SharePoint (MOSS 2007) Export and Import API specifics (PRIME)

 

[Note : This post is part of  my main blog “Moving Large MOSS 2007 Sites” and “SharePoint 2010 Migration”]

[Also see my other blog on Drawbacks of current List Export and Import Content Migration APIs]

[Also see my other blog on Copying Web Level, List level and List Item Level Security Information]

Overview

There are several good references (refer to my main blog on SharePoint 2010 Migration) when it comes to SharePoint Export and Import API. I still wanted to call out as reference to all of the options that will need to be appropriately set to get your export and import going.

Export Specifics

Below I am listing all the possible Export Settings properties following by my comments:

Basic Object definition properties to be set:

SPExportObject exportObject = new SPExportObject();
exportObject.Id = web.ID;
exportObject.IncludeDescendants = SPIncludeDescendants.All;
exportObject.Type = SPDeploymentObjectType.Web;

 

Export Specific settings:

SPExportSettings settings = new SPExportSettings();

//Standard Options
settings.SiteUrl = web.Url;
settings.FileLocation = exportFolderPath;
string exportImportSubFolder = YourExportFolder;

 

Export Log File settings:
string exportLogFile = YourExportLogFilename;
if(System.IO.File.Exists(YourExportLogFilename))
{
    File.Delete(YourExportLogFilename);
}
settings.LogFilePath = YourExportLogFilename;

Export general Settings:
settings.FileCompression = false;
settings.ExcludeDependencies = true;
settings.OverwriteExistingDataFile = true;

Export events to be disabled Settings:
settings.HaltOnNonfatalError = false;
settings.HaltOnWarning = false;

Export configurable Settings:
settings.IncludeSecurity = SPIncludeSecurity.All;
settings.IncludeVersions = .All;
settings.CommandLineVerbose = true; 
settings.ExportMethod = SPExportMethodType.ExportAll;

Note this  settings if you want to mock-run the export:                   
settings.TestRun = true;  
                    
As best practice run the validate, your try catch can catch early error much before the Export is kicked off:
settings.Validate();

Final Export Run Settings:
settings.ExportObjects.Add(exportObject);
SPExport export = new SPExport(settings);
export.Run();

 

Import Specifics

Basic Object definition properties to be set:
SPImportSettings settings = new SPImportSettings();
settings.SiteUrl = YourNewSiteCollection.Url;
//Assign the importing parent web URL
settings.WebUrl = DestinationWebURL;

Set the file locations for where the exported data is located:
settings.FileLocation = YourImportFolderPath;

Set the Import log file name. Delete first if exists from he previous run, otherwise it will append and could get large:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(YourImportLogFile))
{
    File.Delete(YourImportLogFile);
}
settings.LogFilePath = YourImportLogFile;

No need to set compressed since we will be importing from an uncompressed export:
settings.FileCompression = false;

Set to false to be able reparent in a new site collection:
settings.RetainObjectIdentity = false; 

You want all the security to be included (See my other blog on .... ):
settings.IncludeSecurity = SPIncludeSecurity.All;

You want to set to all to import all user date time into:
settings.UserInfoDateTime = SPImportUserInfoDateTimeOption.ImportAll;

You want to supress the events to increase your import performance:
settings.HaltOnNonfatalError = false;
settings.HaltOnWarning = false;
settings.SuppressAfterEvents = false;

You want to get all the versions:
settings.UpdateVersions = SPUpdateVersions.Append;

Verbose log will generate detailed log while running:
settings.CommandLineVerbose = true;

As best practice run the validate, your try catch can catch early errors much before the Import is kicked off:
settings.Validate();

Final Import Run Settings:
SPImport import = new SPImport(settings);
import.Run();

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