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Share Point List Copy not maintaining Createdby
When copying a share point list from one to another, the original createdby is being replaced with my name. How can the original createdby be preserved on the new list it is copied to? Thank you!
- You are talking about migrating a list to another site which means you need a migration tool to that if you want to keep the proper metadata for the list.
Using a second "created by " column is only going to create headaches as you move forward. How will it be maintained? How will users know which "created by" column to use?
I would do it right the first time and use a migration tool. If you don't have one, your IT department will.
Rachel_Davis Not sure I entirely agree. Users can't do anything with the Created By column so don't need to decide which to use, and they possibly don't need to interact with the OriginalCreatedBy column. I work in the IT department of a company of 65,000 staff and we don't have a migration tool other than Microsoft's own (which doesn't maintain the created/created by info). But if you do want to look at a tool with a good reputation dmhco then ShareGate seems to be very good.
Rob
Los Gallardos
Thank you for the insightful responses. After reviewing options, decided to go with ShareGate approach as that best fit the needs of our specific scenario.