Mapping SharePoint folders in Logon Scripts

FastTrack can map SharePoint shared folders as drive letters without any user interaction. The users do not have to go through the SharePoint portal to change files.

You can also map OneDrive for Business as a drive mapping. Please refer to this page for information.

Mapping SharePoint

MAPPING OFFICE 365 ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS AND SHAREPOINT DRIVES

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Setting up a Logon Script

The first step is to set up a FastTrack Logon Script. This is a simple and quick wizard-based process, where you point to your netlogon folder and you can just click away until you have a fully working logon script, to replace your old one. One of the pages in the configuration is "Drive Mappings", where you map your shares. Click the "Add SharePoint" to add a SharePoint mapping:


Once you click the button, you will see a pop-up, where you must enter the url that you would use to access the SharePoint web page for the same folder and the drive letter it must map to.


Active Directory Federation Services

If you have correctly set up Single Sign-on (SSO) using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), the drive mappings will take place seamlessly. The user will not see anything and a few seconds after the Explorer starts, drives will appear.

Pass-Through Authentication

If you have set up Pass-Through Authentication (PTA), the behavior is the same as with AD FS, when combined with Seamless Single Sign-On. The drive will map seamlessly without any user interaction. This Microsoft page named "Azure AD Connect user sign-in options" is good page to get an overall understanding og Azure sign-in options.

User experience without ADFS or PTA

If you do not have ADFS or PTA set up, the user must logon on to Office 365. When the user logs on, the Office 365 logon screen will appear embedded in the FastTrack GUI. If the user clicks "Remember Me", the user will not be asked for credentials again. If the user clicks cancel, there are no drive mappings and the user will be asked again at next logon.


Windows 7 notice

The WebClient service is required to be started for OneDrive/SharePoint resources to be mapped as a drive letter. On Windows 10, the WebClient will start automatically. On Windows 7, it does not. To make the mapping work on Windows 7, you must set a group policy preference. Locate Computer Configuration > Preferences > Control Panel Settings > Services and add an entry, as shown below. The service "WebClient" must be set to start automatically.


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Rating: 5 out of 5

"Use this as a replacement for VBScript and PowerShell"

"It's easy to include attractive GUI elements in FastTrack scripts, beyond the basic dialog boxes and text input that VBScript offers ... Another powerful feature is the ability to distribute scripts as Windows Installer (.msi) or standard .exe files. Although interesting in its own right, this ability results in a much more intriguing capability: to repackage -- or wrap -- software installers as .msi files without using snapshots. If you've ever created an .msi installer file from before-and-after system snapshots, for use with a software distribution system such as Group Policy or SCCM, then you know how hit-and-miss the results can be."

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Rating: 8 out of 10

"Faster than the rest"

"We found the FastTrack syntax to be more transparent and easier to learn than Microsoft's PowerShell – the editor in particular provided good support in this regard. the Script Editor offers a large number of options from the command set through to simple output of graphical elements, which cannot be achieved at all with PowerShell or other solutions or only with a significantly greater level of effort."

"Anyone wanting to tackle the many hurdles in everyday admin and especially anyone for whom logon scripts and client automation is a priority will benefit from the variety of functions offered by FastTrack."

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