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Migration Assessment Scan: Managed Metadata Columns

Overview

In SharePoint, it's possible to add a Managed Metadata column to a list and populate the list field with values from the Managed Metadata Service Application. Migration of these columns requires coordination with migration of the Managed Metadata Service Application data.

Data Migration

Managed metadata columns are typically migrated, but support depends on the migration tooling you select.

Important

Any site configured as "No Access" (locked) in SharePoint is skipped. To see a list of locked site collections see the Locked Sites scan output.

Preparing for Migration

Before you start a migration project, you want to understand how many lists use Managed Metadata. You also want to try to migrate these lists close to the time you migrate your Managed Metadata Service Application data to the cloud.

Post Migration

If migrating managed metadata columns is supported in the migration tooling you chose, make sure the lists using the columns are migrated and properly configured to create and edit list items.

Scan Result Reports

The following table describes the columns in the ManagedMetadataLists-detail.csv report. This scan report includes all lists that contain Managed Metadata columns.

Column Description
SiteId Unique identifier of the impacted site collection.
SiteURL Impacted site collection URL.
SiteOwner Owner of the site collection.
SiteAdmins List of people listed as site collection administrators.
SiteSizeInMB Size of the size collection in megabytes (MB).
NumOfWebs Number of webs that exist in the site collection.
ContentDBName Name of the content database hosting the site collection.
ContentDBServerName SQL Server hosting the content database.
ContentDBSizeInMB Size of the content database hosting the site collection.
LastContentModifiedDate Date/Time the site collection had content modified.
TotalItemCount Total number of items found in the site collection.
Hits Number of requests logged for the site collection. Relies on data from the usage logging service. This row shows N/A if the usage logging service is disabled.
DistinctUsers Number of distinct users that accessed the site collection. Relies on data from the usage logging service. This row shows N/A if the usage logging service is disabled.
DaysOfUsageData
Number of days the usage logging service retains data. This information provides context for Hits and DistinctUsers. For example, if this number is 14 days, the Hits and DistinctUsers data is for the last 14 days.
ManagedMetadataColumns Semicolon-delimited list of Managed Metadata columns associated with the list.
WebURL Url to the web hosting the list.
ListTitle Title of the list that contains managed metadata columns.
ListURL URL to the list that contains managed metadata columns.
ListItemCount Number of items in the impacted list.
ListTemplate List template associated with the impacted list.
ListType List type of the impacted list.
ListCreator Account that created the list.
ItemLastModifiedDate Date/Time the list had an item modified.
ScanID Unique identifier assigned to a specific execution of the SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool.