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Import-UserAndGroupMapping

Import user and group mappings from an SGUM file with PowerShell

Updated over a month ago

Command

Import-UserAndGroupMapping

Description

The command to import the user and group mappings from a file.

To learn more about your user and group mappings and how to export and import a ShareGate user mappings file (SGUM), see Map users and groups.

Examples

Import mappings from a file

# Import the user and group mapping from the specified file
$mappingSettings = Import-UserAndGroupMapping -Path "C:\MyMappings\MyUserAndGroupMappingsFileName.sgum"

# Display the imported mapping settings
$mappingSettings
# Output:
# PropertyMappings :
# ContentTypeMappings :
# UserAndGroupMappings : CustomPermissions Members -> Sales&Marketing Owners
# i:0#.w|office\sg.achille -> i:0#.w|office\sg.baptiste
# i:0#.w|office\sg.camille -> i:0#.w|office\sg.denis
# PermissionLevelMappings :
# SiteTemplateMappings :

Merge mappings with mappings from a file

# Create and update user and group mappings
$mappingSettings = Set-UserAndGroupMapping -Source "John Doe" -Destination "Paul Smith"

$mappingSettings = Set-UserAndGroupMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -Source "myusername" -Destination "anotherusername"

# Map unresolved users or groups to "Old employee Group"
$mappingSettings = Set-UserAndGroupMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -UnresolvedUserOrGroup -Destination "Old employee Group"

# Import additional mappings from the specified file, merging with the current settings
$mappingSettings = Import-UserAndGroupMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -Path "C:\MyMappings\MyUserAndGroupMappingsFileName.sgum"

# Display the final mapping settings
$mappingSettings

# Output:
# PropertyMappings :
# ContentTypeMappings :
# UserAndGroupMappings : <Unresolved users or groups> -> Old employee Group
# CustomPermissions Members -> Sales&Marketing Owners
# i:0#.w|office\sg.achille -> i:0#.w|office\sg.baptiste
# i:0#.w|office\sg.camille -> i:0#.w|office\sg.denis
# John Doe -> Paul Smith
# myusername -> anotherusername
# PermissionLevelMappings :
# SiteTemplateMappings :

Syntax

Import-UserAndGroupMapping-Path <String> 
[-MappingSettings <MappingSettings>]

Parameters

-MappingSettings <MappingSettings>

Specifies the mapping settings. This command can add multiple mapping settings to an existing mapping settings object. For more details, see Use multiple mapping files at once.

Required?

False

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

(All)

Aliases

None

-Path <String>

Specifies the file path that was previously exported with Sharegate.

Required?

True

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

False

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

(All)

Aliases

PSPath

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