Using SharePoint List Widgets

You can add a SharePoint List widget to a place (group, space, or project) that has been socialized with a SharePoint site. Only place administrators have the ability to customize and add widgets to their places. For more on socializing places see Configuring Jive Socialization for a Site.

The SharePoint List widget is designed to surface SharePoint list content (including Edit item action) availability within Jive. SharePoint lists represent core functionality within SharePoint to structure, store, and make collaborative content available to users. SharePoint layers on the concept of views (shared or specific to a user) to further refine how list content is presented. The SharePoint list widget takes advantage of the power of SharePoint lists and views and allows a Jive user to view and interact with the list content.

Note: In viewing SharePoint images within a list widget, you might be prompted for your name and password, or see a broken image icon. To prevent this consider choosing a view from the list that does not show an image field.

Adding a SharePoint Widget

To add the SharePoint widget to a place:

Navigate to the group, space, or site.
Click Manage > Overview page .
When the widget layout canvas opens, select Other, and then select the SharePoint widget.
Drag the Drag to Add button to where the widget should show up.
Click Publish Layout when you're done.

Configuring the List Widget

To configure the SharePoint List widget, click the down-arrow in the top right corner to open the edit view as seen in the following image.

The configuration for the SharePoint List widget requires several pieces of information to find and surface a SharePoint list (and optional "custom" view).

Custom Title (Optional): Type the value to display above the SharePoint List widget.
Site Name: Keep this blank for a list in the site associated directly with this Jive place. Enter the name of a sub-site if the list is located in a sub-site to the associated SharePoint site.
List Name: Type name of the list in SharePoint for the socialized site.
Note: The List Name field is case sensitive. Please ensure the value you provide matches SharePoint.
View Name (Optional): If left blank, the default view from SharePoint will be used; If specified, the SharePoint List widget will attempt to find and use the view name.
Note: If you leave the View Name blank and notice the list shows in Jive with unwanted fields, please review (or create) the available views in SharePoint to refine what is displayed in Jive.

When you click Save Properties and publish the layout, the SharePoint List widget should display on the space Overview pages as shown in the following image.