ShareGate Blueprints is a revolutionary feature that allows you to attach an existing SharePoint site to a provisioning template. Once configured, every time your co-workers create a new team through the template, the created team will automatically have a SharePoint site that's identical to the blueprint site!
When creating or editing a provisioning template, you can choose to add the Structure only or the Structure and Content of a SharePoint site as a blueprint.
Tip: When you change your blueprint site, your updates are applied dynamically to any subsequent teams created through the template.
Index
- How does ShareGate Blueprints work?
- What's copied from the ShareGate blueprint site?
- What happens if my ShareGate blueprint site is deleted?
How does ShareGate Blueprints work?
We use ShareGate's powerful migration engine to copy the structure and content from the blueprint site and merge it into each team that's created through the template.
What's copied from the ShareGate blueprint site?
The following objects are copied from the blueprint site to the created team's SharePoint site:
Structure only
- The SharePoint site.
- Lists and libraries.
- Content types.
- Site columns.
Structure and content
- The SharePoint site.
- Lists, libraries, and their content.
- Content types.
- Site columns.
Caution: ShareGate Blueprints doesn't support managed metadata columns or ASPX files. Neither managed metadata columns nor ASPX files are copied to provisioned teams and sites.
Tip: You must select structure and content to map files from your blueprint site to provisioned team channels. If you're having difficulty mapping blueprint site content to channels, see Why don't my blueprint site files appear in provisioned team channels?
What happens if my ShareGate blueprint site is deleted?
If an active blueprint site is deleted:
- Teams created via the template after the site's deletion won't have a SharePoint site (until you add a new blueprint site).
- Teams previously created via the template are unaffected.
Note: Templates that have a deleted blueprint site are indicated in the Team templates tab of the Provisioning page. If you see that a configured blueprint site has been deleted, try to attach a new one as soon as possible.
Training video: For more info, watch ShareGate Blueprints.