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Pavel2235
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Sep 12, 2023

List items don't copy when I use PnP Provisioning Engine

Hi! I've a PowerShell script to get template from TestSite2 and invoke this template on TestSite3.  I use config.json to get only list "testlist" template from TestSite2. { "$schema":"https://a...
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  • SvenSieverding's avatar
    SvenSieverding
    Sep 14, 2023

    Hi Pavel2235 ,

    I recently had issues like that.
    It seems like this: If you export list elements using the config file, then ALL properties of all fields are exported as datavalues... in order to import these items I had to remove the datavalues for "ContentType" and other internal columns. Then  an import worked.

    Btw: If you export a site template like this

     

    Get-PnPSiteTemplate list.xml -Handlers Lists -ListsToExtract "MyList"
Add-PnPDataRowsToSiteTemplate -Path .\list.xml -List "MyList"

     

    then you don't get datavalue elements for internal columns (But that does not work well for files and attachmetns)

    Best Regards,
    Sven

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Pavel2235
Brass Contributor

ganeshsanap 
Yes, I see DataRows like this

<pnp:DataRows UpdateBehavior="Overwrite">
    <pnp:DataRow />
    <pnp:DataRow />
</pnp:DataRows>

 

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ganeshsanap
MVP
Sep 13, 2023

Pavel2235 oh ok. In that case the list items should have been created in new SharePoint list.

 

Do you get any error/warning while invoking site template?

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    Pavel2235
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 14, 2023

    ganeshsanap 
    There was not any error/warning while invoking and after execution.
    I tried to do the same on another List.

    I created a new List "SimpleList" and followed the same steps.
    Now it seems that the items have been transferred, but with empty values in the fields.
    There were no any error/warning while invoking and after execution either.

    By the way, I use Team Site. Maybe this can only be done on Communication Site?

    • SvenSieverding's avatar
      SvenSieverding
      Bronze Contributor
      Sep 14, 2023

      Hi Pavel2235 ,

      I recently had issues like that.
      It seems like this: If you export list elements using the config file, then ALL properties of all fields are exported as datavalues... in order to import these items I had to remove the datavalues for "ContentType" and other internal columns. Then  an import worked.

      Btw: If you export a site template like this

       

      Get-PnPSiteTemplate list.xml -Handlers Lists -ListsToExtract "MyList"
Add-PnPDataRowsToSiteTemplate -Path .\list.xml -List "MyList"

       

      then you don't get datavalue elements for internal columns (But that does not work well for files and attachmetns)

      Best Regards,
      Sven

      • Pavel2235's avatar
        Pavel2235
        Brass Contributor
        Sep 14, 2023

        SvenSieverding Thank you very much for your response!

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