Import of data is the automated or semi-automated input of data sets between different software applications. It involves "translating" from the format used in one application into that used by the other.
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Why are fields in Datasheet View read only?
I have four metadata columns into which I cannot paste data for a bulk upload. A diaglog box: "The selected cells are read only" appears when I try to paste.
The cells are defined as "multiple lines ...
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Import throws “Could not load file or assembly”
We've exported a web site on SP2010 using this command:
Export-SPWeb -Identity http://vmdev95/ -Path \\vmdev95\sp_backup\acm -NoFileCompression -HaltOnError -HaltOnWarning -IncludeUserSecurity
Then ...
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Move list from root site to subsite
We accidentally created a few lists at the root of our SharePoint 2010 site and need to move them to a subsite. How do you do this? We tried exporting as a template, but then the list became a library ...
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Moving a Site Collection from SharePoint 2010 Foundation to SharePoint Server 2010
Is it possible to move a Site Collection from SharePoint 2010 Foundation to SharePoint Enterprise Server 2010.
I tried import/export using PowerShell and get an "Access is Denied" error on import.
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how to find Imported web
I exported a web from a site collection and imported it to a newly created site collection but when I try to access it, I get 404.
My new site collection is,
https://2020.develop.com/custs/newsiteco
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Content Deployment and Migration API not importing no error thrown
The following http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2007/08/30/deep-dive-into-the-sharepoint-content-deployment-and-migration-api-part-4.aspx provides the follwoinf code to import and ...
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Migrate from 2007 to 2010 without access to database
one of our customers has a sharepoint 2007 environment in a shared environment. Now they want us to move there sharepoint to 2010 on another server in another domain.
Because i'm not very ...
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Move documents from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010
I have an old sharepoint site containing around 50 document libraries with subfolders and files. No these document libraries should be moved to a new SharePoint 2010 site.
I've tried this using the ...
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export / import spweb problem with DataConnectionLibrary feature
I'm attempting to export a subsite from staging to production using powershell and export-spweb and import-spweb.
This worked just fine from staging to development.
When we try to run this on ...
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How to import a large number of files into SharePoint?
I have 500 GB in .pdf and .doc files on my file share and I want to put all of those into SharePoint.
What is the best way to do it? I have a database size of 250 GB. I also want to be able to search ...
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How to export a list in SharePoint 2010 and import it into 2013
Is there a good free way of exporting a list in SharePoint 2010 and importing it into 2013.
Need to keep structure, data, attachments and other data but revisions, permissions etc not necessary.
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Is there a way to detect if a content deployment is ready?
I need to detect if a content deployment between two different sharepoint 2010 farms is finished. Is there a way to achieve this programmatically? I've been looking around for some days now but ...
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<xsl:import> not working in SP2010
I have been trying for days to understand why, following an upgrade to Sp2010, none of the statements used in my web part definitions are working. The work fine in SP Designer 2010 and render as ...
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Powershell backup/restore or import/export to keep all document versions?
I need to move a test SharePoint 2010 site collection and database to a new server (and new database). I want to make sure that I keep user security and all document versions. Does backup/restore keep ...
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Working with data imported from Excel into a SharePoint List
I just imported an Excel spreadsheet into a SharePoint list, and all of my data was imported as single or multiple lines of text. While appropriate for some instances, in other cases, like a name ...
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Migrating content from one content database to another
We have a content database on our live moss server. It contains one site collection with several sub-sites. I'm using the stsadm export command to produce a cmp file, then moving this to our test ...
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Importing a WSP template - Error, require feature {69cadbef-ac7d-494d-9d0a-39a26e008377}
I've made a back up of site to produce a template file (WSP) in SharePoint 2010 online. I have then tried to import into my development platform, which is also SP 2010 online but keep getting the ...
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How to add column data in bulk?
I have a new SP 2007 site which I have been loading about a terabyte of files into. File types include .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .jpg, .gif, .pdf.
What I need to do is add custom ...
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SharePoint and several Active Directory sources(solved)
I have either a SharePoint AD sync problem or AD problem.
I have mapped several AD sources to be imported into SharePoint:
SP-domain AD 1
AD 2 - > groups to be imported into SC 2
AD 3 - > groups ...
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How to import a library from Export-SPWeb outputs?
I am trying to understand how to restore an arbitrary library to an arbitrary site in an arbitary site collection - inspired by some future user announcing he accidentally deleted a document from the ...
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Can I export a list from SharePoint 2007 and then import to SharePoint 2010?
I have a user that has requested we copy her Shared Documents library from SharePoint 2007 team site to an existing SharePoint 2010 team site.
Can this be accomplished with OOB STSADM export/import ...
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Object Reference Not Set Error in SPImport.Run()
I'm trying to move my site from a server to another.
I exported my site using Export-SPWeb, moved the data to destination server and ran the function below: (Taken from here.)
function ...
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Import-Spweb is changing the user id if the user does not exist in the organisation anymore
We had to restore a list (which has versionsing enabled) in our PROD enviornment SP 2010 August CU 2012. We used the following command metioned below:
Import-SPWeb http://example.com/projects/myList ...
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Trouble promoting subsite or moving it to a different site collection
My company is just starting to use sharepoint for some of our contractors. And I am now tasked with the administration. (yay)
Development was done on a standalone server and they were planning on ...
