your Microsoft SharePoint database.
- Click Connect.
- From the Object Explorer for your SharePoint database, click Databases > WSS_Logging > Views.
How to access SharePoint data from SQL on premise?
Open the SharePoint list in Access To open the list with Access, open the LIST tab and select Open with Access. In the window that opens, select the radio button for Link to data on the SharePoint Site and click OK. Now list will open in Access.
How to connect Microsoft SQL Server to SharePoint?
Benefits of Microsoft SQL Server Integration in SharePoint Very easy to setup in a few minutes: Create a SharePoint list, click “Connect to external data source” in the list settings, select the data provider, enter connection settings and data query as shown below.
Microsoft SQL Server database data can be integrated codeless with native SharePoint lists using the Layer2 Business Data List Connector. Please take a look here for more supported systems and applications. In case you are looking for Online data integration, you will find the right tool here.
This was easy to use, as it only required creating a connection from the SharePoint Business Data Connectivity Service to the local SQL server. However, as organizations who have used this feature begin to migrate to Office 365 they are left with the dilemma of whether they need to seek alternatives or abandon this functionality all together.