SharePoint

Create Site Collections And Sites In SharePoint Using PowerShell - Part Second

Before reading this article, please go through the following article:

  1. Introduction

    • Document Objective
    • Audience

  2. Creating Site Collection and then sub site within same site collection.

    • Procedure

  3. Creating Sub Site under already created Site collection.

    • Procedure

  4. PowerShell Script

Introduction

  1. Document Objective

    The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on using this PowerShell script to create site collections and sites in SharePoint using different web templates.

  2. Audience

    This document is targeted to developers and architects responsible for creating site collections and sites using multiple combinations with different web templates. Please note that root site collection must be present with web application URL. The code can be modified and extended as per requirements.

Creating Site Collection and then sub site within same site collection

Procedure

  1. Go to Start > Open SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.

  2. Run as administrator.



  3. Run the script.



  4. Enter Web application url. Press Enter.



  5. It will validate the web application url. If root site collection is present at web application url, it will ask if user wants to create site collection or sub site.



  6. Enter 1. It will ask the site collection details. Enter Site Title, Site description and Site Url (must be a valid URL) URL is pre-populated in ‘e.g’ part. User can use this URL.



  7. After entering all details, it will ask for web template category choice.

    Enter 1. Then, it will ask for web template for this particular web template category.
    Enter 1 for Team Site.



  8. Enter Primary administrator and Secondary Administrator (optional) details.Press Enter.



  9. Site Provisioning process will take place.



  10. After Site Collection got provisioned, it will ask if user wants sub site to be created under newly created site collection.



  11. Enter “y”. It will ask for Sub Site details. Enter these details.



  12. Site Provisioning process will take place.



  13. After successfully provisioning the site, it will ask if another sub site to be created under same site collection.



  14. Enter “y” if user wants another sub site to be created under same site collection. Otherwise enter “n”.



  15. Then it will ask if another site collection under same web application to be created.

    Enter “y” if user wants another site collection to be created under same web application. Otherwise enter “n”.



  16. Then it will ask if another Site collection or sub site to be created. Enter “y”.



  17. User can follow steps 5 to 13 to create multiple site collections and sub sites with different web templates.

Creating Sub Site under already created Site collection

Procedure

  1. Go to Start > Open SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.

  2. Run as administrator.

  3. Run the script.

  4. Enter Web application url. Press Enter.

  5. It will validate the web application url. If root site collection is present at web application url, it will ask if user wants to create site collection or sub site.

  6. Enter 2.



  7. Enter the site collection url under which the sub site is to be created.



    It will validate the entered site collection URL.

  8. Enter the sub site details. Select ‘Records Center’ web template from ‘Enterprise Site template’ category.



  9. As Records center needs Publishing feature to be activated on parent site collection. So first Publishing feature is activated at parent site collection and then sub site will be provisioned.



  10. After provisioning sub site successfully, it will ask if another sub site to be created within same site collection.

  11. Enter “y” if user wants another sub site to be created under same site collection. Otherwise enter “n”.

  12. Then it will ask if another Site collection or sub site to be created. Enter “y” if user wants another site collection or sub site to be created. Otherwise, enter “n”.

