How to migrate from skybow Rich Forms add-in to Modern Forms add-in

Table of contents

• Backup existing list configuration
  • Create a backup list from existing list or from template
  • Export Rich Forms form configuration from initial list
  • Import Rich Forms form configuration to backup list
  • Migrate configuration of Action Links to the backup list
• Uncustomize forms in the initial list
• Customize the initial list with Modern Forms
• Classic add-ins migration

SharePoint Add-Ins will be fully retired as of April 2nd, 2026 and we recommend migrating to Modern Forms. This article describes how to migrate your skybow Rich Forms configuration to skybow Modern Forms PRO add-in

Note: Migration process requires to build form from scratch in the Modern Forms. Modern Forms supports all actions and placeholders from classic add-ins, but you need manually configure layout, add expressions, controls and styles based on classic form configuration
Note 2: Classic webparts (Action Links, List View Search, Script editor, etc) are not available in the Modern Forms, but there are alternatives: Classic add-ins migration

In case you want to migrate from classic add-ins to Solution Studio please check the following article: How to migrate skybow Rich Forms to Solution Studio online

Backup existing list configuration

Create a backup list from existing list or from template

This step is needed to backup initial list and import configuration of the form into a newly created list.

There are two approaches to do this:

• Save list as template and create a new list based on the template

OR

• Create New list from existing list

Here are detailed steps how to do this:

• Save list as template and create a new list based on the template (custom script in SharePoint should be enabled):
  1. Go to SharePoint site where the list is located
  2. Open the List Settings -> Click Save list as template -> Provide File name, Template name (e.g., ContactsBackupTemplate) and do not include content -> Click 'Ok' button
     
  3. Go to Site contents and switch to classic experience
  4. Click add an app button -> Search for the saved template (e.g., ContactsBackupTemplate) -> Select it and provide a Name for the new list (e.g., ContactsBackup) -> Click 'Create' button
• Create New list from existing list
  1. Go to Site contents and switch to modern experience
  2. Click on 'New' button and select 'List'
  3. In the dialog select 'From existing list' and select a list you want to migrate
     

Export Rich Forms form configuration from initial list

1. Open design time of New/Edit/Display forms of the initial list
2. In the Rich Forms tab click on 'Export' button to export form configuration to the .rff file
   
3. Export all forms from the list

Import Rich Forms form configuration to backup list

This will allow you to view, compare and customize the form in Modern Forms based on this configuration

1. Open the created list (e.g., ContactsBackup)
2. Customize New/Edit/Display forms with Rich Forms
3. In the Rich Forms tab click on Import button to import form configuration from the file
   
4. Add web parts as in the initial list (Action Links to the form and view, List View Search, etc.) and configure them based on initial list configuration.
5. Import all forms from initial list
6. Save changes

Migrate configuration of Action Links to the backup list

If your form contains Action Links, you need to do the following:

• Insert Action Links into the specific form using skybow Action Links add-in. This will add a new web part and load previously imported Action Links web part
• Delete second web part

Uncustomize forms in the initial list

1. Open design time of New/Edit/Display forms of the initial list
2. Delete all web parts if exist (e.g., Script editor webpart, Action Links, List View Search, etc.)
3. In the Rich Forms tab click on 'Uncustomize Form' button
   Note: Ignore the SharePoint error that may occur when uncustomize the form
   

Customize the initial list with Modern Forms

On the initial list you need delete Action Links and List View Search web parts (if they are added) from the SharePoint view and click on 'Exit classic experience' from the left navigation. This will switch the view to the modern SharePoint experience

1. Click on skybow Forms PRO customization button on the initial list
   
2. Click on Customize button for NewForm.aspx in the dialog
   
3. Open design of the NewForm.aspx in the backup list in new browser tab
4. Manually configure expressions, layouts from classic form in the new Modern form

Repeat these steps for each list you want to migrate.

Classic add-ins migration

Feature migration from skybow Rich Forms to skybow Modern Forms PRO