I am working for a company that has several sites. The two sites use different IT systems. I have a sharepoint list from company A that I need to replicate in company B. The list was done by someone else so I am not familiar with all the functionalities it might have.
I am a very new user of sharepoint when it comes to creating lists. I have a couple of questions:
- On the existing list of company A, what checks would you perform to know all the customization the list has. (JSON or Calculated fields and so on) with a view of duplicating them in company B.
- Is it possible to somehow download this list with all its customised columns from company A and upload it in company B? (I suspect no but thought to ask the experts)
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What you could try: save the list as a template (there is a menu item to do so in the list settings), download it, and then create a new list from that template in another place (same, menu item).
If you are trying to create a new list based on existing list in same SharePoint tenant, you can create a list from existing list like:
Documentation: Create a new list based on the columns in another list
If you are trying to create a new list based on existing list in different SharePoint tenant, try using PnP Provisioning engine and PnP PowerShell for exporting the list/site templates and use those in new SharePoint tenant.
Check these documentations: