SharePoint Online: Set document library versioning on many sites using PowerShell

 

This PowerShell script imports Sharepoint Online URLs from a CSV, and sets versioning limits on all document libraries in each site in the CSV.

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Set Version limits for all Doc Libraries in SharePoint Online Sites lised in a CSV
Author: Tom DeMeulenaere  - Jan 4, 2023
 
Source: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2016/05/sharepoint-online-enable-versioning-on-all-lists-powershell.html
#>
 
$sitelist = Import-CSV C:\SWSetup\SharepointSites.csv
$SPAdminURL = "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com"
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SPAdminURL -Interactive
 
#Exclude certain libraries
$ExcludedLists = ("Preservation Hold Library","Site Assets","Site Pages","Style Library","Form Templates")
 
Function Enable-PnPVersionHistory($SiteURL)
{
    Write-host "Processing Web $($_.URL)" -f Cyan
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Interactive
    #Get All Document Libraries
    $Lists = Get-PnPList | Where-Object {$_.Hidden -eq $False -and $_.BaseType -eq "DocumentLibrary" -and $ExcludedLists -notcontains $_.Title}
    #Enable Version History for Document Libraries
        $Lists | ForEach-Object {
        $Params = @{
            "Identity"         = $_.Title
            "EnableVersioning" = $True
            "MajorVersions"    = 50
            "MinorVersions"    = 10
        }
        Set-PnPList @Params
        Write-host "Enabled Version History for "$_.Title -f Green
    }
}
 
foreach ($s in $sitelist)
{
    #Connect to SharePoint Online Site from PnP Online
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $s.URL -Interactive
    $start = Get-Date
    #Get all Webs and call the function to set version history
    Get-PnPSubWeb -IncludeRootWeb | ForEach-Object { Enable-PnPVersionHistory $s.URL }
    Write-host "Completed setting versioning for "$s.URL" Time Elapsed: "(New-TimeSpan -Start $start -End (Get-Date)) -f Yellow
}

 

Source: SharePoint Online: Enable Versioning on All List and Libraries using PowerShell - SharePoint Diary

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Highly accomplished information technology professional with extensive knowledge in System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server, SharePoint, and Office 365.