PowerShell Automation for Smart SharePoint List Migration Migrating data between SharePoint environments is one of those tasks that looks simple on paper—but in practice, it’s easy to get tangled in duplicates, mismatched fields, or incomplete moves. With many organizations moving from on-premises SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online , automation becomes key to a smooth transition. This guide walks through a PowerShell script that not only moves list items from an on-premises SharePoint list to the cloud but also checks for duplicates before copying. Let’s break it down. Why Automate the Migration? Traditional migrations often copy everything from the source list to the destination list—whether or not those items already exist in the target. The result? Duplicates, clutter, and a messy data clean-up later. This script was designed to solve that. It brings intelligence into the migration process by checking for duplicates first, then deciding whether to move or...
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Today we start looking at another feature from the feature list called Find and Replace. We have already seen Named Formulas in our previous blog. PowerApps now gives us a facility to find and replace throughout the app. In the PowerApps studio screen in the left pane, we now see a Search icon. You can search by text that you want to find under the find tab. It also allows you to filter amongst search results. Click on Replace tab to put in replace values. Click on “Replace all” button at the bottom of the panel. Hope this helps! Thanks, Keyur