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Migrate Libraries using ShareGate's Copy Site Object misses DispForm.aspx for the library
I've noticed an issue with using ShareGate's Copy Site Object to migrate SharePoint libaries from one SharePoint Online site to another. I migrated the libraries without content. It's only after a while did I noticed that when I try to look at the property of any documents, I got the following error message: Unable to find the default display form.
I opened SharePoint Designer 2013 to compare the original and migrated library and found that the following forms are all missing.
DispForm.aspx, EditForm.aspx, Upload.aspx.
I looked at the migration report. There were indeed warnings about unable to create ListFormWebpart.
I clicked ont he How to solve this. It took me to a ShareGate page that suggested I should enable custom scripts on my SharePoint online environment. I did that.
Waited for over a week before attempting the next Copy Site Object action. The same thing happened. ShareGate missed the forms.
This is an issue because Not able to migate the library forms meant users cannot edit document properties. Not being able to use the Copy Site Objects function seriously limits the usefulness of ShareGate. Does anybody know how I can migrate these library forms? I tried to use the New button to create a new DispForm but I got an error that it cannot save the list changes to the server.
Hi Louis,
Full disclosure, I work for Sharegate :) Here's what you need to do to resolve your problem:
1. Download and install Sharepoint Online Management Shell
2. Open a Sharepoint Online Management Shell prompt
3. Run the two following commands:
Connect-SPOService -Url https://YourDomain-admin.sharepoint.com
Set-SPOSite -Identity https://YourDomain.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSite/ -DenyAddAndCustomizePages 0
4. Try to remigrate.If that doesn't work, contact support@share-gate.com and they'll be happy to give you a hand! Good luck :)
Hi Louis,
Full disclosure, I work for Sharegate :) Here's what you need to do to resolve your problem:
1. Download and install Sharepoint Online Management Shell
2. Open a Sharepoint Online Management Shell prompt
3. Run the two following commands:
Connect-SPOService -Url https://YourDomain-admin.sharepoint.com
Set-SPOSite -Identity https://YourDomain.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSite/ -DenyAddAndCustomizePages 0
4. Try to remigrate.If that doesn't work, contact support@share-gate.com and they'll be happy to give you a hand! Good luck :)
Thanks Mia, I've tried it and it worked perfectly! It's so annoying with SharePoint Online that enabling script in the admin console is not enough. You had to use Powershell too. It worked. The migrated libraries now have the missing forms. It also solved another issue with the OneDrive iOS app. It can now see the migrated library. Before this, the OneDrive iOS app could not see the migrated libraries. I assume that's because of the missing forms. Thanks again.
So happy it worked! If ever you have any other questions, don't hesitate to contact our support team :)
Mia,
If I understand your process you would have to run this script on every single site?
Thanks for the information. In my case I had already deleted the source and the forms weren't that important that I would worry about losing them.
It appears the forms are copied across but the link from the list to the forms is missing. In my case I used designer to browse all files and lists and delete the original forms. I then used Designer to re-create the forms.
If you didn't want to delete the migrated forms, you could just recreate with a different name, using Designer.
- I think you should report this issue to Sharegate guys
