Replicate Copy Options

There are different copy options you can apply in your PowerShell script.

Index

• Content Migration
  • Configuration and Filter Options
• Structure Migration
  • Configuration
  • Example
• Operation Mode
• Insane Mode and Normal Mode

Content Migration

Applies to the Copy-Content, Import-Document, Import-BoxDocument, and Import-GoogleDriveDocument commands.

Configuration and Filter Options

For your Configuration (custom permissions, preserve authors and timestamps, etc.) and Filter options (time range and file extensions) you have to define a property template or use an existing one.

Structure Migration

Configuration

When migrating with the Copy-Site or Copy-List commands, the application will try to replicate your source by default. To modify the configuration (permissions, workflows, etc.), you have to dismiss the elements you do not wish to preserve on your copy line with a switch parameter:

• -NoCustomPermissions
• -NoContent
• -NoSiteFeatures
• -NoCustomizedListForms
• -NoListViews
• -NoWorkflows
• -NoNintexWorkflowHistory
• -NoWebParts
• -NoNavigation

Example

Migrating a site with no custom permissions, no content, and no workflows:

$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite
$dstSite = Connect-Site -Url http://myfarm1/sites/mydestinationsite
Copy-Site -Site $srcSite -DestinationSite $dstSite -Merge -NoCustomPermissions -NoContent -NoWorkflows

Operation Mode

For the Operation Mode (copy and replace, copy if newer, etc.), you have to define new copy settings. This applies to all the copy commands.

Tip: You will find how to adapt your migration scripts to perform an incremental migration in the Incremental update using PowerShell article.

Insane Mode and Normal Mode

Your script will use Insane mode by default. You can overwrite the setting by adding -NormalMode to your copy line.