Move files and folders from shared drives to SharePoint and set some fields

There are two ways to copy files from file system and set some field values at the same time

First way is to use MetaVis Classifier / Migrator or the whole MetaVis Architect Suite. If you use MetaVis Architect Suite switch to Classifier mode by pressing yellow tag in the application toolbar. MetaVis Architect Suite, Migrator or Classifier should be installed on the client computer. Execute Connect to SharePoint to load SharePoint WEB Site structure to MetaVis. It will show site tree, lists and folders in the Navigator View. Use My File System view to find folders on you file share that should be moved to SharePoint. Double click on the folder will display files located in this folder in Contents view. Select files and folders that should be copied to SharePoint in My File System or in Content view. Copy select files and paste them into SharePoint library folder or drag and drop selected files into the destination library or folder in the Navigator View. MetaVis will display "Copy Files" wizard that will allow to define field values for the uploaded files. Repeat this procedure for the other group of files that should be moved to the other destination.

This way of coying files allows use of the MetaVis Core Properties Extension module that optionally might be installed on the SharePoint server. If this module is installed, it is possible to map created date, modified date, created by and modified by core document properties to the corresponding values of the file from the file system.

The other way to copy files from file system to SharePoint libraries is to use MetaVis Folders product. MetaVis Folders should be installed and activated on the SharePoint server. After MetaVis Folders product is installed and activated, enable it for the libraries that will be destinations for the file system files. After this create folder-inherited content types in the site that will allow you to build folder hierarchy in the destination libraries with the certain values in the fields associated with folders. Add new folder content types into the destination libraries and build a folder tree there and assign values to the fields of the newly created folders. After this, copy files from your file shares to the destination folders using any way provided by SharePoint: upload files into the libraries using WEB GUI or connect to SharePoint library using Windows WEB Folders (Windows Explorer or Network Places). Any document that will be copied or uploaded to the folder managed by Metavis Folders product will be automatically assigned all field values from this folder (and its parent folder and parent of the parent folder, etc).