What type of login does the new sharepoint migration tool need?

Question

I've got a SharePoint 2019 on-prem server in production, and I need to migrate workflows from it to SharePoint Online. According to the SharePoint Migration Tool public preview, it can do just that. After installing it, I'm prompted for my MS login, which is no problem. When I get to the part where you can select "Workflows", and enter a source URL, I'm prompted for another login, but there's no indication as to what login the app wants - Active Directory, Microsoft, or any other type.

Here's the popup:

I've tried both AD and MS logins, but both give "invalid login/password" errors.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hi @Phillips, Keith ,

Great to know that and thanks for sharing the update here.

You are really amazing!

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[What type of login does the new sharepoint migration tool need?]

Issue Symptom:
I've got a SharePoint 2019 on-prem server in production, and I need to migrate workflows from it to SharePoint Online. According to the SharePoint Migration Tool public preview, it can do just that. After installing it, I'm prompted for my MS login, which is no problem. When I get to the part where you can select "Workflows", and enter a source URL, I'm prompted for another login, but there's no indication as to what login the app wants - Active Directory, Microsoft, or any other type.

Current status:
Turned out, my login wasn't a site collection administrator in the source site. Once I added it to the source site, the app accepted the login.

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Answer 2

Hi @Phillips, Keith ,

It is the username and password to the SharePoint Server site; it can be UserID or user email.

More details on migrating with SPMT, please see Create a migration task with SPMT.

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Answer 3

Turned out, my login wasn't a site collection administrator in the source site. Once I added it to the source site, the app accepted the login.