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SharePoint RAG

Create a Microsoft Entra application dedicated to SharePoint access for RAG purposes (augmented search across your documents).

Updated June 5, 20261 min read

Objective

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Microsoft Entra admin center > Entra ID > Overview

    1. Copy the tenant ID
  2. Navigate to Entra ID > App registrations

  3. Click + New registration

    1. Name: RAG SharePoint
    2. Select Accounts in this organizational directory only
    3. Click Register
  4. Navigate to App registrations > Manage > Overview

    1. Copy the application (client) ID
  5. Navigate to App registrations > Manage > API permissions

    1. Click + Add a permission

      1. Microsoft Graph
      2. Application permissions
      3. Files > Files.Read.All
      4. Sites > Sites.Read.All (or Sites.Selected)
    2. Click Grant admin consent

  6. Navigate to App registrations > Manage > Certificates & secrets

    1. Select the Client secrets tab
    2. Click + New client secret
    3. Description: RAG SharePoint Secret "current year"
    4. Expires: 730 days
    5. Copy the secret value
  1. Send the following information to the technician:
    • Tenant ID
    • Application (client) ID
    • Secret value

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