PowerShell Script

  1. if ((Get - PSSnapin | Where  
  2.     {  
  3.         $_.Name - eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"  
  4.     }) - eq $null)  
  5. {  
  6.     Add - PSSnapinMicrosoft.SharePoint.PowerShell;  
  7. }  
  8. ##Load SharePoint DLL  
  9.     [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")  
  10. functionGetUserInput([string] $sourceWebURL)  
  11. {  
  12.     try  
  13.     {  
  14.         write - host "Validating if the entered site exists...$sourceWebURL"  
  15.         $site = Get - SPSite $sourceWebURL - ErrorActionSilentlyContinue  
  16.         if ($site - ne $null)  
  17.         {  
  18.             write - host "Successfully Validated the following Site Collection: $sourceWebURL" - ForegroundColor Green  
  19.             return $true;  
  20.         }  
  21.         else  
  22.         {  
  23.             return $false;  
  24.         }  
  25.     }  
  26.     catch [System.Exception]  
  27.     {  
  28.         DisplayErrorMsg($_.Exception.ToString())  
  29.     }  
  30. }  
  31. functionCreateSiteCollection([string] $sourceWebURL)  
  32. {  
  33.     try  
  34.     {  
  35.         $spSourceWeb = Get - SPWeb $sourceWebURL  
  36.         $spSite = Get - SPSite($sourceWebURL)  
  37.         $spWeb = $spSite.OpenWeb()  
  38.         $createSiteColl = "Y"  
  39.         while ($createSiteColl - eq "Y" - or $createSiteColl - eq "y")  
  40.         {  
  41.             $SiteDescription = $null  
  42.             write - host "Please enter the Site Title : " - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  43.             $SiteTitle = read - host  
  44.             write - host "Please enter the Site Description : " - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  45.             $SiteDescription = read - host  
  46.             $spaceremovedsitetitle = $SiteTitle - replace " ", ""  
  47.             write - host "Please enter the Site Collection URL : (e.g. $sourceWebURL/sites/$spaceremovedsitetitle)" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  48.             $sourceSiteCollURL = $sourceWebURL += "/sites/"  
  49.             $SiteUrltemp = read - host $sourceSiteCollURL  
  50.             $SiteUrltemp = $SiteUrltemp - replace " ", ""  
  51.             $SiteUrl = $sourceSiteCollURL += $SiteUrltemp  
  52.             Write - Host Site Collection URL is: $SiteUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  53.             $SpaceRemovedURL = $SiteUrl.trimend(" ")  
  54.             $SiteUrl = $SpaceRemovedURL  
  55.             $lastChar = $SiteUrl.Substring($SiteUrl.Length - 1, 1);  
  56.             if ($lastChar - eq "/")  
  57.             {  
  58.                 $SiteUrl = $SiteUrl.Substring(0, $SiteUrl.Length - 1);  
  59.             }  
  60.             else  
  61.             {  
  62.                 $SiteUrl = $SiteUrl;  
  63.             }  
  64.             $invalid = $false  
  65.             write - host "Please select the category for Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  66.             Write - Host "1 :Collboration Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  67.             Write - Host "2 : Enterprise Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  68.             Write - Host "3 : Publishing Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  69.             $category = Read - Host  
  70.             if ($category - eq 1)  
  71.             {  
  72.                 write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  73.                 Write - Host "1: Team Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  74.                 Write - Host "2: Blog" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  75.                 Write - Host "3: Developer Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  76.                 Write - Host "4: Project Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  77.                 Write - Host "5: Community Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  78.             }  
  79.             elseif($category - eq 2)  
  80.             {  
  81.                 write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  82.                 Write - Host "1: Document Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  83.                 Write - Host "2: eDiscovery Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  84.                 Write - Host "3: Records Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  85.                 Write - Host "4: Business Intelligence Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  86.                 Write - Host "5: Enterprise Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  87.                 Write - Host "6: My Site Host" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  88.                 Write - Host "7: Community Portal" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  89.                 Write - Host "8: Basic Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  90.                 Write - Host "9: Visio Process Repository" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  91.             }  
  92.             elseif($category - eq 3)  
  93.             {  
  94.                 write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  95.                 Write - Host "1: Publishing Portal" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  96.                 Write - Host "2: Enterprise Wiki " - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  97.                 Write - Host "3: Product Catalog" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  98.             }  
  99.             else  
  100.             {  
  101.                 write - host "Please select valid Site template Category. Try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  102.                 $invalid = $true  
  103.             }  
  104.             if ($invalid - ne $true)  
  105.             {  
  106.                 $templateType = read - host  
  107.                 $primaryadmin = $null  
  108.                 $secondaryAdmin = $null  
  109.                 Write - Host "Please enter Primary Administrator(domainname\loginnamee.gcorp\administrator)" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  110.                 $userValue = read - host[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser] $primaryadmin = $spWeb.EnsureUser($userValue)  
  111.                 Write - Host "Enter Secondary Administrator <Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  112.                 $IsSecondaryAdmin = read - host  
  113.                 if ($IsSecondaryAdmin - eq "Y" - or $IsSecondaryAdmin - eq "y")  
  114.                 {  
  115.                     Write - Host "Please enter Secondary Administrator(domainname\loginnamee.gcorp\administrator)" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  116.                     $userSecondaryValue = read - host[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser] $secondaryAdmin = $spWeb.EnsureUser($userSecondaryValue)  
  117.                 }  
  118.                 if ($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 1)  
  119.                 {  
  120.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  121.                     {  
  122.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  123.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "STS#0" - Language 1033  
  124.                     }  
  125.                     else  
  126.                     {  
  127.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  128.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "STS#0" - Language 1033  
  129.                     }  
  130.                 }  
  131.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 2)  
  132.                 {  
  133.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  134.                     {  
