How to Retrieve Basic SharePoint List Information – PowerShell

Sathish Nadarajan
 
Solution Architect
June 4, 2016
 
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In this article, let us see, how to retrieve the basic information of a List in a SharePoint Site.

 
 ####### This method will retrieve the Basic list Info  ##################
 
 function GetListInfo()
 {
     Write-Host "Entered GetListInfo Method" -ForegroundColor Yellow 
     Add-Content "$ProgressFile" "Entered GetListInfo Method"
     $script:Progress = "8:Entered"
     
     # Get WebApplication Object
     $WebApplication = Get-SPWebApplication $Config.Configuration.WebApplication.URL
 
     # Assign the XML Output File Paths
     $ListInfo_XML_Path = $scriptBase + "Reports-$LogTimeListInfo.xml"
     
     # Create the XML File Tags
     
     $xmlWriter = New-Object System.XMl.XmlTextWriter($ListInfo_XML_Path,$Null)
     $xmlWriter.Formatting = 'Indented'
     $xmlWriter.Indentation = 1
     $XmlWriter.IndentChar = "`t"
     $xmlWriter.WriteStartDocument()
     $xmlWriter.WriteComment('Web Information' + $WebApplication.DisplayName)
     $xmlWriter.WriteStartElement('WebApplication')
     $xmlWriter.WriteEndElement()
     $xmlWriter.WriteEndDocument()
     $xmlWriter.Flush()
     $xmlWriter.Close()
     
     
     # Get the Site Collections 
     $SiteCollections =  $WebApplication | Get-SPSite -Limit All
     #$SiteCollections =  Get-SPSite "http://ctsc00556722901:5555/sites/TeamSite2/"
     
     # write the output on XML File
     $xmlDoc = [System.Xml.XmlDocument](Get-Content $ListInfo_XML_Path);
     $siteCollectionNode = $xmlDoc.CreateElement("SiteCollections")
     $xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("//WebApplication").AppendChild($siteCollectionNode)
     $xmlDoc.Save($ListInfo_XML_Path)
     
     # iterate through the Site Collection
     foreach($SiteCollection in $SiteCollections)
     {
         $siteCollectionName = $SiteCollection | select @{label = "Title";Ex = {$_.rootweb.Title}} 
         $Webs = Get-SPWeb -site $SiteCollection -Limit All 
         
         # write the output on XML File
         $xmlDoc = [System.Xml.XmlDocument](Get-Content $ListInfo_XML_Path);
         $siteCollectionNode = $xmlDoc.CreateElement("SiteCollection")
         $xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("//WebApplication/SiteCollections").AppendChild($siteCollectionNode)
         $siteCollectionNode.SetAttribute("Name", $siteCollectionName.Title)
         
         $subSitesNode = $siteCollectionNode.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("SubSites"));
         $subSitesNode.SetAttribute("Count", $Webs.Count)
         $xmlDoc.Save($ListInfo_XML_Path)
         
         # Iterate through the Webs    
         foreach($Web in $Webs)
         {
             $subSiteNameNode = $subSitesNode.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("SubSite"));
             $subSiteNameNode.SetAttribute("Title", $Web.Title)
             $subSiteNameNode.SetAttribute("URL", $Web.Url)
             $subSiteNameNode.SetAttribute("WebID", $Web.Id)
             
             $parentWebTitle = ""
                             
             if($Web.ParentWebID -ne "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
             {
                 $parentWeb = $SiteCollection.OpenWeb($Web.ParentWebID)
                 $parentWebTitle = $parentWeb.Title
                 
             }
             else
             {
                 $parentWebTitle = "RootWeb"
             }    
             $subSiteNameNode.SetAttribute("ParentWebName", $parentWebTitle)
             $subSiteNameNode.SetAttribute("ParentWebID", $Web.ParentWebID)
             
             # Get the Lists    
             $Lists = $Web.Lists
             $ListsElement = $subSiteNameNode.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Lists"));
             
