Several ways to copy SharePoint items and documents using MetaVis Migrator

Copying items between SharePoint lists or file system shares could be performed using MetaVis Classifier, Migrator or Architect Studio. If you use MetaVis Architect Suite switch to Classifier mode by pressing yellow tag in the application toolbar.

Connect to source and target SharePoint sites before starting to copy items. It will display site hierarchies, lists and folders in the left side Navigator View. Double clicking of a list or a folder in the Navigator View will display folders, items and documents in the right side Content View. There is also My File System View that displays drives and folders. Double clicking of a folder in My File System View will display folders, items and documents in the right side Content View.

There are several ways to initiate copy operation that will move items between SharePoint sites or load files from file system shares.

• Select source items, copy them into clipboard and paste them to the destination list or folder
• Select source items and drag and drop them to the destination list or folder
• Select source items in the Content View, right-mouse click on the Content View and select "Copy To..." menu item which will display a "Copy Items" wizard. Select destination site, list and folder on the first page of the wizard and proceed to the properties and copy pages
• Open second MetaVis Window by selecting Window / New Window menu item or by pressing Crtl-N keyboard shortcut. Arrange windows on the screen (to auto-arrange, right click on the Windows Task Bar and select Arrange menu item). Copy / Paste or Drag and Drop items between MetaVis windows
• Open Tools / Copy Lists and Libraries wizard and follow its pages to copy lists and libraries and (optionally) their content (items or documents) between the sites and site collections
• Open Tools / Compare Sites wizard and follow its pages to copy lists and libraries structures between the sites and site collections. This method does not allow to copy content (items or documents) but it does allow to copy definitions to multiple destination sites

The following items could be copied or dragged:

• SharePoint items, folders or documents in Contents View
• File System files or folders in Content View
• SharePoint lists and folders in Navigator View
• File System folders in Navigator View
• File System folders in My File System View

The following items could be used as target containers where the selected items could dropped or pasted

• SharePoint folders in Contents View
• SharePoint lists and folders in Navigator View

Use the following shortcuts to select multiple items. A item could be a SharePoint item, folder, document or file system file in the Content View, List or Folder in the Navigator View or a Folder in My File System View.

• Mouse Click selects an item and clears previous selection
• Crtl-Mouse Click adds an item to the existing selection or removes existing item from the selection
• Shift-Mouse Click adds a group of items to the existing selection or removes a group of items from the selection
• Ctrl-A selects all items in the Content View

There are several ways to copy and paste items after they selected

• Right mouse click and select Copy or Paste
• Select menu item Edit and then Copy or Paste
• Use keyboard shortcuts Crtl-C / Ctrl-V