Pnp-powershell: Document Set content type added by Add-PnPContentTypeToList does not work properly

[HiroshiYoshino]

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Reporting an Issue or Missing Feature

I tried to create site with document set.
Document set content type was added successfully.
But when I opened document library and created new document set by click [Save] button on "NewDocSet.aspx", error message was displayed.

Sorry, something went wrong
The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002))
Please confirm what it is that your reporting

Then opened the document library again, document set was created.

Expected behavior

I should be able to create document set without error.

Actual behavior

Steps to reproduce behavior

$TENANT = "TENANTNAME"
$SHAREPOINTADMINURL = "https://$TENANT-admin.sharepoint.com/"
$SHAREPOINTURL = "https://$TENANT.sharepoint.com"
$CONNECTID = "USER ID"
$CONNECTPASSWORD = "USER PASSWORD"

$NEWSITETITLE = "SITE TITLE";
$NEWSITEPATH = "$SHAREPOINTURL/sites/SITE PATH";

Import-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline
$connectSecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CONNECTPASSWORD -asplaintext -force
$connectCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $CONNECTID, $connectSecurePassword
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SHAREPOINTURL -Credential $connectCredential

New-PnPSite -Type CommunicationSite -Title $NEWSITETITLE -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Lcid 1033 -SiteDesign Blank

$connectSecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CONNECTPASSWORD -asplaintext -force
$connectCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $CONNECTID, $connectSecurePassword
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Credential $connectCredential

$featureGuid = "3bae86a2-776d-499d-9db8-fa4cdc7884f8"
Enable-PnPFeature -Identity $featureGuid -Scope Site -Force
Set-PnPList -Identity "Documents" -EnableContentTypes $true
Add-PnPContentTypeToList -List "Documents" -ContentType "Document Set"

Which version of the PnP-PowerShell Cmdlets are you using?

• [ ] PnP PowerShell for SharePoint 2013
• [ ] PnP PowerShell for SharePoint 2016
• [x] PnP PowerShell for SharePoint Online

What is the version of the Cmdlet module you are running?

(you can retrieve this by executing Get-Module -Name *pnppowershell* -ListAvailable)
3.13.1909.0

How did you install the PnP-PowerShell Cmdlets?

• [ ] MSI Installed downloaded from GitHub
• [x] Installed through the PowerShell Gallery with Install-Module
• [ ] Other means

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[HiroshiYoshino]

When I had enabled document set by SharePoint Site Featrure GUI and used PowerShell PnP for other settings, the above error did not occur. So "Enable-PnPFeature" seems to be the cause.

[holylander]

I have also tested and I can confirm the same behaviour.
There is no way to enable document set feature from pnp-powershell or xml provisioning template. Well, better said, you CAN enable the feature, HOWEVER, when you try to create document set, you will get this error after file is saved :
_( cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002) )_

or when you visit a docset related url
[site]/_layouts/15/DocSetHome.aspx?id=[docset_filepath]
you get the following error:

To conclude, if you manually disable the docset feature and, using the web ui, enable the feature again, everything goes fine.

Please could you provide a fix asap, this is an important issue for provisioning site processes. Thanks

[HiroshiYoshino]

I confirmed the following:

• CSOM is used when enabling site feature in SharePoint PnP.
• The same problem occurs even if the site function is enabled using .NET and the latest CSOM(16.1.19404.12000).
• CSOM is calling the SharePoint web service (/_vti_bin/client.svc/ProcessQuery)

So I realized that this issue would not be resolved without server-side modifications.
Is there no choice but to wait for a fix? Or is there any other way to tell Microsoft about the fix?

[holylander]

I found a solution in case you want to enable the "docset feature" either from pnp-powershell or CSOM ( you wont success to enable this from a provisioning template, since it wont work).
Basically, you need to enable "custom scripts" before enable the docset feature by a script.

