# Global List - Sharepoint List Bind

**URL:** <https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 27, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969 "2018-02-27T04:49:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Craig](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/Craig)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969/1 "2018-02-27T04:49:27Z")

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Is there an example/instruction on how one might be able to connect to a Sharepoint list using the Global List? In an earlier versions doco (think version 5) there was reference to a Sharepoint list tab/option i can remember seeing in the Global List. Cant see anything like this with version 7.8.

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**Author:** ![JCapella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JCapella](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/JCapella)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969/2 "2018-02-28T12:33:30Z")

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Hi Craig,

I don’t know if there is a way to bind a Sharepoint list directly to a Global List. We have a script that saves the Sharepoint list to a database table. Then we set up the global list with a SQL Databind. The list isn’t updated very often so we run an update script once weekly.

I’d be interested to know if there’s a way to connect to a Sharepoint list directly. We’re currently running v 6.1 but will be updating to v 7.8 soon.

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**Author:** ![Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Craig](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/Craig)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969/3 "2018-02-28T13:42:59Z")

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Hi Joanne, thanks for the reply. I can see how your suggestion above would work and may have to go down this route. The issue I will have is the workflow form contains drop down lists and the data in them dynamically changes frequently. I have now found that the data tab option for the drop down list does have reference to SharePoint, but it is greyed out for me and not an accessible option. I really need to be able to reference the SharePoint lists in real-time.

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**Author:** ![pnicoll](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/pnicoll/32/454_2.png) [@pnicoll](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/pnicoll)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/global-list-sharepoint-list-bind/969/4 "2018-03-01T15:09:04Z")

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Hi Craig,

WorkflowGen no longer includes built-in support for SharePoint. The solution would be to retrieve the SharePoint list in the code-behind of the web form (the page load event, for example) then bind it to the specific control. This would require some programming knowledge in ASP.NET development, though.