SP online powershell - CI CD test

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SP online powershell - CI CD test

sns 9,251

I am looking for SharePoint online PowerShell script which has scope to perform CICD test. Please assist on this. Thank you.
PowerShell script should be normal PowerShell and PNP based but not SharePoint framework & NPM based.

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RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,496 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @sns ,
Per my research, I have found some nice article about CI/CD tests
You can refer to the document
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/toolchain/implement-ci-cd-with-azure-devops
And the following steps in the article
https://coreyroth.com/2019/05/06/how-to-setup-ci-cd-in-azure-devops-with-the-help-of-spfx-generator/

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sns 9,251 Reputation points

2022-03-21T06:06:27.78+00:00
Hi RaytheonXie,

Thank you for the response, Could you please clarify my follow up doubts:

Do I need install these 2 packages node.js & npm install in my Development server also? where I log in azure devops portal? or only following ur blog is it enough?

Is it possible to perform CI/CD test alone for SharePoint Online PowerSHell PNP scripts ( Not SPFx , node.js and NPM based) separately? If yes how, can you please provide me one example?

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sadomovalex 3,636

CI/CD is quite common term and it depends on what and how you want to test with it. Can you specify with more details what exactly you want to do with CI/CD tests?

sns 9,251 Reputation points

2022-03-17T16:42:35.327+00:00

Hi Sadomovalex,

It is Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
sadomovalex 3,636 Reputation points

2022-03-21T15:09:13.39+00:00

yes, I know - I meant that Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment is quite common term. What exactly do you want to achieve? E.g. automatic deployment of your SPFx solution to SPO AppCatalog, perform some UI testing on the site where this app is installed, something else?
sns 9,251 Reputation points

2022-03-22T06:45:35.543+00:00

Hi Sadomovalex,

Yes, you are correct. I am looking for app installed & perform CI CD test to it. This is for both SPFX solution based & for SP online PowerShell Scripts.
sadomovalex 3,636 Reputation points

2022-03-22T15:12:26.4+00:00

you may add SPFx app (sppkg file) to AppCatalog using the following PnP.PowerShell cmdlets:
Add-PnPApp
Publish-PnPApp
Update-PnPApp

Here are example of using them: SharePoint App Operations Using PnP PowerShell.
sns 9,251 Reputation points

2022-03-22T17:42:18.123+00:00

Hi Sadomovalex,
Thanks for the response. My use case/requirement is below one: After achieving below one , is it possible to achieve CI/CD for the below requirement?

I have site collection /sites/sitecollection-A ( around 2 GB data in it ) , I want to clone this site collection A and use it for further operations with different names.
The cloned site collection would be different URL Example: (sites/ sitecollection-B, )

is it possible to achieve this with out migration tool? After cloning site collection B has to contain same data but different URL.
Is it possible with PnP powerShell, if yes please provide me steps with screenshots.

I think we can change the URL at the SP admin centre but I dont want that , I want it to be automated
After achieving above requirement,
& all these requirement is like when user go and click some where in some area in SharePoint site, site collection B has to be created
Like this when ever & who ever wants clone of the site collection A , they should go and click on some where in the area then site collection C, site collection D should be created and so on..

Whenever I say "some where in some area" you can suggest where we can pick that area in the site. Thank you.
sadomovalex 3,636 Reputation points

2022-03-25T14:43:23.957+00:00

there is a method to copy existing site collection in Sharepoint Online using PnP PowerShell: How to Copy a Site in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. The idea is that you export site to PnP template with content using Get-PnPSiteTemplate cmdlet then create new site and apply saved template using other cmdlet Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate. This approach should be tested of course for your scenario.
sns 9,251 Reputation points

2022-03-25T15:03:07.19+00:00

Hi Sadomovalex,

But my source is 28 GB with lot of customization involved in it? steps mentioned in above blog will work?
sadomovalex 3,636 Reputation points

2022-03-28T15:18:57.407+00:00

I didn't try this method by myself on such a big site so can't say for sure. If you will try it on your site please share results here - it may help other people who will read this thread

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