SharePoint connection in "Foundry IQ" missing URL field in New AI Foundry

Hello Farshid Shafiabady,

Thank you for reaching out on the Microsoft Q&A.

It looks like when you try to create a SharePoint (Remote) knowledge source in Foundry IQ (New AI Foundry), the UI doesn’t show a field to enter the SharePoint URL. That can definitely be confusing when you’re expecting to connect to a specific site.

Here’s some context and troubleshooting that should help:

1. Expected Behavior vs New UI:

In the older/“classic” Foundry experience, the SharePoint connector explicitly asked you to enter the site URL (for example https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/teams/<site>). Microsoft Learn with the New AI Foundry / Foundry IQ UI, some fields including the SharePoint URL may be moved, auto-filled, or hidden, depending on the current preview interface.

This means the URL field might not appear where older documentation shows it.

2. What to Try in the New UI:

Here are a few things you can check:

Look for alternate steps or panels The URL input may be in another section of the form (like an “Advanced settings” drawer) or appear after you select the SharePoint type of connection.

Check if URL is inferred from your environment In some preview experiences, the system may try to discover or auto-populate the URL based on your organization context, which means the explicit input field won’t show up.

If you don’t see anything, try clicking around on:

• Other tabs/sections in the wizard
• The knowledge source settings after creation to see if URL appears there

3. Verify Elsewhere in the Portal:

Sometimes the connection properties show up after the resource is created (in the list of connections), where you can edit them. If you don’t see the URL field in creation, check the connection details page it may provide a spot to enter or adjust the URL later.

4. Preview UX & Ongoing Improvements:

The new Foundry IQ interface is still evolving. Some fields and workflows from classic documentation (including SharePoint URL entry) may temporarily be absent or relocated in the UI.

5. Next Steps / Workarounds

If you must connect right now and the UI doesn’t show the URL field:

• Try using the classic SharePoint connection experience (if available)
• Look for an option like “Indexed SharePoint” or “Search-powered SharePoint source” if Foundry IQ supports it
• As a workaround, create the connection with defaults and then edit the underlying JSON/config via API sometimes hidden fields appear there

Please let me know if there are any remaining questions or additional details, I can help with, I’ll be glad to provide further clarification or guidance.

Thankyou!

Hi Anshika,
I wonder why don't you check for yourself if these options are available or not before responding to me?
Well, actually non of them is available in the new Foundry. In my screenshot you can already see what is there under "Advanced settings" drawer, and rest of the instructions are unfortunately not relevant.
How can Microsoft roll out products so immature like this? It's specially so strange because the SharePoint connector is available in many other environments, but under the Foundry IQ it's just impossible to use.