I would like to have a page in the central admin that allows administrators to configure a few values for the my timer job. Is there a way that I can do this?
asked Jun 14, 2011 at 19:32
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Absolutely, I have done this myself very recently.
You can create an Application Page that sits in the ADMIN directory in the SharePoint Root Folder. You need to add a mapped folder in Visual Studio to do this.
You can then create a Custom Action which will add a link to your application page, within any area and section within Central Administration that you wish.
Here is the tutorial I followed on MSDN for this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798467.aspx
Also, the full reference implementation for a timer job with a config page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798362.aspx
answered Jun 14, 2011 at 19:34
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1+1 as usual, you are the man James. Any suggestions on how to access that value from the timer job? Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 19:35
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:) I've added a link to my answer which is the tutorial I followed. Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 19:36
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Here's the tutorial for the application page for a timer job: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798356.aspx There are links here: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798362.aspx for the rest of the reference implementation. Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 19:38