A solution package is the distribution package (file extension .wsp) that delivers your custom SharePoint code and artefacts to the web servers within your server farm.
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Package and Deploy SSRS Reports / Datasets etc
I have a VS report solution that contains around 40 reports as well as the child reports, sub reports, shared data sets, and data sources.
How do I package these for SharePoint to deploy as a managed ...
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How to create WSP Package of a SharePoint 2010 site without VS 2010 (with SP Designer)?
I am having a site with publishing feature enabled. So "Save site as a template" feature is not available for me. Since I don't have control over the SP server farm, I am not sure about how I can ...
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Custom Add New Item Form Not Loading After Solution Upgrade
On my farm solution, I am creating custom Site Collection Definition, Content Type and new List based on that Content Type.
For the List, I created custom form and added it to the list Schema.xml as ...
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Building WSP for SP 2010 designer customized aspx pages with multiple data view webparts
We’ve designer access to the DEV and QA sites. We are able to customize some aspx pages and able to build some tabbed views with different dataview webparts.
Now we’ve a challenge to move these ...
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Deploying infopath list forms in a solution
I have setup some infopath forms with infopath designer based on existing sharepoint list that also is based on a custom content type.
I'm looking for a simple way to deploy the infopath forms ...
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What is causing a “Cannot find a Feature” error when uninstalling a solution?
I have a weird error when trying to deploy a solution via Visual Studio 2010:
Error 1 Error occurred in deployment step 'Add Solution': The solution
cannot be deployed. The feature ...
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Can not open the package designer in visual studio 2010
I can not open the package designer in a SharePoint project.
When I double-click Package or when I right-click Package and then select "View designer" then the XML file Package.package is displayed.
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SharePoint 2010 solution not deploying correctly (features not available)
I have been working on a SharePoint 2010 solution on a server using Visual Studio. Unfortunately the server decided to die on me. Fortunately I have the solution backed up using source control and had ...
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Reading from text files within a sandboxed solution
So I have a set of plain text files included in some directories within sandboxed solution. I want to use these text files to programmatically insert data to SharePoint Online using an event receiver.
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visual studio workflow error
I developed a .wsp package solution on visual studio which has a custom list and sequential workflow.
When I try to deploy another farm , the list works properly but workflow doesnt appear.
What ...
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Decompiling a .webpart file?
I know it is possible to decompile SharePoint web parts if you have their .dll or .wsp files (I have successfully done this myself using tools like DotPeek or this method), but what if you are left ...
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Retracting solution from Central Admin?
In Central Administration I went to System Settings->Manage Farm Solutions
In there I selected the WSP I want to retract, clicked the Retract Solution link and clicked "OK" with all of the ...
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Codelibrary based on wiki template
I am trying to figure out how to implement a codelib / collection based on a wiki template in Sharepoint 2010. Most of the code I want to store is php based, so syntaxhighlighting is also necessary. ...
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SharePoint 2010: Application Page: Javascript error: “is not a function”: works on one environment, not on another
I have a SharePoint solution with an Application Page, which references several Javascript files. I have a sandbox server where I test and a production server. I did not set up either of these ...
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What is the purpose of Solution.Title/Description?
You can set "Title" and "Description" on SharePoint Solutions:
<Solution xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"
SolutionId="[GUID]"
Title="*** Where is this displayed? ***"
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Protect wsp file from Reverse Engineering
How to protect wsp file so no one can read my source code. When we change wsp file extension from wsp to zip, it gives all dll file and this dll can be extracted from .net reflector and get all source ...
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SharePoint 2010 - Solution struck on Retracting
I have solution installed in my solution store. I am trying to retract the solution but is stuck on "Retracting".
Solution Tried :
1 . Restart Timer Job services
But when i am trying to add ...
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Enumerate every solution for each WebApplication
I'm performing an inventory and I need to get list of sharepoint solutions (*.wsp) deployed to every individual web-application and ideally, it would also be great to list what Application pool on ...
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Updating a Visual Studio project made from an imported WSP file?
I have a project in Visual Studio 2010 that was created by importing a WSP file. This file was generated by saving a site as a template.
Now the original site has changed (new list definitions and ...
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Required permissions to upload sandbox solution
I want to assign a user the minimum permissions to upload sandbox solution in the site collection, what's the required permission level?
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Visual Studio 2012 deploying workflow
I uploaded the wsp file of a visual studio 2012 workflow to galleries->solutions in central admin. The feature appears in manage features on central admin but does not show up in site settings on ...
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Error on deploying a site template
I have a web application in which I have few document libraries, lists, picture libraries, workflows and few webparts. The webparts are created using visual studio with the feature site scoped. ...
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After activating a solution, why is it not showing as an option when creating a custom site?
i received a .wsp file that was created form a different site. I have saved and uploaded the solution to my new site and activated it. When i go to create a new site the option fo using my new ...
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How to create a WSP solution package with visual studio 2012 for an existing SharePoint site?
I asked this question previously but didn't get a proper answer. (How to create the wsp package in visual studio 2010 with following features?)
My manager told this to me: "As mentioned we don't ...
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Adding ScriptResx.ashx Compatible .Resx files to your SP Solution
I asked a question maybe yesterday or two days ago tops about using ScriptResx.ashx with custom resource files. I noticed that at first my custom file wasn't being rendered through the handler because ...
