Add a list to the root site for each site collection. Select the "Migration Notification URLs" list template (found under Blank & Custom list types)
You can name this whatever you like, but you should only have 1 of these lists at the site collection root because the tool uses the first one it finds
Here are some examples of the default notifications you can configure
You can also add your own custom notification messages
Here is the list configured at the Site Collection root level that defines your notifications
The new/edit item forms describe what should be entered in each field
Notification Tool Feature List
Site Collection Deployed full trust solution (Currently designed for SharePoint 2010+)
Client object model exclusively used for notification processing in order to support future releases on the SharePoint 2013 app model and Office 365 environments
Drop down selection of common notification scenarios
Migration notification list definition
Must be added to the root site collection
Configurable notification text with wiki-like syntax for inserting hyperlinks or a date from the Migration Notification List
More Info URL
New URL
Migration Date
SharePoint client object model property bag caching to reduce server load and increase performance
Supports the standard notification color selections
Include all sub-sites (notification can be overridden at the child site level)
New / test site URL replacement including the full path to the current page/form
Notification disable flag
Automatic population of the title field from the New Site URL wiki when sent to a ".../NewForm.aspx?source=..." page (Using "New URL Set Title" syntax)
Permission based notification visibility (security trimming)
Added a MultiSelect choice field in the list called "Display To"
Automatically delete sites from the migration notification list by selecting Auto Delete or Auto Recycle in the Old Site Status field
This capability is enabled through a separate Site Collection feature and requires the user to have permissions to delete the site
This feature is especially useful for retention policies that require you to post a notice of deletion before deleting the site.
If you use Auto Delete instead of Auto Recycle, you should backup the site first if there is any possibility of needing a restore
Contact me for SharePoint Farm Upgrade or Migration services, to request a customized version of this solution, or to provide SharePoint Solution Architecture services
Releases
Release 1.3.2.0 (2013 only): 11/7/2015
Fixed a bug when removing an existing Migration Notification List and adding another with a different name.
Release 1.3.1.0: 7/6/2015
SharePoint 2013 list view fix
3 digit year date format fix (115 fixed to be 2015)
Release 1.3.0.0: 5/29/2015
SharePoint 2013 version created
Release 1.3.0.0: 5/27/2015
New Features
Auto Delete Old Site feature added
New feature activates migration notification list event receiver keying off a new field type "Old Site Status"
Refactored to use ScriptLink and _layouts JavaScript code file to enable browser based code caching
Release 1.2.1.0: 5/15/2015
Bug Fixes
Redirect URL now works when browsing folders within a list/library
These links now redirect to the Document Library root folder
New Features
Notification dismissal option (cookie based)
1 day dismissal duration
Release 1.2.0.0: 5/13/2015
Bug Fixes
URLs with spaces and special characters now work correctly
You will need to make sure to unencode the URLs when entering them in the list. The title field description now reflects this requirement.
Redirect URLs with special characters will now be encoded correctly
Added Features
Permission based notification visibility (security trimming)
Added a MultiSelect choice field in the list called "Display To"
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