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Copy/Move List Item

This activity copies or moves a list item to another list. The destination list can be on another site.

In SharePoint Designer, this action is in the Virto List Activities category.

SharePoint Designer phrase

Copy this item in this list to this list, Overwrite existing items. Trigger create event No. Store resulting list item id in item ID.

Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescription
MethodCopy or Move.
ItemIDID of item which will be copied/moved. If the value field is empty, current item ID will be used.
Source list identifierOptional. The list where item is placed. The value could be list name, GUID or list URL (the web site relative URL). If the value field is empty, current list will be used.
Destination list identifierOptional. The list where item will be created. The value could be list name, GUID or list URL (the web site relative URL). If the value field is empty, current list will be used.
OverwriteWhether to overwrite existing items. Default is No.
Trigger create eventOptional. Yes starts the workflows of the destination list that run when an item is created. Default is No.
SourceSiteUrl (Properties)The URL of source web site. Use absolute web site URL.
DestinationSiteUrl (Properties)The URL of destination web site. Use absolute web site URL.
IsImpersonate (Properties)Ignore permissions of the user, which initiated workflow. Execute activity under the Application Pool identity. Default is No.

Output parameters

ParameterDescription
item IDReturns the ID of the created item.

Parameters marked (Properties) are not part of the action sentence: select the action in SharePoint Designer and click Properties.

Updated on November 12, 2026