Migrations · SharePoint
Finding the gaps after a file migration
Completed project · details anonymized
- The problem
- After a move to SharePoint, file differences and access issues needed investigation. Sync behavior and long project paths were part of the problem.
- The work
- Investigated sync and path problems, compared original and migrated files, and documented fixes and migration settings.
What was handed over
- System guide. The migration setup and the fixes, written for the client’s team.
- Comparison scripts. The scripts used to compare original and migrated files.
- Check results. The validation reports from those comparisons.
- Unresolved list. The exceptions that remained open at handover, listed as open.
Anonymized completed project. Some exceptions remained.
See a constructed sample of the handover
Your system,
explained.
System guide · what this handover contained
- 01Migration setup
- 02File comparison scripts
- 03Check results
- 04Unresolved issues
Constructed file-check record · example paths only
- 01 Source
- Projects / Sample project / Drawing register.pdf
- 02 Intended destination
- SharePoint / Projects / Drawing register.pdf
- 03 Observed discrepancy
- Transfer held: the source path needs an approved technical rename.
- 04 Recorded action · open
- Owner to approve the rename and identify affected links. Retain the old/new path mapping and recheck transfer and access.
Illustrative sample · constructed example
A path exception needs an action, not a green total.
Reconciliation excerpt · constructed project folder
Selected check
Has the path exception been corrected and the destination checked?
| Record | Evidence or responsibility | Sample review |
|---|---|---|
| Source item | Projects / Sample project / Drawing register.pdf | Path exception open |
| Destination | SharePoint / Projects / Drawing register.pdf | Transfer awaiting correction |
| Access | Project member allowed; unrelated pilot user denied. | Test pending |
| Existing links | Keep the old-to-new path and links needing an update. | Owner review required |
This is one constructed item. No total migrated, success percentage or client file is represented.
- Evidence
- The source path needs an approved technical rename before transfer.
- Decision
- Keep the exception open
- Next action
- Owner approves the rename and identifies links that need updating.
Constructed row using the documented reconciliation method. It is not a recovered client file or an aggregate success rate.
About this work summary
Migration configuration notes, issue records, file comparison scripts and validation reports. Client names and identifying files are withheld.
Some exceptions remained in the reports. They do not show that every file was recovered or establish an overall recovery rate.