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Enable modern authentication for
Microsoft SharePoint Online

You can also enable modern authentication for
Microsoft SharePoint Online
when you have
Microsoft SharePoint
configured in your environment.
If you enable modern authentication, configured the
Entra
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:
  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
    Entra
    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 more information, see Managing Repositories.