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List templates created from a list do not include Automate rules, and there is no way from CSOM to retrieve or create one #9875
Description
Target SharePoint environment
SharePoint Online
What SharePoint development model, framework, SDK or API is this about?
SharePoint CSOM
Developer environment
Windows
What browser(s) / client(s) have you tested
- 💥 Internet Explorer
- 💥 Microsoft Edge
- 💥 Google Chrome
- 💥 FireFox
- 💥 Safari
- mobile (iOS/iPadOS)
- mobile (Android)
- not applicable
- other (enter in the "Additional environment details" area below)
Additional environment details
- CSOM v 16.1.25110.12000
Describe the bug / error
When creating a site template the information regarding Automate rules is not saved in the template, and recreating a list from a template will not copy it over. PnP uses the site script to retrieve and create any rule on a list, but has no way to save the content in a site script. There should be a way to save the rules with a switch (as done for the data) in the List.SaveAsTemplate() call or alternately a way to access, retrieve, create and execute site scripts to allow users to access "modern" features also via CSOM (as the underlying API is a REST API.
Steps to reproduce
- Save a template via List.SaveAsTemplate()
- Create a list specifying the previously created template in the ListCreationInformation object
- Open the old and new list in top bar -> Automate -> Rules -> Manage Rules, they do not match.
Expected behavior
The rules (as well as any modern features) can be selected to be saved in the template and subsequently recreated on template usage. Alternately, expose the site script retrieval and execute REST APIs in CSOM as they are already exposed and useable in PnP to circumvent the issue.
Activity
Ashlesha-MSFT commentedon Jun 3, 2025
Hello Marco Antonio Mauro (@marcus905),
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into it and get back to you shortly.
Ashlesha-MSFT commentedon Jun 3, 2025
Marco Antonio Mauro (@marcus905),
This behavior is currently by design, as the List.SaveAsTemplate() method does not support saving Power Automate rules or other modern list features. Since this functionality isn't implemented yet, it would fall under a feature request rather than a bug.
To help improve the product, we recommend raising this request on the official SharePoint Feedback Portal so it can be reviewed by the engineering team: aka.ms/sp-dev-uservoice
marcus905 commentedon Jun 3, 2025
Hi, but there is also no way to manually edit those via a CSOM API. That's probably a bug, as API should have feature parity with UI.
VesaJuvonen commentedon Nov 3, 2026
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