Get document library inventory report in SharePoint using PowerShell script

Get document library inventory report in SharePoint using PowerShell script

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In this blog, I will share how we can get a document library inventory report in SharePoint using the PowerShell script and export this report into a CSV file. This script will scan through all documents libraries in a site collection and generate the list item details report in a CSV file. This document library inventory PowerShell script can be used in the SharePoint on-premise versions – SharePoint 2010/2013/2016/2019.

Key Highlights

  • How to get a document library inventory report in SharePoint using PowerShell script.
  • How to export SharePoint document library inventory into a CSV file using PowerShell script.

 

PowerShell script to get document library inventory report in SharePoint 2010/2013/2016/2019

Get document library inventory report in SharePoint using PowerShell script
Get document library inventory report in SharePoint using PowerShell script

#The below script is used to generate the document library inventory for all the sites in a site collection programmatically.

cls

$PSshell = Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($PSshell -eq $null)
{
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
}
$fileName = "Document Library Inventory Report"
#'yyyyMMddhhmm yyyyMMdd
$enddate = (Get-Date).tostring("yyyyMMddhhmmss")
#$filename = $enddate + '_VMReport.doc'
$logFileName = $fileName +"_"+ $enddate+"_Log.txt"
$invocation = (Get-Variable MyInvocation).Value
$directoryPath = Split-Path $invocation.MyCommand.Path

$directoryPathForLog=$directoryPath+"\"+"LogFiles"
if(!(Test-Path -path $directoryPathForLog))
{
New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $directoryPathForLog
#Write-Host "Please Provide Proper Log Path" -ForegroundColor Red
}
#$logPath = $directoryPath + "\" + $logFileName

$logPath = $directoryPathForLog + "\" + $logFileName

$isLogFileCreated = $False

function Write-Log([string]$logMsg)
{
if(!$isLogFileCreated){
Write-Host "Creating Log File..."
if(!(Test-Path -path $directoryPath))
{
Write-Host "Please Provide Proper Log Path" -ForegroundColor Red
}
else
{
$script:isLogFileCreated = $True
Write-Host "Log File ($logFileName) Created..."
[string]$logMessage = [System.String]::Format("[$(Get-Date)] - {0}", $logMsg)
Add-Content -Path $logPath -Value $logMessage
}
}
else
{
[string]$logMessage = [System.String]::Format("[$(Get-Date)] - {0}", $logMsg)
Add-Content -Path $logPath -Value $logMessage
}
}

function GetAllItemsFromAllDocumentLibraries()
{

param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SiteURL
)
$site = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite $SiteURL

$allWebs=$site.AllWebs
foreach ($oneWeb in $allWebs)
{
$allLists=$oneWeb.Lists
foreach ($oneList in $allLists)
{
if ($oneList.BaseType -ne "DocumentLibrary")
{
continue
}

$allItems=$oneList.Items #Getting all items from a list.
foreach ($oneItem in $allItems)
{

$listItemData = @{
"Site URL" = $site.Url
"Web URL" = $oneWeb.Url
"List Title" = $oneList.Title
"Item ID" = $oneItem.ID
"Item Title" = $oneItem.Title
"Item URL" = $oneItem.Url
"Item Created" = $oneItem["Created"]
"Item Modified" = $oneItem["Modified"]
"Created By" = $oneItem["Author"]
"Modified By" = $oneItem["Editor"]
"File Size" = $oneItem.File.Length/1KB
"File Size (MB)" = $oneItem.File.Length/1MB
}

New-Object PSObject -Property $listItemData
}
}
$oneWeb.Dispose();
}
$site.Dispose()
}

try
{

GetAllItemsFromAllDocumentLibraries "http://server:port/" | Out-GridView  #Your site collection URL
GetAllItemsFromAllDocumentLibraries "http://server:port/" | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -Path "C:\Temp\DocumentLibraryDetails_Report.csv"; #Your site collection URL

$message="The document library inventory generation has been completed successfully."
Write-Host $message -BackgroundColor Green

}
catch
{
$ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message +"in the document library inventory generation script!: "
Write-Host $ErrorMessage -BackgroundColor Red
Write-Log $ErrorMessage
}

Output:

SharePoint Document Library Inventory Report using PowerShell
SharePoint Document Library Inventory Report using PowerShell

Summary:

Hence, in this blog, we have seen how we can generate or get the document library inventory report from SharePoint 2010/2013/2016/2019 programmatically using the PowerShell script.

  • Learned how to get document library inventory reports in SharePoint using PowerShell script.
  • learned how to export the SharePoint document library inventory into a CSV file using PowerShell script.

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