Creating a SharePoint Object
You can create new SharePoint site collections, sites, folders, and lists via the Metalogix Content Matrix Console.
You may want to create these new SharePoint objects, or "containers," that you can then migrate existing source content into the new container as an alternative the more conventional method of performing a migration, which involves copying source content into existing containers on the target.
Creating a SharePoint Site
You can create a new SharePoint site via Metalogix Content Matrix under an existing site collection or site as long as the connection type is not read-only. If site creation is not valid for the connection type, the option will be disabled
To create a new SharePoint site:
1.In the Explorer View, select the site collection or site under which you want to create the new site.
2.Right-click and choose Create Site.
The Create Site dialog displays, prompting you to enter the Site Title, Site URL Name, Description, and Template for the new site.
NOTE: For Site Url Name, it is only necessary to enter the name of the site as you want it to appear in the url, not the entire url path.
3.When you have completed the fields on the Create Site dialog, click [OK].
The new site will now display in Explorer View.
Create SharePoint Site Collection
You can create a site collection for a read/write (source/target) connection type at the farm/tenant, or Web application level. If creating a site collection is invalid for the connection type, this option will be disabled.
To create a new SharePoint site collection:
1.In the Explorer View navigate to the SharePoint Farm/ Web Application (On-Prem) or Tenant (SharePoint Online) where the new site collection should be created.
2.Right-click and choose Create Site Collection, then select the desired mode:
§For SharePoint on premises Farm there are two options for creating site collections:
§Admin Mode
§Self Service Mode
§For a SharePoint Tenant, only the Admin Mode option is available.
3.Complete the fields on the Create Site Collection dialog for the selected Mode as you would if you were creating a site collection in native SharePoint.
NOTE: In addition, if you are creating a Site Collection in Admin Mode within a SharePoint on-premises farm, you have the option to create a host named site collection using the Host Header option. Refer to the Microsoft TechNet article details about host-named site collections.
4.After completing the dialog, click [OK].
The new site collection now displays in the Explorer View.
Create a SharePoint List
You can create a new SharePoint list via Metalogix Content Matrix under an existing site as long as:
·the connection type is not read-only, and
·the new list can use any site template that is installed on the SharePoint environment.
If site creation is not valid for the connection type, the option will be disabled.
To create a new list:
1.Navigate to the SharePoint Site where the list/library should be created.
2.Right-click and choose Create List.
3.Complete the Create List dialog as you would if you were creating a list in native SharePoint.
4.After completing the dialog, click [OK].
The new site collection now displays in Explorer View.