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Apply element manifest without re-activating feature

I have a feature module which consists of an XML file which adds ConsoleNodes to the Site Actions menu. To test it, it seems I must compile the package, deploy it, activate it, etc. Since this is ...
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SPListCollection.EnsureSitePagesLibrary() throwing SPException (specified title already exists in this Web site)

I am attempting to call SPListCollection.EnsureSitePagesLibrary() upon FeatureActivated. The method is throwing the following exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: A list, survey, ...
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TimerJob error missing public constructor

I have an issue on my SharePoint 2007 portal, where i created a custom TimerJob, but when I deploy it i get a message: MyTimerJob cannot be deserialized because it does not have a public default ...
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Where to Place XML File to be Read by Web Part?

In another question, I finally found a way to deploy the XML file to be read via a Feature, to the _layouts folder: Feature Elements File Should I be deploying it there at all? I wasn't able to ...
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Modify the content of the home page programmatically in SharePoint 2010

First of all, I'm pretty new to SharePoint so don't shoot me if this is a noobish question or if I don't provide all the right information at once... :) I have a team-site in SharePoint with ...
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Adding multiple controls to AdditionalPageHead

My question is regarding the delegate control AdditionalPageHead, as we know it allows multple controls to be loaded. My questions are: How to add multiple controls? I want that the different ...
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ContentType.FieldLinks.Add() issue with hidden and required

I have a feature that does the following in the feature activation Code : Creates a new SiteColumn (Type=Text, Hidden=False and Required =True) Set the french version of the Name (using ...
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Custom delegate is applied even if the feature is deactivated

I have a question regarding a feature. Situation: I have a feature that is farm scoped, with this feature I deploy a delegate control (xml file), this file refers to cs code. So I've added that file ...
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Finding all activated Site Features & Site Collection Features in a Site Collection Script

I wonder if someone knows any C# script that will provide me all Site Features in a site collection as well as all Site collection features in a site collection. I only required Activated features ...
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Site Features in Sub Webs Confusion

Very Basic but confusing question. I see we have three types of features, Web Application Features Site Collection Features Site Features Now I know that Web application features belong to web ...
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Adding column to a SPList

Normally I create a New List if I want to add an additional column to a List that already exists in a web. Wondering what would be the best option, should I create a new list with additional column ...
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Setting an audience from declarative WebPart?

I have a module that deploys some page. I'm adding webparts to these page, using a <AllUsersWebPart> node within a <View>: <View WebPartZoneID="Body" WebPartOrder="5" ...
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Including a WorkFlow in a WSP

I am creating a feature that I want to install a couple of workflows when activated and bind them to a list. Is there a way you can use SPD and then export your workflow to include them in your visaul ...
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How to replace a Default List “Events” with a new custom list for all the sites

I am trying to find a script that will replace Sharepoint Events List with one of Custom List i created + Copy all the data of Events list to my newly created list. I know how to Delete a list and ...
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Customizing a feature: Site Options? Config List? Something else?

I'm developing a feature that renders a link on the user's screen, and I need that link's destination URL to be configurable by site collection administrators (SCAs) who are not developers. Where ...
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Feature with scope Web only on RootWeb

I have just a small Question: Can I tell a feature with scope "Web" only to be activated on the RootWeb in Feature.Template.xml? Something like RootWebOnly="TRUE" I have a listInstance ...
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Adding files to a deployed feature

How do you add new files to a feature that have been deployed? Are there any gotcha's that you need to worry about?
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Does Update-SPSolution trigger a SPFeature.Upgrade()?

I'm looking into Feature versioning and upgrading in SharePoint 2010 and I don't know exactly if the Update-SPSolution cmdlet triggers a SPFeature.Upgrade(). Are <UpgradeActions> elements ...
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Supplemental .config File

I wish to make a change to the web.config file. I know you can do this by using a supplemental config file. I know that the file needs to be coppied to %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web ...
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VIsual Studio editing feature.xml

I am trying to create a a feature staple. To do this I need to create a feature and then edit the feature.xml to be like: <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> ...
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Feature Scope Problem

I am having an heck of a time trying to get two separately scoped solutions to work together. The first solution is scoped for Farm and does nothing more than add a custom SPDiagnosticService. When ...
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Problem Extending SPDiagnosticsServiceBase

I am trying to create a feature that Extends the SPDiagnosticServicesBase class following the code described in MSDN That article has example code for extending the SPDiagnosticServicesBase class ...
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Deploying a custom page under the Layout folder using a Feature

I have customized the "EditProfile.aspx" page and want to deploy it on the QA using a Feature, is it possible to deploy a page under the "_Layouts" folder using feature. Tried with the below Feature ...
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Deploy an image in a feature

I am creating a feature which adds an option to the ECB. I want to have a custom icon/image. In my Visual Studio 2010 project I have created a TEMPLATE/IMAGES/proj folders. I have added my image to ...
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Deploying custom page into the pages library using a feature in SharePoint 2007?

I have a custom page and want deploy it into the pages library of the site using a feature in SharePoint 2007. Whenever the activated the page should added into the pages library and should removed on ...
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Create field definition with a type equal to Lookup (Count Related)

Reading over this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jackiebo/archive/2007/02/23/lookup-count-related-the-magic-behind-sharepoint-s-comments-column.aspx I've decided I want to add this to a feature ...
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How do I get an SPFolder from the UniqueID?

I have the Unique ID for an SPFolder object. I also have the SiteID that it is located at. How can I (in C# from a SharePoint feature) get this item starting from the Site? Is there a way to do it ...