Create a SharePoint Site Collection
To create a new SharePoint site collection, do the procedure in this topic.
New Site Collection Configuration Screen

New Site Collection Owner Information Configuration Screen

Good to Know
- In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
- You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
How to Start
- On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
- Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
- In the Process Builder, go to the Activity Library, and
open the SharePoint
tab.
- On the SharePoint
tab, drag the New Site Collection
activity onto your process.
- In the Process Builder, go to the Activity Library, and
open the SharePoint
- Change an activity:
- In your process, double-click your activity.
- Add an activity:
- Click
New Site Collection Configuration
.
Procedure
- To configure your SharePoint site collection, complete these fields
as necessary.
Field Name Definition Central Administration URL
- Function:
- Specifies the URL of the SharePoint central administration site. Using this site, you can control and manage all SharePoint sites.
- Accepted Values:
- A valid SharePoint central administration site URL.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- No
SharePoint
- Function:
- Specifies the access token that connects to your SharePoint site.
- Accepted Values:
- A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
- Default Value:
- None
Add Token
- Opens this Screen:
- Access Token for SharePoint
- Function of this Screen:
- Configure an access token to connect to SharePoint.
Site Collection Template
- Function:
- Specifies the name of the SharePoint site template that is used to create the new SharePoint site or site collection.
- Accepted Values:
- The name of a SharePoint site template.
- Default Value:
- Team Site
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- No
Locale
- Function:
- Specifies the locale for the new SharePoint site.
A locale identifies the language used in a particular region or country .
- Accepted Values:
- A list of locales.
- Default Value:
- English (United States)
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- No
Relative Site URL
- Function:
- Specifies the URL for your SharePoint site.
- Accepted Values:
- A valid SharePoint site URL.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
- Example:
-
-
http://[machine name]:[port]/sites/[site name]
Note: You must include the /sites in the Site URL for the site to be created successfully. - Form Based Applications – SharePoint Data Source
-
Site Title
- Function:
- Specifies the title for the new SharePoint site or site collection.
- Accepted Values:
- One line of text with no spaces.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
Overwrite Site
- Function:
- Specifies if the activity overwrites the site if it already exists at the location where the new site is to be created.
- Accepted Values:
-
- Deselected - The activity does not overwrite an existing SharePoint site. Note: If you specify False when a site or site collection already exists, then SharePoint does not change. The process stops the activity and updates the process variables specified in the SaveErrorMessageTo and SaveStatusTo properties.
- Selected - The activity overwrites an existing SharePoint site.
- Deselected - The activity does not overwrite an existing SharePoint site.
- Default Value:
- Deselected
Store Site Collection URL in Process Attribute
- Function:
- Specifies the process data variable that stores the site collection URL.
- Accepted Values:
- A process data variable that accepts a URL.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
- Click
Owner Information Configuration
.
- To configure the site collection owner, complete these fields
as necessary.
Field Name Definition Owner Login ID
- Function:
- Specifies the user name of the owner of the SharePoint site collection.
- Accepted Values:
- A user name, with the domain name, in this format:
[domain]\[user name]
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
- Example:
- MyDomain\Administrator
Owner E-mail ID
- Function:
- Specifies the e-mail address of the owner of the SharePoint site collection.
- Accepted Values:
- A valid e-mail address.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
Owner Display Name
- Function:
- Specifies the name to show for the owner of the SharePoint site collection.
- Accepted Values:
- One line of text that can have spaces.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes