Getting Started with Brightcove Video Connect for SharePoint

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Setting Up App Catalog

To install the Brightcove connector, the first step is to set up the App Catalog in SharePoint. Use the references below to complete this step.

• Manage the App Catalog in SharePoint 2013
• Manage the App Catalog in SharePoint 2016
• Manage the App Catalog in SharePoint 2019

Adding the Brightcove Video Connect App to the catalog

Once the App Catalog is setup, follow the steps listed below:

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Site Owners or Designers group for the App Catalog.
2. On the App Catalog Site, click the Apps for SharePoint list.
3. On the Apps for SharePoint page, click new item.
4. In the Choose a file box, click Browse, and then locate the folder that contains the BrightcoveConnectorApp file.
5. Select the App, and then click Open.
6. Click OK to upload the App.
7. In the Item details box, supply the Name, Title, Short Description, Icon URL, and other settings for the App. Be sure that the Enabled check box is selected so that users can see the App in their Sites. You can select the Featured check box to list the App in the Featured content view of the App Catalog.
8. Click Save.

Installing the Brightcove Video Connect App in a Site

Follow the steps listed below to install the Brightcove connector in a Site:

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Site Owners group.
2. To add the app, go to Site contents:

   

3. Click the New dropdown, and select App

   

4. In the My apps page, that appears, select the Brightcove Video Connector app and click Add:

   

5. In the Grant Permission dialog box, click "Trust it".

   

6. At this point, the BrightcoveConnector App for SharePoint is added and appears in Apps section of your Site Contents list. It is now available for use in the Site:

   

Configuring the Brightcove Video Connect App

Below are the configuration steps required after the app is added.

1. Click on the Brightcove Video Connector item in the Site Contents List:

   

2. A new page will open, and a message will appear indicating that no accounts are defined - this refers to Brightcove accounts to be used with Sharepoint:

   

3. Close the message.
4. In the Account Management settings that appear, click on Add New Account:

   

5. In the New Account settings, you will click on the various buttons to enter information about your Video Cloud account - if you don't have the information at hand, you can get it from Video Cloud Studio as indicated below:

   

   Getting information in Studio

   • Account Name and Account ID can be found on the Account Information page under Admin:

     

   • DefaultVideoPlayerID and DefaultPlaylistPlayerID can be found by going to Players module:

     

     The player ids can be seen under the names in the players list:

     

     If you need to create new players for your account, see:

     • Video Cloud Basics: Creating a Player
     • Video Cloud Basics: Creating a Playlist Player
   • If you have not already created your Client ID and Client Secret, go to API Authentication under Admin in Studio, and follow the instructions in Managing API Authentication Credentials:

     

     The minimum permissions you need for your client credentials are:

     

   • For the Author's Group and Viewer's Group, you can select from the dropdown of Sharepoint groups you have defined:

     

6. After you have entered all the necessary information, click Save Account.

Launching Brightcove Video Connect for SharePoint

To launch the application, the user can click on the BrightcoveConnector App within the Site Contents listing.

You will be brought to the Home Page of the Connector App.

The main navigation in the left column of the Connector is always present and allows the user to navigate all of the sections they have access to (see the section above regarding permissions). Below is a brief description of the purpose of each component of the Connector:

• Home - The landing page when first entering the Connector.
• Account Management - Provides the interface for entering the Brightcove Video Cloud account(s) information into SharePoint.
• Add Videos - Upload new videos into Video Cloud. A video object is also created in SharePoint (except for the actual video file).
• Manage Videos - Browse and edit existing videos as well as import videos from Video Cloud into SharePoint.
• Manage Playlists - Create new playlists as well as browse and manage existing playlists.
• Manage Experiences - Create and manage In-Page Experiences.

Account Management Page

The Account Management Page displays the current list of configured accounts, along with the assigned groups for Authors and Viewers.

1. Account Title - Accounts currently configured (or at least created).
2. AuthorsGroup - SharePoint group assigned "Author" rights for the account.
3. ViewersGroup - SharePoint group assigned "Viewer" rights for the account.
4. Add new account - Open the account creation screen to setup a new account.