sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/react-copy-views

Copy Views

Summary

This solution enables a user to copy views from one list/library to another across site collections. It can be used as a web part on a page, or as a ListView Command Set extension. The user can select multiple views to copy to multiple target lists.

Compatibility

⚠️ Important
Every SPFx version is only compatible with specific version(s) of Node.js. In order to be able to build this sample, please ensure that the version of Node on your workstation matches one of the versions listed in this section. This sample will not work on a different version of Node.
Refer to https://aka.ms/spfx-matrix for more information on SPFx compatibility.

This sample is optimally compatible with the following environment configuration:

Applies to

• SharePoint Framework
• Microsoft 365 tenant

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Contributors

• Martin Lingstuyl

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0.2.0	Feb 9, 2023	Upgraded to SPFx version 1.16.1
1.0.1.5	August 29, 2022	Initial release

Minimal Path to Awesome

• Clone this repository
• Ensure that you are at the solution folder
• in the command-line run:
  • npm install
  • gulp serve
• To package and deploy:
  • Use gulp bundle --ship & gulp package-solution --ship
  • Add the .sppkg to your SharePoint App Catalog

This sample can also be opened with VS Code Remote Development. Visit https://aka.ms/spfx-devcontainer for further instructions.

Features

• Views can be copied from one list or library to other lists or libraries across site collections.
• List views can only be copied to other lists and library views can only be copied to other libraries.
• When opening the component using the List view Command Set extension, the current site, list and view will be preselected. When opening the component from a webpart, the current site will be preselected.
• When copying views, the following things will be included:
  • Field references.
  • Sort and filter settings.
  • Column formatting and view formatting.
• Fields that are not available on the target list are excluded from the copied view. The view query is cleaned of these fields so as not to break the view when columns are used to filter on. *
• Views of type 'Kanban board' and 'modern calendar' are currently not supported.
• Views that are set to default on the source list will not automatically be set to default on the target list. The checkbox 'Set as default' will need to be used.

*The component uses the DOM parser to parse the ViewQuery XML, and removes any filter conditions that reference fields that are not available on the target list. The component can even clean filter queries with multiple And/Or CAML-conditions.

Help

We do not support samples, but this community is always willing to help, and we want to improve these samples. We use GitHub to track issues, which makes it easy for community members to volunteer their time and help resolve issues.

If you're having issues building the solution, please run spfx doctor from within the solution folder to diagnose incompatibility issues with your environment.

You can try looking at issues related to this sample to see if anybody else is having the same issues.

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Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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