SharePoint - "Save list as template" in MOSS? Where'd it go?

I went to show a user today how to save a list/doc library as a template,
but the option was no where to be found. Is that option no longer in MOSS
like it was in WSS2 or is it just well hidden now?

-Darrel

It's still in MOSS and still easily found. (when in the List/Doc Lib:
Settings / List settings / center section)

However I'm fairly sure there are some kinds of list that can't be saved
as a template...  Which one is yours ? and in what kind of a site
template is it ?

Mike Walsh
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It's document library in a publishing site.

Nope, no 'save as list template' option to be found as there was in WSS2.

It looks like 'lists' can still be saved, but not document libraries. ARGH!

We're showing users how to populate our intranet portal in MOSS using the
publishing tools. Most folks want to make a bunch of pages, and then add a
bunch of document lists to each page.

They're frustrated that after creating each document library, they have to
then create a custom view before putting the web part on their page layout.
I was going to show them that they could create one document library, create
their view, then save that as a template and then use that for every other
doc library they create on their site...which we could do in WSS2.

Is there another method to get around having to create the same view each
time for each new doc library?

-Darrel

Well, the feature is definitely available in MOSS 2007. You can save document
libraries using the "save as template" feature.

Select "Site Settings" from the "Settings" menu
Under "Permissions and Management" you will find "Save site as template"
option.

-SSA
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I don't want to save a site template. I want to save the document library as
a template.

THAT SAID, yea, the feature *is* there. But only on some document libraries.
So, this is a bit odd.

It appears that the defualt DOCUMENTS library can NOT be saved as a
template. However, if you make a custom document library, then THAT can be
saved as a template. odd. BUT...now I know how to get  to it, so I'm happy.

-Darrel

Yeah that is strange because you can actually save document library as
template.

As soon as I saw the first question in the thread, I thought Publishing
template ....

There are some real oddities in it - including it seems this one.

Mike Walsh
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Hi Darrel,

Goto "View All Site Content" and have a look at the description next to each
library. The ones that say "This system library was created by the
Publishing feature.." will have the "Save library as temlate" link hidden.

There is a dirty hack to work around this issue. Goto the "Document Library
Settings" page. You should see the URL address is
you will be able to save the library as a template.  the link should look
like this  "../savetmpl.aspx?List={GUID}".

Obviously this is unsupported, but it works. I think you will run into
issues if you have WorkFlows bound to the Library. I think there was an
issue with WF having list IDs hard coded into them.  But if you just want to
create a template for document settings, Columns and views this works fine.

Cheers,
James.

James,

Man that fix is a HUGE help! I think the list I was trying to save was created automatically by Project Server 2007 when it created a SP workspace for a published project, and I needed to take that to a new site, and the option to Save List As Template was not there. Changing the URL to ../savetmpl.aspx?List={GUID} did the trick...brought up the template save page and it worked. Thank you so much!

-BJ