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Save-PermissionLevelMapping

Save your permission level mapping for a specific source and destination with PowerShell

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Command

Save-PermissionLevelMapping

Description

The command to save all the permission level mappings for a specific source and destination site.

Examples

Save custom mappings for a source list and a destination list

# Connect to the source and destination sites
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite"
$dstSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mydestinationsite"

# Retrieve the current permission level mappings
$mappingSettings = Get-PermissionLevelMapping -SourceSite $srcSite -DestinationSite $dstSite

# Display the retrieved mappings
$mappingSettings
# Output:
# PropertyMappings :
# ContentTypeMappings :
# UserAndGroupMappings :
# PermissionLevelMappings : Approve -> Approve
# Contribute -> Contribute
# Design -> Design
# Full Control -> Full Control
# My Custom Permission -> <NO DESTINATION>
# Read -> Read
# View Only -> View Only
# SiteTemplateMappings :

# Map "My Custom Permission" to "Full Control"
$mappingSettings = Set-PermissionLevelMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -Source "My Custom Permission" -Destination "Full Control"

# Ignore the "Read" permission level
$mappingSettings = Set-PermissionLevelMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -Source "Read" -Ignore

# Save the updated permission level mappings
$mappingSettings = Save-PermissionLevelMapping -MappingSettings $mappingSettings -SourceSite $srcSite -DestinationSite $dstSite

# Retrieve and display the updated mappings
$mappingSettings = Get-PermissionLevelMapping -SourceSite $srcSite -DestinationSite $dstSite
$mappingSettings
# Output:
# PropertyMappings :
# ContentTypeMappings :
# UserAndGroupMappings :
# PermissionLevelMappings : Approve -> Approve
# Contribute -> Contribute
# Design -> Design
# Full Control -> Full Control
# My Custom Permission -> Full Control
# Read -> <NO DESTINATION>
# View Only -> View Only
# SiteTemplateMappings :

Syntax

Save-PermissionLevelMapping-MappingSettings <MappingSettings> 
-SourceSite <Site> 
-DestinationSite <Site>
Save-PermissionLevelMapping-MappingSettings <MappingSettings>
-FromFileSystem <SwitchParameter> 
-DestinationSite <Site>

Parameters

-DestinationSite <Site>

Specifies the destination site.

Required?

True

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

False

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

(All)

Aliases

None

-FromFileSystem <SwitchParameter>

Specifies that the source is the file system.

Required?

True

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

False

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

FileSystem

Aliases

None

-MappingSettings <MappingSettings>

Specifies the mapping settings.

Required?

True

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

(All)

Aliases

None

-SourceSite <Site>

Specifies the source site.

Required?

True

Default value

None

Accept pipeline input?

False

Accept wildcard characters?

False

Parameter set name

Default

Aliases

None

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