  135.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  136.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLOG#0" - Language 1033  
  137.                     }  
  138.                     else  
  139.                     {  
  140.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  141.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLOG#0" - Language 1033  
  142.                     }  
  143.                 }  
  144.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 3)  
  145.                 {  
  146.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  147.                     {  
  148.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  149.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "DEV#0" - Language 1033  
  150.                     }  
  151.                     else  
  152.                     {  
  153.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  154.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "DEV#0" - Language 1033  
  155.                     }  
  156.                 }  
  157.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 4)  
  158.                 {  
  159.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  160.                     {  
  161.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  162.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Language 1033  
  163.                     }  
  164.                     else  
  165.                     {  
  166.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  167.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Language 1033  
  168.                     }  
  169.                 }  
  170.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 5)  
  171.                 {  
  172.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  173.                     {  
  174.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  175.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Language 1033  
  176.                     }  
  177.                     else  
  178.                     {  
  179.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  180.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Language 1033  
  181.                     }  
  182.                 }  
  183.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 1)  
  184.                 {  
  185.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  186.                     {  
  187.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  188.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BDR#0" - Language 1033  
  189.                     }  
  190.                     else  
  191.                     {  
  192.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  193.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BDR#0" - Language 1033  
  194.                     }  
  195.                 }  
  196.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 2)  
  197.                 {  
  198.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  199.                     {  
  200.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  201.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "EDISC#0" - Language 1033  
  202.                     }  
  203.                     else  
  204.                     {  
  205.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  206.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "EDISC#0" - Language 1033  
  207.                     }  
  208.                 }  
  209.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 3)  
  210.                 {  
  211.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  212.                     {  
  213.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  214.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "OFFILE#1" - Language 1033  
  215.                     }  
  216.                     else  
  217.                     {  
  218.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  219.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "OFFILE#1" - Language 1033  
  220.                     }  
  221.                 }  
  222.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 4)  
  223.                 {  
  224.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  225.                     {  
  226.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  227.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Language 1033  
  228.                     }  
  229.                     else  
  230.                     {  
  231.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  232.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Language 1033  
  233.                     }  
  234.                 }  
  235.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 5)  
  236.                 {  
  237.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  238.                     {  
  239.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  240.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Language 1033  
  241.                     }  
  242.                     else  
  243.                     {  
  244.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  245.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Language 1033  
  246.                     }  
  247.                 }  
  248.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 6)  
  249.                 {  
  250.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  251.                     {  
  252.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  253.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SPSMSITEHOST#0" - Language 1033  
  254.                     }  
  255.                     else  
  256.                     {  
  257.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  258.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SPSMSITEHOST#0" - Language 1033  
  259.                     }  
  260.                 }  
  261.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 7)  
  262.                 {  
  263.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  264.                     {  
  265.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  266.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITYPORTAL#0" - Language 1033  
  267.                     }  
  268.                     else  
  269.                     {  
  270.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  271.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITYPORTAL#0" - Language 1033  
  272.                     }  
  273.                 }  
  274.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 8)  
  275.                 {  
  276.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  277.                     {  
  278.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  279.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Language 1033  
  280.                     }  
  281.                     else  
  282.                     {  
  283.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  284.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Language 1033  
  285.                     }  
  286.                 }  
  287.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 9)  
  288.                 {  
  289.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  290.                     {  
  291.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  292.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "visprus#0" - Language 1033  
  293.                     }  
  294.                     else  
  295.                     {  
  296.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  297.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "visprus#0" - Language 1033  
  298.                     }  
  299.                 }  
  300.                 elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 1)  
