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SharePoint List - save as Template
There might be a simple answer to this, but some time ago, I created a Classic Site specifically to copy lists to and then save as templates. I needed to do another set recently and found this option is now gone. I can still add Apps from previous templates, but nothing to allow me to save new templates.
Is there a simple solution to this or is this something else from the Classic days that is now disabled ?
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WarrenBelz Templates are gone, the way we know it, but it has been replaced with the feature "From existing list", when creating a new list.
I have created a SharePoint site for templates where I maintain lists, that the organization are then able to use by choosing "From existing list". It's great that I can now just maintain the lists directly on a site, without having to publish it. The downside, however, is that I can't "check out" a list, when doing changes. So I remove access to the lists, if I need to do bigger improvements (so they don't create a list on something half done).
- Thanks Hanne,
My issue is being able to migrate the lists to another tenant. The Power Apps Solution is easy enough, but previously I could also import the templates in the other tenant, then create lists from them. "From existing list" has always been there to my knowledge and is what I use within the same tenant. I assume MS have disabled this never to be seen again ?WarrenBelz Oh. Just re-read your post! You can do this, although it's not as easy as it used to be. Hopefully they will make this available through the UI at some point, because for now you need to use PowerShell. Don't know how familiar you are with Site Scripts, but it is possible to export lists as Site Scripts:
1. Extract existing list as a Site Script (json)
2. Create a Site Script on the new tenant with the contents from the above json
3. Create a new List Design, referencing the Site Script you just created
Found this post for a step by step guide.
