Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate

SYNOPSIS

Applies a site template to a web

SYNTAX

Path

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate [-Path] <String> [-TemplateId <String>] [-ResourceFolder <String>]
 [-OverwriteSystemPropertyBagValues] [-IgnoreDuplicateDataRowErrors] [-ProvisionContentTypesToSubWebs]
 [-ProvisionFieldsToSubWebs] [-ClearNavigation] [-Parameters <Hashtable>] [-Handlers <Handlers>]
 [-ExcludeHandlers <Handlers>] [-ExtensibilityHandlers <ExtensibilityHandler[]>]
 [-TemplateProviderExtensions <ITemplateProviderExtension[]>] 
 [-Connection <PnPConnection>] [<CommonParameters>]

Instance

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate [-TemplateId <String>] [-ResourceFolder <String>]
 [-OverwriteSystemPropertyBagValues] [-IgnoreDuplicateDataRowErrors] [-ProvisionContentTypesToSubWebs]
 [-ProvisionFieldsToSubWebs] [-ClearNavigation] [-Parameters <Hashtable>] [-Handlers <Handlers>]
 [-ExcludeHandlers <Handlers>] [-ExtensibilityHandlers <ExtensibilityHandler[]>]
 [-TemplateProviderExtensions <ITemplateProviderExtension[]>] [-InputInstance <SiteTemplate>]
 [-Connection <PnPConnection>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows to apply a site template on a web.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path template.xml

Applies a site template in XML format to the current web.

EXAMPLE 2

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path template.xml -ResourceFolder c:\provisioning\resources

Applies a site template in XML format to the current web. Any resources like files that are referenced in the template will be retrieved from the folder as specified with the ResourceFolder parameter.

EXAMPLE 3

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path template.xml -Parameters @{"ListTitle"="Projects";"parameter2"="a second value"}

Applies a site template in XML format to the current web. It will populate the parameter in the template the values as specified and in the template you can refer to those values with the {parameter:} token.

For instance with the example above, specifying {parameter:ListTitle} in your template will translate to 'Projects' when applying the template. These tokens can be used in most string values in a template.

EXAMPLE 4

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path template.xml -Handlers Lists, SiteSecurity

Applies a site template in XML format to the current web. It will only apply the lists and site security part of the template.

EXAMPLE 5

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path template.pnp

Applies a site template from a pnp package to the current web.

EXAMPLE 6

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/templatestorage/Documents/template.pnp"

Applies a site template from a pnp package stored in a library to the current web.

EXAMPLE 7

$handler1 = New-PnPExtensibilityHandlerObject -Assembly Contoso.Core.Handlers -Type Contoso.Core.Handlers.MyExtensibilityHandler1
$handler2 = New-PnPExtensibilityHandlerObject -Assembly Contoso.Core.Handlers -Type Contoso.Core.Handlers.MyExtensibilityHandler2
Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path NewTemplate.xml -ExtensibilityHandlers $handler1,$handler2

This will create two new ExtensibilityHandler objects that are run while provisioning the template

EXAMPLE 8

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path .\ -InputInstance $template

Applies a site template from an in-memory instance of a SiteTemplate type of the PnP Core Component, reading the supporting files, if any, from the current (.) path. The syntax can be used together with any other supported parameters.

EXAMPLE 9

Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -Path .\template.xml -TemplateId "MyTemplate"

Applies the SiteTemplate with the ID "MyTemplate" located in the template definition file template.xml.

PARAMETERS

-ClearNavigation

Override the RemoveExistingNodes attribute in the Navigation elements of the template. If you specify this value the navigation nodes will always be removed before adding the nodes in the template

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Connection

Optional connection to be used by the cmdlet. Retrieve the value for this parameter by either specifying -ReturnConnection on Connect-PnPOnline or by executing Get-PnPConnection.

Type: PnPConnection
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ExcludeHandlers

Allows you to run all handlers, excluding the ones specified.

Type: Handlers
Parameter Sets: (All)
Accepted values: All, ApplicationLifecycleManagement, AuditSettings, ComposedLook, ContentTypes, CustomActions, ExtensibilityProviders, Features, Fields, Files, ImageRenditions, Lists, Navigation, None, PageContents, Pages, PropertyBagEntries, Publishing, RegionalSettings, SearchSettings, SiteFooter, SiteHeader, SitePolicy, SiteSecurity, SiteSettings, SupportedUILanguages, SyntexModels, Tenant, TermGroups, Theme, WebApiPermissions, WebSettings, Workflows

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ExtensibilityHandlers

Allows you to specify ExtensbilityHandlers to execute while applying a template

Type: ExtensibilityHandler[]
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Handlers

Allows you to only process a specific part of the template. Notice that this might fail, as some of the handlers require other artifacts in place if they are not part of what your applying. Visit https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/officedevpnp.core.framework.provisioning.model.handlers for possible values.

Type: Handlers
Parameter Sets: (All)
Accepted values: All, ApplicationLifecycleManagement, AuditSettings, ComposedLook, ContentTypes, CustomActions, ExtensibilityProviders, Features, Fields, Files, ImageRenditions, Lists, Navigation, None, PageContents, Pages, PropertyBagEntries, Publishing, RegionalSettings, SearchSettings, SiteFooter, SiteHeader, SitePolicy, SiteSecurity, SiteSettings, SupportedUILanguages, SyntexModels, Tenant, TermGroups, Theme, WebApiPermissions, WebSettings, Workflows

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IgnoreDuplicateDataRowErrors

Ignore duplicate data row errors when the data row in the template already exists.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InputInstance

Allows you to provide an in-memory instance of the SiteTemplate type of the PnP Core Component. When using this parameter, the -Path parameter refers to the path of any supporting file for the template.

Type: SiteTemplate
Parameter Sets: Instance

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-OverwriteSystemPropertyBagValues

Specify this parameter if you want to overwrite and/or create properties that are known to be system entries (starting with vti_, dlc_, etc.)

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Parameters

Allows you to specify parameters that can be referred to in the template by means of the {parameter:<Key>} token. See examples on how to use this parameter.

Type: Hashtable
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Path to the xml or pnp file containing the provisioning template.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Path

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProvisionContentTypesToSubWebs

If set content types will be provisioned if the target web is a subweb.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProvisionFieldsToSubWebs

If set fields will be provisioned if the target web is a subweb.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ResourceFolder

Root folder where resources/files that are being referenced in the template are located. If not specified the same folder as where the provisioning template is located will be used.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-TemplateId

ID of the template to use from the xml file containing the provisioning template. If not specified and multiple SiteTemplate elements exist, the last one will be used.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-TemplateProviderExtensions

Allows you to specify ITemplateProviderExtension to execute while applying a template.

Type: ITemplateProviderExtension[]
Parameter Sets: (All)

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

RELATED LINKS

Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices