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Anonymous
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Edit Credentials

Is there a secret to getting "edit credentials" to show up?    It seems I can never do it easily and then it sometimes just magically appears.    I have successfully connected desktop to a SharePoint list.    Now I want to schedule a refresh on that SharePoint list. 

 

 - We do not have any on-premises data and we do not use Gateway connections. 

 - I have several other SharePoint lists that I connect to directly - so have got this working before.   

 

I can successfully set it up and connect to the data with the desktop.   So I know I am connecting correctly...and I can enter data in the SharePoint list and refresh my desktop file with no issue.  

 

But I cannot get the Data Source Connection to not be greyed out.     Any tips or suggestions?  

 

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v-yingjl
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Hi @Anonymous ,

If you've fixed the issue on your own please kindly share your solution. If the above posts help, please kindly mark it as a solution to help others find it more quickly. Thanks!


Best Regards,
Yingjie Li

v-yingjl
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Hi @Anonymous ,

Sorry for replying late. If you connect to Sharepoint list instead of Sharepoint online list, you need to configure a gateway for it if you want to refresh it. Sharepoint online list is a cloud service that needs not a gateway so that it can be refreshed directly.

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Best Regards,
Yingjie Li

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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