How to move/migrate SharePoint list items/documents and preserve metadata properties at the same time

This is a brilliant capability in MOSS 2007 (with Collaboration Portal at the root of the site) and a brilliant find/article by the author. Had to book mark it.

How to move/migrate SharePoint list items/documents and preserve metadata properties at the same time

The short list, in case he retires his blog entry :-)

1. Create a destination list (don't worry about the columns, just create the placeholder
2. Move the list items (not the list itself) using the 'Manage Content and Structure' option in SharePoint