How to find the data available from the SharePoint App Connector

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This article explains how to find the data accessible from SharePoint when using the SharePoint App Connector so it can be used in smart templates through the binding syntax.

Prerequisites

How to find the data available from the SharePoint App Connector

1. In SharePoint go to the page where the Create Document button is shown:
   
   
   
   
2. Click Create Document
   The Composer opens
3. Press F12 to open the Developer Tools of the (Composer) browser and select the Network tab.
4. In the Composer select any template and click Next
5. In the lower right corner click Other actions
6. Now in the 'Name' task pane on the Network tab in the Developer Tools click create
7. In the right task pane select the Headers tab and scroll down to the section named 'Request Payload'
8. Expand externalContent
9. Expand List,Site andWeb. The result looks like this:
   
   
   
   
10. The (purple) fields can now be used in bindings in a template using a HostSystem binding.
    For example {{HostSystem.List.Title}} will show the value ‘Documents’ in the document,  {{HostSystem.Site.GeoLocation}} will show 'EUR' and {{HostSystem.Web.Title}} will show 'My Team Site'.

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