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Import Summary Links Collection
I am trying to insert summary links into a custom content type.
PublishingPage newPage = publishingWeb.GetPublishingPages().Add(filename, layout);
newPage.Title = page.NewPage.Title;
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Importing a list from one visual studio project to another
I have sp project (say project a) in visual studio that is supposed to deploy the sp solution to my website (say that its running at http://localhost:xxxx/).
My goal would be to add the list ...
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How to import one single row of data from excel to one list item in a SharePoint 2010 list?
I have a problem where we want users to attach a file to a new item and the SharePoint list will automatically read on row or column of data (maybe 20 cells-worth of data) and populate some additional ...
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Export-spweb / Import-spweb leaves the lookup columns empty
The export / import operations seems to be working quite well except for lookup columns. The lookup columns and other columns associated with the lookup are all empty.
Is this a limitation? Is there ...
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Excel import to SharePoint
I'd like to be able to import a spreadsheet from Excel into SharePoint and be able to select a list template I've already built. Is this possible? I need to be able to do this so the proper ...
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How to find out if a web template is missing from a site collection
Is there any utility out there that can tell me if there is any custom web template missing or faulty from a site collection,
I keep getting error "WEB template #00000 not found" while importing a ...
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Has anyone seen this error; $Resources:core,ImportErrorMessage;
In my local machine i deployed my web part and also i can use it but when i want to use this web part another sharepoint site importing web part shows this error:
$Resources:core,ImportErrorMessage;
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Move an Item between lists maintaining version history
I wish to move/cut a item from list in SharePoint to another list. I can copy the item across to a list and delete the original. Sadly version history is lost.
I want a way to be able to copy an item ...
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Updating a Visual Studio project made from an imported WSP file?
I have a project in Visual Studio 2010 that was created by importing a WSP file. This file was generated by saving a site as a template.
Now the original site has changed (new list definitions and ...
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Edit Termset using CSV file
I understand that we can add termset by importing the terms created in CSV file, But i would like to know the possibility to edit(addition of terms) the same CSV file in the future and update the ...
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Is it possible to import an Excel spreadsheet, including the comments and hyperlinks, into a List?
I would like to import a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet into a SharePoint 2007 List. The spreadsheet contains comments and hyperlinks. Could those also be imported in the List?
Comments I know would ...
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How do you programmatically create a list using an excel spreadsheet?
I have an excel spreadsheet that I would like to use as data for a SharePoint 2010 list. I know how to do this without code, but for this particular task, I need a coded solution.
Does anyone know ...
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Import Sharepoint List into Excel Using VBA Only
In Excel 2007, I have a VBA script that consolidates various data sources into a single Excel file for monthly archiving and reporting purposes.
How can I import data directly from a Sharepoint ...
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bulk importing content from existing non-SP website?
I'm pretty new to the SharePoint world, apologies in advance. Our shop just lit up a new SP2010 farm, and we're in the planning stages for getting content from our existing not-SP intranet into SP. At ...
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Unable to Import MasterPage
I am trying to Import a master page to Master Page folder from SharePoint designer 2010. Unfortunately it is coming under page Layouts. Not sure what am I doing wrong here? I tried with the import ...
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Cannot create list from spreadsheet
We implemented a fix for this problem a few months ago (provided somewhere on the web by a member of the Excel team), and it worked just fine. Now, it doesn't (we're Army, and all sorts of things keep ...
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Importing specific profiles from AD
I want to import accounts in specific OU's and not the whole Active Directory.
I have created the connection to AD and everything is working well.
I'm sure it is possible to import specific accounts ...
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How to import the data from a Google Public Data Explorer into SharePoint 2010 out-of-box charts
using the new Google PDE I was wondering if there was a way of importing the data into my nicely formatted Chart Web Parts in sharepoint 2010.
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Import excel spreadsheet with photos
I am trying to import an excel spreadsheet with photos, It import without problems, except that it removes the photos.
What am I doing wrong?
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Can I import a csv file as metadata to a library?
Example scenario:
I have a folder (on a file share) that contains 10 doc files. I also have a csv file that contains, in the first column, the names of each of those files. Proposed metadata is in ...
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Can anyone please tell me why I am getting parent does not exists
I am running following powershell to import a list into my own site collection so i can test some piece (like retain modified date from a export), etc. I keep getting The file Lists/Sales Status ...
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Importing/uploading files from file share to SP 2010 Doc Lib using CSV
Can someone please provide a good link (or if you already have a powershell working) that can import files from file share into SharePoint document library using a cvs flat file. I have about 20 ...
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Copy of same content database running on two web applications
I have a backup of content database (*.bak) file.
I have one web application running it now.
However I have restored it again under different name on my SQL Server.
I would like to create another ...
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How do I import posts into a SharePoint 2007 blog?
I had a blog on our 2010 installation but have replaced it with a blog on our 2007 instance (because it's public). I want to move some of the posts from the 2010 blog into the 2007 one but seem to be ...
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Access denied when Importing a Sharepoint list
I have a serious problem when importing a Sharepoint List exported from a test server.
During import, the log file encounter many problems of right access like
Debug: Security check failed in ...
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Excel -> SP List with correct column types?
Are there solutions available for importing an Excel to SharePoint with SharePoint column types? Or has someone tried this with the help of OpenXml (with a custom import web part with default values, ...
