2.5.1.2 Create a Site

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This use case describes how a client application creates a new site. The client application specifies a site definition or site template to use when creating the new site.

The following diagram illustrates this process.

Process for creating a site

Figure 4: Process for creating a site

Preconditions

  • The client application can communicate with the SharePoint site collection.

  • The client application has been authenticated as a member of the Site Owner group (1).

Steps

  1. The client application requests a list (1) of available site definitions and site templates from the server.

  2. The server returns the list (1) of available site definitions and site templates.

  3. The client application selects a Web template and specifies the URL, title, and description for the site.

  4. The client application calls the method to create a new site using the specified information.

  5. The server creates a site with the specified information.

Error

  • If the specified URL is invalid or already in use, the server will not create a new site.

Post-conditions

  • A site is created at the URL that was specified by the client application.

  • The site is not created, because the specified URL is invalid or already in use.