Export& Import Content Type by powershell script

Export Content Type by power cell script:-

clear

   1:  write-host "Start..."

   2:  $sourceWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity "http://br53:3000/"

   3:  write-host $sourceWeb.ContentTypes

   4:  #

   5:  $xmlFilePath = "C:\Script-SiteContentTypes.xml"

   6:  #

   7:  #Create Export File

   8:  New-Item $xmlFilePath -type file -force

   9:  #Export Content Types to XML file

  10:  Add-Content $xmlFilePath "<?xml version=`"1.0`" encoding=`"utf-8`"?>"

  11:  Add-Content $xmlFilePath "`n<ContentTypes>"

  12:  $sourceWeb.ContentTypes | ForEach-Object {

  13:      if ($_.Group -eq "Custom Content Types") {

  14:          Add-Content $xmlFilePath $_.SchemaXml

  15:      }

  16:  }

  17:  Add-Content $xmlFilePath "</ContentTypes>"

  18:  $sourceWeb.Dispose()

Import Content Type by power cell script:-

   1:  #http://fazlulchowdhury.blogspot.in/2012/02/how-to-importexport-custom-content.html

   2:  clear 

   3:  $destWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity "http://br53:1001/"

   4:  write-host $destWeb

   5:  $xmlFilePath = "C:\Script-SiteContentTypes.xml"

   6:  ##Create Site Content Types

   7:  $ctsXML = [xml](Get-Content($xmlFilePath))

   8:  $ctsXML.ContentTypes.ContentType | ForEach-Object {

   9:      #Create Content Type object inheriting from parent

  10:      $spContentType = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentType ($_.ID,$destWeb.ContentTypes,$_.Name)

  11:      #Set Content Type description and group

  12:      $spContentType.Description = $_.Description

  13:      $spContentType.Group = $_.Group

  14:      $_.Fields.Field  | ForEach-Object {

  15:          if(!$spContentType.FieldLinks[$_.DisplayName])

  16:          {

  17:              #Create a field link for the Content Type by getting an existing column

  18:  $spFieldLink = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLink ($destWeb.Fields[$_.DisplayName])

  19:              #Check to see if column should be Optional, Required or Hidden

  20:              if ($_.Required -eq "TRUE") {$spFieldLink.Required = $true}

  21:              if ($_.Hidden -eq "TRUE") {$spFieldLink.Hidden = $true}

  22:              #Add column to Content Type

  23:              $spContentType.FieldLinks.Add($spFieldLink)

  24:          }

  25:      }

  26:      #Create Content Type on the site and update Content Type object

  27:      $ct = $destWeb.ContentTypes.Add($spContentType)

  28:      $spContentType.Update()

  29:      write-host "Content type" $ct.Name "has been created"

  30:  }

  31:  $destWeb.Dispose()

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