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I wish to display this list in another SharePoint collection eg dept2.site.com Dept2 should only be able to view the data and not edit it. Dept2 should only be linking to the data in dept so there is only one copy of the data. Is this possible? Check this link its already discussed on this site.
I used this tutorial. He mentions “Please note: If your lists are on another site collection you will have to use the Connect to another library… link” and he includes a screenshot. Aonther way to go is to roll your own field type and make it similar to a lookup field but instead make it go fetch data from a list in a different sitecollection.
How to read data from another site collection?
Step 1. Open Connection Manager Step 2. Create new connection I want to connect with FAQ SharePoint list stored in an external site collection. getbytitle (‘LIST_NAME’): will point to the exact list. In our example, it will reference FAQ list $select=Title,Answer: Will tell the query to return these two columns only.
Where is the list hosted in SharePoint hub?
The List is hosted on our main IT SharePoint site/hub. I was trying to use a page viewer web part to avoid duplicating efforts whenever the list needs to be updated. Unfortunately our awesome SPO Admin explained that he can’t turn on “SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure” on Communication sites.
How can I show announcements from a different site collection?
The DataView Web Part can help you in implementing this. How can I show announcements from a different site collection? With SharePoint 2013, the best way to do this by far is with the Search web parts.
Is it possible to only view data in dept2?
Dept2 should only be able to view the data and not edit it. Dept2 should only be linking to the data in dept so there is only one copy of the data. Is this possible? Check this link its already discussed on this site. The DataView Web Part can help you in implementing this.