             # Iterate through the Lists
             foreach($List in $Lists)
             {
                 $ListElement = $ListsElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("List"));
                 $ListElement.SetAttribute("Title", $List.Title)
                 
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.RootFolder -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $RootFolderElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("RootFolder"));
                     $RootFolderTextNode = $RootFolderElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.RootFolder));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.BaseType -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $BaseTypeElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("BaseType"));
                     $BaseTypeTextNode = $BaseTypeElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.BaseType));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.BaseTemplate -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $BaseTemplateElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("BaseTemplate"));
                     $BaseTemplateTextNode = $BaseTemplateElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.BaseTemplate));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.IsHidden -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $HiddenElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("IsHidden"));
                     $HiddenTextNode = $HiddenElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.Hidden));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.IsThrottled -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $IsThrottledElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("IsThrottled"));
                     $IsThrottledTextNode = $IsThrottledElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.IsThrottled));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.IsInfoPathUsed -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $IsInfoPathUsed = IsInfoPathUsed($List)
                     $IsInfoPathUsedElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("IsInfoPathUsed"));
                     $IsInfoPathUsedTextNode = $IsInfoPathUsedElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($IsInfoPathUsed));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.LastModified -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $LastModifiedElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("LastModified"));
                     $LastModifiedTextNode = $LastModifiedElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.LastItemModifiedDate));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.ListItemsCount -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     $ListItemsCountElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("ListItemsCount"));
                     $ListItemsCountTextNode = $ListItemsCountElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($List.ItemCount));
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.Fields -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     ## Field Information Starts
                     $FieldsElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Fields"));
                     foreach($Field in $List.Fields)
                     {
                         $FieldElement = $FieldsElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Field"));
                         $FieldElement.SetAttribute("DisplayName", $Field)
                         $FieldElement.SetAttribute("InternalName", $Field.InternalName)
                         $FieldElement.SetAttribute("Group", $Field.Group)
                         $FieldElement.SetAttribute("Type", $Field.Type)
                         $FieldElement.SetAttribute("Id", $Field.Id)
                         
                         $IsLookUp = "False";
                         
                         If($Field.TypeAsString -eq "Lookup")
                         {
                             #if($Field.Title -eq "LookupTitle")
                             #{
                                 $IsLookUp = "True";
                                 $IsLookUpElement = $FieldElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("IsLookUp"));
                                 $IsLookUpElement.SetAttribute("LookUp", $IsLookUp) 
                                 
                                 if($Field.LookupList -ne $null -and $Field.LookupList -ne "")
                                 {
                                     try
                                     {
                                         $listGuid = [Guid]$Field.LookupList
                                         $LookUpParentList = $Lists.GetList($Field.LookupList, $False)
                                         
                                         $LookupParentListElement = $IsLookUpElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("LookUpParentList"));
                                         $LookupParentListTextNode = $LookupParentListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($LookUpParentList));
                                         $LookupFieldElement = $IsLookUpElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("LookUpField"));
                                         $LookupFieldTextNode = $LookupFieldElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($Field.LookupField));
                                     }
                                     catch
                                     {
                                         $LookupParentListElement = $IsLookUpElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("LookUpParentList"));
                                         $LookupParentListTextNode = $LookupParentListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($Field.LookupList));
                                         $LookupFieldElement = $IsLookUpElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("LookUpField"));
                                         $LookupFieldTextNode = $LookupFieldElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateTextNode($Field.LookupField));
                                     }
                                 }
                             #}
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             $IsLookUpElement = $FieldElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("IsLookUp"));
                             $IsLookUpElement.SetAttribute("LookUp", $IsLookUp) 
                         }
                     }
                     ## Field Information Ends
                 }
                 
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.ContentTypes -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     ### Content Types
                     
