Copying Lists Between Sites/SitesCollection

CopyingLIstsBetwnSites.ps1

#Check if SharePoint is already snapped in
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name "Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
{
    Add-PsSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell"
}

# $sourceWebsiteUrl is the URL of the site from which you want to copy the list
$sourceWebsiteUrl = "http://YourSoureceURL/SiteName"

# $destinationWebsiteUrl is the URL of the site to which you wan to copy the list
$destinationWebsiteUrl="http://YourDestURL/SiteName"

# $path is a temporary directory which is used to store the imported content. Any directory is fine
$path = "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Powershell\Sharepoint Administration\CopyingListsBetweenSites"

# $lists is an array of list names of the source website which you want to copy to the destination website.
$lists= @("Is Insured","Claims", "Claim Processing Stages", "Claim Status", "Insurance Companies", "Reference Claim Status", "Qualification", "Speciality") 


foreach($list in $lists)
{
     
     try
     {
         Write-Host "Exporting " + $sourceWebsiteUrl + "/lists/" +$list 
     
         export-spweb -Force $sourceWebsiteUrl -ItemUrl ("lists/" + $list) -IncludeUserSecurity -IncludeVersions All -path ($path + $list + ".cmp") 

         Write-Host "Exporting complete"
     }
     catch
     {
          Write-Host "Exporting failed"
     }

     try
     {
         Write-Host "Importing " + $destinationWebsiteUrl + "/lists/" + $list

         import-spweb $destinationWebsiteUrl -IncludeUserSecurity -path ($path + $list + ".cmp") 

         Write-Host "Importing complete"
     }
     catch
     {
         Write-Host "Importing failed"
     }
     
}