Connect an existing document in Microsoft SharePoint

  • Versão de lançamento: Australia
  • Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
  • 1 min. de leitura
  • Connect a document that exists in your Microsoft SharePoint folder to a policy that you created. Use this existing document and enable redlining in the policy text instead of creating a document.

    Antes de Iniciar

    Role required: sn_compliance_ws.corporate_compliance_analyst; mp_document_user

    Procedimento

    1. Navigate to All > Policy and Compliance > Compliance Workspace.
    2. In the Compliance Workspace, select the List icon (Lists icon.).
    3. Navigate to Compliance library > My policies.
    4. Select a policy.
      The policy must be in Draft state, only then the policy owner can associate a document from Microsoft SharePoint to enable the policy text for the approvers, reviewers, and contributors to edit.
    5. Select the Policy text related list to view the contents of the policy.
      If you already have a document on Microsoft SharePoint with relevant policy content, which you want to associate with the policy, then you can associate that document to the policy.
    6. To connect a document that is in your Microsoft SharePoint folder.
      1. Log in to Microsoft SharePoint site.
      2. Navigate to the document that you want to connect to the policy.
      3. Select the Share list in the Home page and click the Copy link to page option.
    7. Navigate back to the Policy text related list of the policy record.
    8. Select the Enable document editing list and click the Connect existing document option.
    9. Paste the copied Microsoft SharePoint site URL in the Site URL field of the Connect existing Word document pop-up.
    10. Enter the details in the Folder path and Document name fields.
    11. Select Connect.
      A message appears stating that Microsoft Word editing is enabled. The policy record is connected to the document.
    12. Select Update.
      The Policy text field displays the text from the Microsoft SharePoint document in the ServiceNow policy record.