Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment namespace

Provides types and members for performing content export/import operations between SharePoint Foundation site collections. These types support deployment scenarios as well as content migration scenarios.

	Class	Description
	CommonInfo	This class is for internal use only.
	ImportModelReceiver	This class Imports the Model file, model resource file and assemblies in the BDC store. It uses the SharePoint feature receiver infrastructure to do it.
	SPDeployment	Abstract base class from which the SPExport and SPImport classes inherit.
	SPDeploymentErrorEventArgs	Encapsulates data for error events that occur during the deployment operation.
	SPDeploymentEventArgs	Encapsulates event data for the specified deployment operation.
	SPDeploymentObject	Serves as the base class for the SPExportObject and SPImportObject classes.
	SPDeploymentSettings	Represents the base class for the collection of settings used for importing and exporting content between Windows SharePoint Services Web sites.
	SPExport	Supports export of specified content from a source SharePoint Foundation site collection to a CAB file (with .cmp file extension) in XML format.
	SPExportObject	Provides information about specific objects selected for export, and provides methods to direct how they are exported to the content migration package.
	SPExportObjectCollection	Provides methods and properties to maintain a collection of export objects (SPExportObject instances) for exporting to the content migration package. The collection specifies the scope of the export operation.
	SPExportSettings	Contains the settings that are used for exporting content to a content migration package.
	SPImport	Supports importing specified content into a SharePoint Foundation site collection using a migration package (.cmp) file in XML format.
	SPImportContext	Detects if the event or feature activation of the code that calls this class is a part of the import context.
	SPImportObject	Encapsulates information about deployment objects that are selected for import.
	SPImportObjectCollection	Maintains a listing of SPImportObject instances in the collection.
	SPImportSettings	Contains the settings that are used for importing content from a content migration package.
	SPObjectImportedEventArgs	Encapsulates event data for the import operation.

	Enumeration	Description
	BlobType
	MetaInfoAccess	Provides the level of access that is allowed to the metadictionary that stores metainfo for specified files and folders.
	MetaInfoValueType	Allows you to specify the data type for values in the metadata dictionary.
	SPDeploymentErrorType	Enumerates the constant values that represent the error type for the SPDeploymentErrorEventArgs() property.
	SPDeploymentObjectType	Enumerates the valid data types for SharePoint deployment objects.
	SPDeploymentStatus	Enumerates the constant values representing the status for the Status property.
	SPExportMethodType	Specifies whether an export operation is full or incremental.
	SPImportUserInfoDateTimeOption	Specifies the level of user information that is retained when content is imported.
	SPIncludeDescendants	Specifies the scope of descendants that are exported to the content migration package (.cmp) file, or that no descendants are exported.
	SPIncludeSecurity	Contains values that describe the level of user and group security data to include during an export or import operation.
	SPIncludeUserCustomAction	Enumeration that allows you to specify whether to include custom user actions with import settings.
	SPIncludeVersions	Contains values that describe the versions to include in your export package.
	SPUpdateVersions	Specifies how the import operation handles existing files when importing an updated version.

Content Migration

Packaging and Deployment