  301.                 {  
  302.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  303.                     {  
  304.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  305.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0" - Language 1033  
  306.                     }  
  307.                     else  
  308.                     {  
  309.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  310.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0" - Language 1033  
  311.                     }  
  312.                 }  
  313.                 elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 2)  
  314.                 {  
  315.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  316.                     {  
  317.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  318.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "ENTERWIKI#0" - Language 1033  
  319.                     }  
  320.                     else  
  321.                     {  
  322.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  323.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "ENTERWIKI#0" - Language 1033  
  324.                     }  
  325.                 }  
  326.                 elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 3)  
  327.                 {  
  328.                     if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)  
  329.                     {  
  330.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  331.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PRODUCTCATALOG#0" - Language 1033  
  332.                     }  
  333.                     else  
  334.                     {  
  335.                         Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  336.                         $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PRODUCTCATALOG#0" - Language 1033  
  337.                     }  
  338.                 }  
  339.                 else  
  340.                 {  
  341.                     write - host "Please select valid Site template" - ForegroundColor Red  
  342.                 }  
  343.             }  
  344.             if ($siteColl - ne $null)  
  345.             {  
  346.                 $siteCollUrl = $siteColl.Url  
  347.                 Write - Host "Site Collection created successfully." - ForegroundColor Green  
  348.                 Write - Host "Site Collection URL is $siteCollUrl" - ForegroundColor Green  
  349.                 Write - Host "Create Sub Site under newly created site collection<Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  350.                 $createSubSite = read - host  
  351.                 if ($createSubSite - eq "Y" - or $createSubSite - eq "y")  
  352.                 {  
  353.                     CreateSubSite $siteCollUrl  
  354.                 }  
  355.             }  
  356.             else  
  357.             {  
  358.                 Write - Host "Error creating Site Collection. Please try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  359.             }  
  360.             write - host "Create Another Site Collection under same web aplication<Y/N>?" - foregroundcolor Yellow  
  361.             $createSiteColl = Read - Host  
  362.         }  
  363.     }  
  364.     catch [System.Exception]  
  365.     {  
  366.         Write - Host $_.Exception.ToString()  
  367.     }  
  368. }  
  369. functionCreateSubSite([string] $SiteCollUrl)  
  370. {  
  371.     try  
  372.     {  
  373.         $createanotherSubSite = "Y"  
  374.         while ($createanotherSubSite - eq "Y" - or $createanotherSubSite - eq "y")  
  375.         {  
  376.             $featureIdentity = "PublishingSite"  
  377.             $SubSiteDescription = $null  
  378.             write - host "Please enter the Sub Site Title : " - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  379.             $SubSiteTitle = read - host  
  380.             write - host "Please enter the Sub Site Description : " - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  381.             $SubSiteDescription = read - host  
  382.             $SpaceRemovedTitle = $SubSiteTitle - replace " ", ""  
  383.             $SiteCollUrlModified = $SiteCollUrl + "/"  
  384.             $SubSiteUrl = $SiteCollUrlModified += $SpaceRemovedTitle  
  385.             Write - Host $SubSiteUrl  
  386.             write - host "Please select the category for Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  387.             Write - Host "1 :Collboration Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  388.             Write - Host "2 : Enterprise Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  389.             $category = Read - Host  
  390.             $invalid = $false  
  391.             if ($category - eq 1)  
  392.             {  
  393.                 write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  394.                 Write - Host "1: Team Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  395.                 Write - Host "2: Blog" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  396.                 Write - Host "3: Project Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  397.                 Write - Host "4: Community Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  398.             }  
  399.             elseif($category - eq 2)  
  400.             {  
  401.                 write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  402.                 Write - Host "1: Document Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  403.                 Write - Host "2: Records Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  404.                 Write - Host "3: Business Intelligence Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  405.                 Write - Host "4: Enterprise Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  406.                 Write - Host "5: Basic Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  407.                 Write - Host "6: Visio Process Repository" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  408.             }  
  409.             else  
  410.             {  
  411.                 write - host "Please select valid Site template Category. Try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  412.                 $invalid = $true  
  413.             }  
  414.             if ($invalid - ne $true)  
  415.             {  
  416.                 $templateType = read - host  
  417.                 if ($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 1)  
  418.                 {  
  419.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  420.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "STS#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  421.                 }  
  422.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 2)  
  423.                 {  
  424.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  425.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BLOG#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  426.                 }  
  427.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 3)  
  428.                 {  
  429.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  430.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  431.                 }  
  432.                 elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 4)  
  433.                 {  
  434.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  435.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  436.                 }  
  437.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 1)  
  438.                 {  
