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  1. BlackBerry Docs
  2. BlackBerry Work 2.17
  3. Configuring Office 365 Modern Authentication for BlackBerry Dynamics Apps
  4. Enable modern authentication for the Docs service in BEMS
  5. Enable modern authentication for the SharePoint storage service

Enable modern authentication for the 
SharePoint
 storage service

You can also enable modern authentication for the 
SharePoint
 storage service when you have 
Microsoft SharePoint
 configured in your environment. 
If you enable modern authentication, configured the 
Azure
 registration in the 
Docs > Settings
 screen. For more information, see Configure the Docs security settings.
  1. In the 
    BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server Dashboard
    , under 
    BlackBerry Services Configuration
    , click 
    Docs
    . 
  2. Click 
    Storages
    . 
  3. Click the storage name 
    SharePoint Online
    .
  4. If this is a new installation, the following settings are selected by default:
    • Authentication Provider
       drop-down list: 
      Modern
    • Use Azure registration from Settings
       check box is selected. 
      SharePoint
       uses the 
      Azure
       registration settings that are specified in the 
      Docs > Settings
       screen. For more information, see Configure the Docs security settings. 
  5. If you upgraded from 
    BEMS
     2.10 or earlier and modern authentication was configured, no additional actions are required. Optionally, select the 
    Use Azure registration from Settings
     check box for 
    SharePoint
     to use the 
    Azure
     registration settings that are specified in the 
    Docs > Settings
     screen. For more information, see Configure the Docs security settings.
  6. To make the storage available on user devices, select the select the 
    Enable Storage
     checkbox.
    It may take up to an hour or a restart of the apps for storage changes to take effect on users' devices. It may take up to five minutes for the changes to take effect on the server. Enabling and disabling storage providers on this page affects what storage resources are visible at any given time for users, but it has no such impact on the server. If this option is not selected, users can't access the fileshare and receive the following error message on the device: 
    Data sources could not be retrieved. Unable to connect to the server
    .
Add repositories in the storage added. For instructions, see Managing Repositories