Polkadot JAM Slides - Token2049 - By Dr. Gavin Wood
Copy or Move Lists by Using List Templates - EPC Group - SharePoint 2010
1. Copy or move lists by using list templates
Applies to: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 , SharePoint Server 2010
You might need to copy or move a SharePoint list and its data from one site to another for any number of
reasons. For example, you can copy a list without the data to another site to use it as the basis of a new
list on that site, or you can move several lists including their data from one site to another because you
have changed to a new workgroup. The essential prerequisite task for copying and moving a list is to
create a list template, which contains the list definition and optionally its data, in the list template gallery
for the site. You can then copy or move a list between a site’s subsites and between different sites by
using this list template.
IMPORTANT Copying lists by using list templates requires site management permission.
Create a list template
WARNING This step does not save any security settings that may have been applied to the list. Save
this list template to a secure place so that it cannot be restored by someone who should not have access
to this content.
1. Navigate to the site containing the list for which you want to create a list template.
2. In the ribbon, click the List tab, and then in the Settings section, click List Settings.
3. In the Permissions and Management column, click Save list as template.
The Save as Template page appears.
4. In the File Name box, type the file name to use for the template file.
NOTE Do not add a file extension to the file name. The .stp file extension is automatically added for
you.
5. In the Template name box, type the title that you want to appear in the list template gallery for this
template.
6. In the Template Description box, type a description for the template.
7. Do one of the following:
To copy just the list definition, clear the Include Content check box.
To copy the list definition and all the data in the list, select the Include Content check box.
8. Click OK.
The new list template appears in the list template gallery.