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KanchanKumbhar
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Jan 09, 2020

Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate failing with Object reference not set to an instance of an object

1. From https://lookbook.microsoft.com/details/34756b7e-e6f6-4327-ba4a-96494a50dca3 link we created the site 2.Then we run the script to get template for further customization   3.Whil...
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KanchanKumbhar
Copper Contributor
Jan 10, 2020

oliwer_sundgren :

I change the release preferences to  Targeted release for selected users (add my account),but no use.

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oliwer_sundgren
Iron Contributor
Jan 10, 2020

HelloKanchanKumbhar ! 

Instrad of using the full path for the XML, does it work if you only type the file name? for example "template.xml" ? 

 

Or is it the same issue? 

 

If it still fails, try and enable custom scripts in SharePoint to test if that makes a difference 

 

Kind Regards
Oliwer Sjöberg

  • KanchanKumbhar's avatar
    KanchanKumbhar
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 16, 2020
    Do you have any idea about this error?
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    KanchanKumbhar
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 13, 2020

    oliwer_sundgren 

    I have enabled the "Set-PnPTraceLog -On -Level Debug" and pl find below the logs - It seems it breaks at Retrieving current composed look...

     

    PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate -Out "C:\temp\templateIntran
etNews.xml" -PersistBrandingFiles -PersistPublishingFiles > c:\temp\pnplog.txt
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:19.2835        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:19.2845        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] Base template available: SITEPAGEPUBLISHING0template    0ms
065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:19.2855        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] ProgressDelegate registered     1ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:19.2855        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] MessagesDelegate registered     1ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:19.2865        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] PersistBrandingFiles is set to true     2ms     065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:20.7556        [Regional Settin
gs]     [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.1086        [Regional Settin
gs]     [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      353ms   065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.1196        [Supported UI La
nguages]        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.5066        [Supported UI La
nguages]        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      386ms   065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.5206        [Audit Settings]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.8736        [Audit Settings]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      353ms   065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:21.8856        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3337        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Full Control      1448ms  065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3357        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Design    1450ms  065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3367        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Edit      1451ms  065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3377        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Contribute        1452ms  065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3387        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Read      1453ms  065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.3407        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Skipping OOTB role definition Limited Access    1454ms  065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.5507        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Processing Role Assignment Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.RoleAssig
nment   1665ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.5517        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Processing Role Assignment Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.RoleAssig
nment   1666ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.5547        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Processing Role Assignment Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.RoleAssig
nment   1669ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.5557        [Site Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      1670ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:23.5688        [Fields]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:31.3802        [Fields]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      7810ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:31.4072        [Content Types]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:33.4424        [Content Types]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      2035ms  065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:33.4565        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:41.1899        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:41.4159        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      225ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:41.4169        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Documents - Shared Documents       7960ms
065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:44.8921        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:45.1421        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      250ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:45.1461        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Events - Lists/Events      11689ms 065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:49.4554        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:49.6834        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      228ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:49.6854        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Form Templates - FormServerTemplates
16229ms 065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:54.9027        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:55.1748        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      272ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:30:55.1798        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Site Assets - SiteAssets   21723ms 065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:02.4732        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:02.7512        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      278ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:02.7522        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Site Pages - SitePages     29296ms 065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:06.6195        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:06.8545        [Get Security]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      235ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:06.8565        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Adding list: Style Library - Style Library      33400ms
065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:06.8585        [List instances]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      33402ms 065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:06.8855        [Features]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:07.6215        [Features]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      736ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:07.6536        [Composed Looks]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:07.6546        [Composed Looks]
        [14]    [Information]   Retrieving current composed look        1ms
065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:10.0157        [Composed Looks]
        [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      2362ms  065192fb-5393-4e
e4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:10.0297        [Page Contents]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:10.6957        [Page Contents]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      665ms   065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:10.7057        [Client Side Pag
e Contents]     [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope started    0ms     065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:11.7318        [Client Side Pag
e Contents]     [14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      1025ms  065192fb
-5393-4ee4-ac57-ee946bbde7e0
powershell.exe Information: 0 : 2020-01-13 10:31:11.7328        [Extraction]
[14]    [Debug] Code execution scope ended      52448ms 065192fb-5393-4ee4-ac57-
ee946bbde7e0
Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate : Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate -Out "C:\temp\templateIntranetNews.xml" - ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (:) [Get-PnPProvisioningTemplate], N
   ullReferenceException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : EXCEPTION,SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Commands.Prov
   isioning.GetProvisioningTemplate

PS C:\Windows\system32>

     

  • KanchanKumbhar's avatar
    KanchanKumbhar
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 13, 2020

    Good Morning !!!!oliwer_sundgren 

     

    Today I started script again to get the template, but unfortunately I got the same error object reference not found)

     

    please find attachment for script

     

    Got below error while getting template

     

  • oliwer_sundgren's avatar
    oliwer_sundgren
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 10, 2020

    We are making progress! KanchanKumbhar  🙂 

    Seems like one value is null, could you provide me with the entire code you've typed? 
    Could be a variable that is incorrect or an icorrect parameter. 

     

    Kind Regards
    Oliwer 

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    KanchanKumbhar
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 10, 2020

    Hellooliwer_sundgren 

    Thank you so much!!

     

    After enabling custom script ,I could able to get template.

    But I am getting error now while applying the template

     

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