PowerShell Script to create Bulk Lists and Libraries in SharePoint

1) In this post we will look on how to create bulk or multiple lists/libraries and associate multiple content types to them in SharePoint. 

 2) Follow the below posts where I have covered 

 Bulk Creation of Site Columns: http://www.sharepointbasic.com/2016/11/powershell-script-to-create-bulk-site_27.html

Bulk Creation of Site Content Types:    http://www.sharepointbasic.com/2016/12/powershell-script-to-create-bulk-site.html

3) Create a CSV in the below format.

4) 

Create a powershell script as shown below

#This script creates site columns from the given csv file
#Author: Prem Kumar
#Date: Feb 11 2015

param(
[string]$webUrl = $(Read-Host -prompt "Root Web Application Url...?"),
[string]$CsvFilePath = $(Read-Host -prompt "CSV Path...?")
)

try
{
    function CreateSharePointLibrary {

    [CmdletBinding()]

    Param(

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]

       [string]$webUrl,

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)]

       [string]$LibraryName,

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=2)]

       [string]$Description,

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=3)]

       [string]$LibraryTemplate

      


    )

   Process

   {

      Start-SPAssignment -Global 

      $spWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity $webUrl    

      $spListCollection = $spWeb.Lists  

      $spLibrary = $spListCollection.TryGetList($LibraryName)

      if($spLibrary -ne $null) {

          write-host "Library $LibraryName already exists in the site"

      } 
      else {       

          write-host "Creating  Library - $LibraryName"
          $spListCollection.Add($LibraryName, $Description, $LibraryTemplate)
          write-host "Added List! $LibraryName"

      }         

      $spWeb.Dispose()
      Stop-SPAssignment -Global  

   }

} 
    function AddContentTypes{

    [CmdletBinding()]

    Param(

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]

       [string]$webUrl,

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)]

       [string]$LibraryName,

       [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=2)]

       [string]$CTtoAdd

      


    )

   Process

   {
    Start-SPAssignment -Global 

    $rootweb= Get-SPWeb $webUrl
    write-host "Checking site: $rootweb.Title"

    #Make sure content types are allowed on the list specified
    $docLibraryColln = $rootweb.Lists
    $docLibrary = $docLibraryColln.TryGetList($LibraryName)



    if ($docLibrary -ne $null)
    {
        $docLibrary.ContentTypesEnabled = $true
        $docLibrary.Update()

        #Add site content types to the list
        $customCT = $rootweb.ContentTypes[$CTtoAdd]
        $docLibrary.ContentTypes.Add($customCT)
        write-host "Content type added to list $docLibrary.Title"
        $docLibrary.Update()
      }
    else
    {
        write-host "The list $lookForList does not exist in site $site.Title"
    }


#Dispose of the site object
$rootweb.Dispose()
Stop-SPAssignment -Global 
   }

} 


    
    $listsData= Import-Csv $CsvFilePath
    foreach($item in $listsData)
    {
        write-host "Adding List : $item"
        $Template = $item.ListTemplate
        $LibraryTemplateDL = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListTemplateType]::$Template
        #Function Calling
        CreateSharePointLibrary $webUrl $item.ListName $item.Description $LibraryTemplateDL
        if($item.ContentType -ne "None")
        {
            AddContentTypes $webUrl $item.ListName $item.ContentType
        }

    }
}

catch 
{
    write-host "Exception in Creating List $_.Exception.Message"
}
finally
{
    write-host "Exit of List ..."
}