Therefore, in case you need to enable this feature using pnp powershell, your code should implement something like this:

$tenant= [yourtenant]
$site_url= [yousite]
$user & $psswd= [login params]
$credentials = getCredentials -user $user -pswd $psswd

$connected = connect-pnponline -url $($tenant.replace(".sharepoint.com", "-admin.sharepoint.com")) -credentials $credentials 
$context = Get-PnPContext
Write-host "Enabling site scripts on target site..." -ForeGroundColor Yellow
$site = Get-PnPTenantSite -Detailed -Url "$tenant$site_url"
$DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum = [Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatus]
$site.DenyAddAndCustomizePages = $DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum::Disabled
$site.Update()   
$context.ExecuteQuery()
Write-Host  "OK: site sidescripts has enabled" -ForeGroundColor Green

Write-host "Enabling docset feature on target site..." -ForeGroundColor Yellow
$connected = spConnect -tenant  $tenant -site $site_url -credentials $credentials
$featureGuid = "3bae86a2-776d-499d-9db8-fa4cdc7884f8"
Enable-PnPFeature -Identity $featureGuid -Scope Site -Force 
Write-Host "OK: site docset feature has been enabled" -ForeGroundColor Green

Sources :

• Enabling custom site scripts
• Document set 404 error

Remember, you need to enable the custom site scripts before enabling the docset feature, if you do it the other way around, it wont work.

I think Microsoft should add some validation regarding the missing required settings, when using CSOM/pnpPowershell/xml templates.

[HiroshiYoshino]

Thanks for your advice.

When I had created new site manually and set "DenyAddAndCustomizePages" and enabled document set feature with the above command, I could create document set without error.

But when I try to do everything with PnP Powershell as shown below, the error will still occur.

$TENANT = "TENANTNAME"
$SHAREPOINTADMINURL = "https://$TENANT-admin.sharepoint.com/"
$SHAREPOINTURL = "https://$TENANT.sharepoint.com"
$CONNECTID = "USER ID"
$CONNECTPASSWORD = "USER PASSWORD"

$NEWSITETITLE = "SITE TITLE";
$NEWSITEPATH = "$SHAREPOINTURL/sites/SITE PATH";

Import-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline
$connectSecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CONNECTPASSWORD -asplaintext -force
$connectCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $CONNECTID, $connectSecurePassword
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SHAREPOINTURL -Credential $connectCredential

New-PnPSite -Type CommunicationSite -Title $NEWSITETITLE -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Lcid 1033 -SiteDesign Blank

$context = Get-PnPContext
$site = Get-PnPTenantSite -Detailed -Url $NEWSITEPATH
$DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum = [Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatus]
$site.DenyAddAndCustomizePages = $DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum::Disabled
$site.Update()   
$context.ExecuteQuery()

$connectSecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CONNECTPASSWORD -asplaintext -force
$connectCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $CONNECTID, $connectSecurePassword
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Credential $connectCredential

$featureGuid = "3bae86a2-776d-499d-9db8-fa4cdc7884f8"
Enable-PnPFeature -Identity $featureGuid -Scope Site -Force
Set-PnPList -Identity "Documents" -EnableContentTypes $true
Add-PnPContentTypeToList -List "Documents" -ContentType "Document Set"

Something still seems to be missing ...

[HiroshiYoshino]

I knew what was wrong, so I correct it and close issue.
In the previous post, I could not change the "DenyAddAndCustomizePages" settings because I didn't connect to the Administration Center. The following command worked as expected.
Thank you very much, Alberto.

$TENANT = "TENANTNAME"
$SHAREPOINTADMINURL = "https://$TENANT-admin.sharepoint.com/"
$SHAREPOINTURL = "https://$TENANT.sharepoint.com"
$CONNECTID = "USER ID"
$CONNECTPASSWORD = "USER PASSWORD"

$NEWSITETITLE = "SITE TITLE";
$NEWSITEPATH = "$SHAREPOINTURL/sites/SITE PATH";

Import-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline
$connectSecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CONNECTPASSWORD -asplaintext -force
$connectCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $CONNECTID, $connectSecurePassword
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SHAREPOINTURL -Credential $connectCredential
New-PnPSite -Type CommunicationSite -Title $NEWSITETITLE -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Lcid 1033 -SiteDesign Blank

Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SHAREPOINTADMINURL -Credential $connectCredential
$context = Get-PnPContext
$site = Get-PnPTenantSite -Detailed -Url $NEWSITEPATH
$DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum = [Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatus]
$site.DenyAddAndCustomizePages = $DenyAddAndCustomizePagesStatusEnum::Disabled
$site.Update()   
$context.ExecuteQuery()

Connect-PnPOnline -Url $NEWSITEPATH -Credential $connectCredential
$featureGuid = "3bae86a2-776d-499d-9db8-fa4cdc7884f8"
Enable-PnPFeature -Identity $featureGuid -Scope Site -Force
Set-PnPList -Identity "Documents" -EnableContentTypes $true
Add-PnPContentTypeToList -List "Documents" -ContentType "Document Set"