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How to create a WSP package for a SharePoint 2010 site? [duplicate]
I previously asked this Question: How to create WSP Package of a SharePoint 2010 site without VS 2010 (with SP Designer)?.
But didn't get a proper answer. I am developing a SharePoint 2010 website. ...
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SharePoint Farm feature not deploying to all members
I have a SharePoint 2010 farm solution (with some timer jobs tied to SPTimerV4 and a LockType of None) that is not deploying it's GAC'ed DLL to all servers in the farm. This timer job must run on ...
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what is the best method to upgrade a custom workflow?
I have a sharepoint 2010 farm. I have created in visua studio some custom lists, content types, fields, views and 2 workflows. This workflow is connected to my custom content type. My custom content ...
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This powershell runs but why is it so slow
I ran this powershell which automates wsp addition, activate, deploy web parts and it runs fine. However, it takes about 3 minutes to go through the whole process. Is this norm?
= = = powershell code ...
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Deploy to Style Library and Publishing Images using WSP from Visual Studio
Is it possible to deploy some default files to folders like Style Library and Publishing Images from a SharePoint project created on Visual Studio 2010?
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Sharepoint 2010 long path,file name Error during package
Customer made a branch code. I have downloaded new branch and trying to make package. VS returned an error - Error The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name ...
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How can I build a .wsp inside of a MSBuild target?
Is there anyway I can build .wsp file using MSBuild target?
I am able to pass t:/Package to msbuild.exe but can I pass it MSBuild target too?
Do I need to use MAKECAB.exe? I hope not..
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Why custom lists, fields, contenttypes and views stay exist after retracting wsp
I have built a WSP in Visual Studio 2010 for my Sharepoint 2010 portal. In VS I have created some custom lists, fields, content types and views. When I deploy it I see some custom lists, fields, ...
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Windows PowerShell Vs. SharePoint PowerShell for Deployments
I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 with SharePoint 2010.
I see two PowerShell tools on this machine: Windows PowerShell and the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
Does anyone know the difference? Can ...
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How to apply a activated feature/workflow to a list
I have created a global workflow and added it to a SP 2010 site as a solution (which I have activated), but when I go to apply this workflow to my list/library the new workflow template is not in the ...
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“Thread abort exception” in event receiver after adding a solution?
I am developing an event receiver for the web provisioned event. It does quite a few things, culminating to add and deploying a solution and activating a feature from it.
When I do the following:
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How Visual Studio checkes that SharePoint has been installed on my local PC?
I want to build wsp file for SharePoint 2013, but it is not installed on my local PC. What should I do to make this thing possible? I guess that I need to tell Visual Studio somehow that SharePoint ...
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How to use your own custom ListItem template for Display, Edit, and New
I would like to use my own custom ListItem template. I also would like to overule the ListFieldIterator method to use some logica to include or exclude some fields dependance on user/usergroups:
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How can I activate a wsp solution uploaded to solution gallery via code in SharePoint 2013
I'm creating a site definition which provisions a subsite based to a webtemplate(wsp) file. This webtemplate file is packed in a feature containing a module.When the feature is activated the wsp file ...
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Is there any official guide for solution migration from 2010 to 2013?
I'm looking for official guide or some best practices to migrate SharePoint 2010 solution project to SharePoint 2013. What references to resources, libraries, controls should be changed, to get native ...
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How can I run post-package commands in Visual Studio 2010?
When building my SharePoint projects with Visual Studio 2010, I prefer to use Package instead of Deploy. Even if I plan to deploy the wsp on my computer, I want to use my PowerShell scripts in order ...
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Explain it to me: SharePoint deployment scope, solution and features
There are different levels of scope for deployment, but I have not been able to find a definitive explaination of when each applies and what the restrictions are that require loosening (or tightening) ...
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Migrating SharePoint Features from WSS 3.0 to SharePoint 2010
I try to Migrate a SharePoint 2003 (WSS 3.0) to SharePoint 2010.
I do it with the detach database method.
After I run the test-spcontentdatabase to the restored contentdatabase. I get some errors ...
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Adding and Deploying Multiple solutions in SharePoint 2007
I have got around 10's of webpart solutions that I need to add and then deploy to all web applications, I would prefer if someone can share easiest way of doing it.
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How to add and use external assemblies in solutions?
I need to use DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll in my code. In the solution package, I included this external dll in the Additional Assemblies. It looks like this:
I also need to reference it, so that I ...
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Error occurred in deployment step 'Add Solution': Index (zero based)
Error occurred in deployment step 'Add Solution': Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument.
Getting this error on deployment both from CA and ...
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Is it possible to modify existing solutions/templates?
I modified the master page of a site and I would like to make all new sites that get created to use this master page by default. Is there a way to modify the built in site templates to use this master ...
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How to deploy WSP project with external lists linked to sql server. created in Sharepoint Designer
I mean do I need to create those again at Production server also?
Any Suggesions???
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Deploy an update for a solution with a new name for the WSP
I have a existing solution in production. The WSP is named like this: MyGreatFeature.wsp
Now I want to update this solution with new code/feature definitions. No problem there, but I also want to ...
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WSP deployment repeats last characters of a file
I have a weird issue with deployment of a WSP file.
A little background info:
The Visual Studio solutions consists of 28 projects (don't ask... I inherited it :-)) of which 26 files generate a WSP ...