  439.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  440.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  441.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  442.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  443.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BDR#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  444.                 }  
  445.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 2)  
  446.                 {  
  447.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  448.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  449.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  450.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  451.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "OFFILE#1" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  452.                 }  
  453.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 3)  
  454.                 {  
  455.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  456.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  457.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  458.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  459.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  460.                 }  
  461.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 4)  
  462.                 {  
  463.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  464.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  465.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  466.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  467.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  468.                 }  
  469.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 5)  
  470.                 {  
  471.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  472.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  473.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  474.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  475.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  476.                 }  
  477.                 elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 6)  
  478.                 {  
  479.                     Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  480.                     Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force  
  481.                     Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green  
  482.                     Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan  
  483.                     $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "visprus#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033  
  484.                 }  
  485.                 else  
  486.                 {  
  487.                     Write - Host "Please select valid Site template" - ForegroundColor Red  
  488.                 }  
  489.                 if ($subsite - ne $null)  
  490.                 {  
  491.                     Write - Host "Sub Site Created Successfully" - ForegroundColor Green  
  492.                     Write - Host "SubSite URL is $SubSiteUrl" - ForegroundColor Green  
  493.                 }  
  494.                 else  
  495.                 {  
  496.                     Write - Host "Error creating SubSite. Please try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  497.                 }  
  498.             }  
  499.             Write - Host "Create another Sub Site under same site collection<Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  500.             $createanotherSubSite = read - host  
  501.         }  
  502.     }  
  503.     catch [System.Exception]  
  504.     {  
  505.         Write - Host $_.Exception.ToString()  
  506.     }  
  507. }  
  508. functionSitecollectionorsubsite  
  509. {  
  510.     Write - Host "Please select the choice" - foregroundcolor Cyan  
  511.     Write - Host "1. Site Collection" - foregroundcolor Yellow  
  512.     Write - Host "2. Sub Site" - foregroundcolor Yellow  
  513.     $sitecollorsite = Read - Host  
  514.     if ($sitecollorsite - eq 1 - or $sitecollorsite - eq 2)  
  515.     {  
  516.         return $sitecollorsite  
  517.     }  
  518.     else  
  519.     {  
  520.         Write - Host "Please select the valid option and try running script again" - ForegroundColor Red  
  521.         return 3  
  522.     }  
  523. }  
  524. write - host "Please enter Web Application url" - foregroundcolor Yellow  
  525. $sourceWebURL = Read - Host  
  526. $WebApp = get - spwebapplication $sourceWebURL - ErrorActionsilentlycontinue  
  527. if ($WebApp - eq $null)  
  528. {  
  529.     Write - host "Web Application at above url does not Exists. Please Enter valid URL. Try again." - foregroundcolor Red  
  530. }  
  531. else  
  532. {  
  533.     Write - host "Successfully validated the web application.." - foregroundcolor Green  
  534.     $isrootsiteexist = GetUserInput $sourceWebURL  
  535.     if ($isrootsiteexist - eq $true)  
  536.     {  
  537.         $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite  
  538.         while ($sitecollorsite - eq 1 - or $sitecollorsite - eq 2)  
  539.         {  
  540.             if ($sitecollorsite - eq 1)  
  541.             {  
  542.                 while ($sitecollorsite - eq 1)  
  543.                 {  
  544.                     CreateSiteCollection $sourceWebURL  
  545.                     Write - Host "Create Another Site Collection or Sub Site (Y/N)" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  546.                     $anothersitecollorsite = Read - Host  
  547.                     if ($anothersitecollorsite - eq "Y" - or $anothersitecollorsite - eq "y")  
  548.                     {  
  549.                         $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite  
  550.                     }  
  551.                     else  
  552.                     {  
  553.                         $sitecollorsite = 3  
  554.                         Write - Host "Thank you!!.." - ForegroundColor Green  
  555.                     }  
  556.                 }  
  557.             }  
  558.             elseif($sitecollorsite - eq 2)  
  559.             {  
  560.                 while ($sitecollorsite - eq 2)  
  561.                 {  
  562.                     Write - Host "Please enter the site collection url under which sub site to be created" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  563.                     $sitecollurl = Read - Host  
  564.                     $isSiteExist = GetUserInput $sitecollurl  
  565.                     if ($isSiteExist - eq $true)  
  566.                     {  
  567.                         CreateSubSite $sitecollurl  
  568.                     }  
  569.                     else  
  570.                     {  
  571.                         write - host "The Site Collection at : $sitecollurl , doesn't exist!!..Please Try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  572.                     }  
  573.                     Write - Host "Create Another Site Collection or Sub Site (Y/N)" - ForegroundColor Yellow  
  574.                     $anothersitecollorsite = Read - Host  
  575.                     if ($anothersitecollorsite - eq "Y" - or $anothersitecollorsite - eq "y")  
  576.                     {  
  577.                         $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite  
  578.                     }  
  579.                     else  
  580.                     {  
  581.                         $sitecollorsite = 3  
  582.                         Write - Host "Thank you!!.." - ForegroundColor Green  
  583.                     }  
  584.                 }  
  585.             }  
  586.         }  
  587.     }  
  588.     else  
  589.     {  
  590.         write - host "The Root Site Collection at : $sourceWebURL , doesn't exist!!..Please Try again." - ForegroundColor Red  
  591.     }  
  592. }  

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