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title: SharePoint Troubleshooting - Linking SmartDraw and SharePoint
description: What to do when SharePoint fails to link permissions for SmartDraw even after admin approval.
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# SharePoint Troubleshooting - Linking SmartDraw and SharePoint
In certain instances, SharePoint will fail to properly link permissions for SmartDraw even after admin approval. If you have linked OneDrive successfully, but receive the following error when linking SharePoint, this article outlines a solution.
### Solution
Follow these steps to manually re-approve the SharePoint integration in your Azure AD.
- From the Azure AD portal, click on **Enterprise Applications.**
- Search for SmartDraw in the list of installed apps and click on **SmartDraw Cloud SharePoint Integration.**
- Click on **Permissions** in the left panel.
- Click on the blue **Grant Consent** button under **Permissions**.
- Follow the prompts to approve the enterprise application presented by Microsoft.
Once approved, follow these steps to link SmartDraw to SharePoint again.
- Proceed to [https://app.smartdraw.com](https://app.smartdraw.com).
- Click **Add Service,** and select **SharePoint**.
- If you see a green check mark, the services are linked successfully.
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