How To Check Whether The List/Library Item Is A File Or A List Folder In SharePoint Online Using Online PowerShell script

Below code help to identify the SharePoint Online list/library (all) items folder and file. Based on that you can delete the file or folder. If you want generate the inventory of the list/ library you can use this code. (Change the list template Id or name)

if you have any Query please let me know.

Prerequisites 

  • Download SharePoint online Management Shell and Install
  • Enable the execution policy true (Check DOS command..
  • Copy the below code and create XX.ps1 file and execute it Online Management Shell.
  • You Should have Tenant admin permission


Powershell code to generate folder and file item in a SharePoint online list/library 

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function Get-SPOWeb()

{

param (

        $SPOCredentials,

$Url,        

$IncludeSubsites=$false

)

write-host "Inside spoweb" -foregroundcolor green



  $ctx=New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($Url)

  $ctx.Credentials =  $SPOCredentials

  $ctx.Load($ctx.Web)

  $ctx.Load($ctx.Web.lists)

  $ctx.Load($ctx.Web.Webs)

  $ctx.ExecuteQuery()

  
  write-host "Inside spoweb  - Before for each loop " -foregroundcolor green
  Write-Host "(Lists count: "$ctx.Web.lists.count")"
  
foreach($list in $ctx.Web.lists) 

    {

try{

   #.. write out every document library which is not the standard "Site Assets"
       
       # if(($list.BaseTemplate -eq 101) -and ($list.Title -ne "Site Assets") -and ($list.Title -eq "TestLibrary100"))
       #if document library use the below if 
       # if(($list.BaseTemplate -eq 101)

       #If coustom library use the below if Replace the  TestLibrary name with your custom library
        
        if($list.Title -eq "TestLibrary")

        {

            Write-Host "Web:" $ctx.Web.Url -foregroundcolor green

Write-Host "ListTitle:" $list.Title -foregroundcolor green

#Write-Host "BaseTemplate:" $list.BaseTemplate -foregroundcolor green

$camlQuery = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CamlQuery


#Retrive all list item with filter <Gt> replace based on your requirements

$camlQuery.ViewXml ="<View Scope='RecursiveAll'><Query><OrderBy><FieldRef Name='Modified'/></OrderBy><Where><Gt><FieldRef Name='Modified' /><Value IncludeTimeValue='TRUE' Type='DateTime'>2013-01-01T11:34:54Z</Value></Gt></Where></Query></View>"

$allItems=$list.GetItems($camlQuery)

$ctx.Load($allItems)

$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
                 
            Write-Host "ExecuteQuery passs" 
                              

$Itemscount=$allItems.count
            


Write-Host "List items count:" $Itemscount
            
  
                 

$fileref=''

$itemexit=$false

$itemcounter=0

if ($Itemscount-gt0)  

{  

for ($i=$Itemscount-1; $i-ge0; $i--)  

{  

$item=$allItems[$i];

$fileref=$item["FileRef"]



$siteInfos = $itemStructure | Select-Object *; 

Write-Host "Fileref" $fileref

Write-Host "SiteURL" $ctx.Web.Url

Write-Host "Modified" $item["Modified"]

                    Write-Host "FSObjType" $item["FSObjType"]

$siteInfos.File=$fileref

$siteInfos.SiteURL=$ctx.Web.Url

$siteInfos.Modified=$item["Modified"]

                    $siteInfos.Modified=$item["FSObjType"]
                    

$global:sitesList += $siteInfos
                   
                  # FSObject type data 0 means item is file and  1 means folder. based on that you can generate the result and delete files or folder
                  # t       
                  
                   if ($item["FSObjType"] ==0)
                     {

  $allItems[$i].DeleteObject()  

$itemexit=$true

$itemcounter=$itemcounter+1
                    }  

}   

#Execute only when items found

if($itemexit)

{



$ctx.ExecuteQuery()

Write-Host "Files Deleted succesfully"

}

}



       

}

       }

   catch{

Write-Host "Error while reading list:" $list.Title "$($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor red

}

    }



if($ctx.Web.Webs.Count -gt 0 -and $IncludeSubsites)

{

Write-Host "--" -ForegroundColor DarkGreen

for($i=0;$i -lt $ctx.Web.Webs.Count ;$i++)

{

write-host $ctx.Web.Webs[$i].Url



   Get-SPOWeb -SPOCredentials  $SPOCredentials -Url $ctx.Web.Webs[$i].Url -IncludeSubsites $IncludeSubsites

  }

}

   

 }    


Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell


#Replce with your sharepoint Online admin URL  not a site URL
# You need to have admin access in the tenant else it wont work

$adminUrl = "https://#######.sharepoint.com"
#Replace your user name  
$userName = "############"
$password = Read-Host "Please enter the password for $($userName)" -AsSecureString
$credentials = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $userName, $password
$SPOCredentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($userName, $password)
Connect-SPOService -Url $adminUrl -Credential $credentials
write-host "Info: Connected succesfully to Office 365" -foregroundcolor green
# Local variables
$global:sitesList = @()
$delimiter=","

# Build structure what are the fields you want pls update List/library columns

$itemStructure = New-Object psobject 

$itemStructure | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "File" -value "" 

$itemStructure | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Modified" -value ""

$itemStructure | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "FSObjType" -value ""

$itemStructure | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SiteURL" -value ""

write-host "SPOWeb-Start"

# give your site collection url-- Get-SPOWeb -SPOCredentials $SPOCredentials -Url "https://##########/xyz" -IncludeSubsites $true

try{

#File creation

$guid=[guid]::NewGuid()

$listfilepath="H:\PowershellResults\Documentlist_"+$guid+".csv"

$sitesList | Where-Object {$_} | Export-Csv -Delimiter "$delimiter" -Path $listfilepath -notype

#####

write-host "Excel file created in this location:" $listfilepath -ForegroundColor Green

}

catch{

write-host "Excel file not created. Please check file path and try again." -ForegroundColor Red

}
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Nintex SharePoint Online Approval Process not supporting Lazy approval process


Team,


SharePoint Online Migration Check List

Currently I am involving in a major SharePoint Migration project from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint online.

Most of the existing Business process contains (workflow) approval process in different levels.   Such as approval from Manager,admin and finally service desk.  But in Nintex SharePoint online version won't support the Lazy approval fully.

Means You can't get the Approver name and Approver Comments. If you used a AD group in approval process, the task list will be updated with Group name and Modified Name  will be updated with "Sharepoint APP"  You can't get the Approver name and comments.

Nintex keep on telling some workaround, but in real time we are not able to achieve it

Before buying the Nintex tool please consider this factor for migration.

You can get the Approver name and comments using office 365 flow.

hope the above information useful to you. if you like please share your comments.

If you find any other alternative please share.

Thanks
Devarajan SM (Deva)
SharePoint Architect.


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