                     $ContentTypesElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("ContentTypes"));
                     $ContentTypesElement.SetAttribute("Count",$List.ContentTypes.Count);
                     
                     foreach($ContentType in $List.ContentTypes)
                     {
                         $ContentTypeElement = $ContentTypesElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("ContentType"));
                         $ContentTypeElement.SetAttribute("Name", $ContentType.Name) 
                         $ContentTypeElement.SetAttribute("Id", $ContentType.Id) 
                         
                         $ContentTypeFieldsElement = $ContentTypeElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Fields"));
                         foreach($ContentTypeField in $ContentType.Fields)
                         {
                             $ContentTypeFieldElement = $ContentTypeFieldsElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Field"));
                             $ContentTypeFieldElement.SetAttribute("DisplayName", $ContentTypeField) 
                             $ContentTypeFieldElement.SetAttribute("InternalName", $ContentTypeField.InternalName) 
                             $ContentTypeFieldElement.SetAttribute("Id", $ContentTypeField.Id) 
                             $ContentTypeFieldElement.SetAttribute("Type", $ContentTypeField.Type.ToString()) 
                         }
                         
                         $ContentTypeWorkflowsElement = $ContentTypeElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Workflows"));
                         foreach($workflow in $ContentType.WorkFlowAssociations)
                         {
                             $ContentTypeWorkflowElement = $ContentTypeWorkflowsElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Workflow"));
                             $ContentTypeWorkflowElement.SetAttribute("DisplayName", $workflow.Name) 
                             $ContentTypeWorkflowElement.SetAttribute("InternalName", $workflow.InternalName) 
                             $ContentTypeWorkflowElement.SetAttribute("Id", $workflow.Id) 
                         }
                     }
                     
                     ### Content Types Ends
                 }
                 if($Config.Configuration.ListInfo.Workflows -eq "True" -or $Config.Configuration.ListInfo.FetchAll -eq "True")
                 {
                     ## Workflow Starts
                     
                     $WorkflowsElement = $ListElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Workflows"));
                     $WorkflowsElement.SetAttribute("Count",$List.WorkflowAssociations.Count);
                     
                     foreach($Workflow in $List.WorkflowAssociations)
                     {
                         $WorkflowElement = $WorkflowsElement.AppendChild($xmlDoc.CreateElement("Workflow"));
                         $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("DisplayName", $Workflow.Name) 
                         $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("InternalName", $Workflow.InternalName) 
                         $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("Id", $Workflow.Id) 
                         
                         if($Workflow.RunningInstances -ge 1)
                         {
                             $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("IsRunning", "True") 
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("IsRunning", "False") 
                         }
                         
                         if($Workflow.InstantiationUrl -like "*NintexWorkflow*")
                         {
                             $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("IsNintex", "True") 
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             $WorkflowElement.SetAttribute("IsNintex", "False") 
                         }
                     }
                         
                     ## Workflow Ends
                 }
             }
         }
         $xmlDoc.Save($ListInfo_XML_Path)
     }  
      
     Write-Host "Completed GetListInfo Method" -ForegroundColor Yellow 
     Add-Content "$ProgressFile" "Completed GetListInfo Method"
     $script:Progress = "8:Success"      
 }
 
 function IsInfoPathUsed($List)
 {
     $InfoPath_Used = "False"
     if($List.BaseTemplate -eq "XMLForm")
     {
         foreach($item in $List.Items)
         {
             $Extension = $item.Name
             $Extension = $Extension.Substring($Extension.IndexOf(".")+1)
             if($Extension -eq "xsn" -or $Extension -eq "xml")
             {
                 $InfoPath_Used = "True"
                 break
             }
         }
     }
     return $InfoPath_Used
 }
 
 ############ End of Method ########
 
 
 

The snippet is self-explanatory.

Happy Coding,

Sathish Nadarajan.

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Sathish is a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint (Office Servers and Services) having 15+ years of experience in Microsoft Technologies. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Aided Design and Business ...read more
 

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