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SharePoint solution is deployed to a SharePoint server by using a solution package (.wsp) file. You can use Visual Studio to organize your SharePoint Project Items into Features and to create a package to deploy your SharePoint Features.

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UAT and Production environment can use the same server?

I have custom SharePoint solution. I want to create UAT and Production environment on the same server. Is it possible to deploy the solution on a single server? Scenario - I have one custom ...
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How to make a sharepoint layout page(application page) into site page

i deployed a wsp into UAT , since a layout page cannot be home page/landing page i want to reference a layout application page in a sharepoint site Page(Home Page) Please Suggest!!!
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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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Solution Deployment : Error occurred for solution solution.wsp - Error: The copying of this file failed: Telerik.Web.Design.dll

I am getting below error while deploying solution. In Central Admin Some of the files failed to copy during deployment of the solution. In ULS Solution Deployment : Error occurred for solution ...
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Create an owner group firstly include the site current user and assign permissions full control to it

i have used this code but when i deploy nothing changes : public override void FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) { SPSite site = properties.Feature.Parent ...
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Error: Feature not installed and blocking for application for using this site Template

I have site template created from old site which is WSP file, both server versions are same(SP2013 on premise) What is the reason behind this three feature is not installed is there any dependencies? ...
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There is no solution under deployment or retraction but still showing the error "update-spsolution : A deployment or retraction is already under way."

I have deployed a wsp SPSolution.wsp on a web application. After a few days I needed to update this wsp, so I made changes in the solution and published the wsp. Now when I executed Update-SPSolution ...
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how to add date filter web part to web page using c# code(SSOM) in sharepoint 2010?

Please guide me on how to add date filter web part to web page using SSOM
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The Client ID submitted in your add-in package does not match the Client ID submitted via the Seller Dashboard

I have registered my Provider Hosted Add-in to Microsoft Seller Dashboard. Microsoft has send back a report with this error: The Client ID submitted in your add-in package does not match the ...
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Solution deployment stuck on deploying SharePoint 2013

Those are the properties of my wsp : I use SPSD to deploy my solution, there is no error on SPSD log and SP log . I Restarted the SharePoint Timer service and the administration services on all my ...
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Cascading Dropdown source file

I have a solution (wsp) called CascadingDropdown.wsp which is of SharePoint 2007, now I would like to use it for 2010 and modify it a little bit, my question is: where would I be able to find a source ...
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Updating SharePoint artifacts declaratively

Content types cannot be updated declaratively. In other words, if a content type is a part of solution package, deploying new version of the content type will not make any changes to existing content ...
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Where I can share/buy/sell SharePoint solutions [closed]

Is the some area/community/marketplace for SharePoint solutions where I can upload/download ready-made solutions?
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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 'XXXX-XXXX-...
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Site created using a site template will not preserve the values for the columns (hidden columns will be set as required)

I am facing this strange behaviour on my SharePoint Farm 2013 On-Premises. Below are the steps I followed: I create a new Site Content type which have the Issue content type as its the parent. Now ...
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Can two site columns with same ID in two solutions, deployed to two site collections in same farm interfear?

I have found a weird behavior of SP2013: I have 2 WSP solutions In each, there is elements.xml file containing site column. In both solutions, ID and Name of columns is the same. Site column is of ...
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Packaged/Shipped version adds : to data ?? Workbenches are fine

when I run my SPFx webpart solution in the local- or hosted- Workbench, everything seems OK. The data received from lists is displayed correctly, e.g. Freddy, Prayer request, Prayer for money, Food ...
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Removed WSP's features still showing in site collection in SharePoint 2010

some WSP's were deployed in SharePoint 2010 Farm and those WSPs have been completely removed from the Farm and not showing in "Manage Farm solution" section but those features (belong to WSP's) are ...
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Roll backup plan for WSP solution deployments

What should be the ideal roll back plan for WSP (Farm) Solutions deployments? What backups should be taken? Before taking the backups what are the prerequisites that should be performed like, ...
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Deploy multiple wsp versions to different webapps in the same farm

Im working on a newer version (2.0) of my sharepoint2010 wsp (which contains several features and webparts). I have dev+test servers which have a webapp each with v1.0 of wsp. In the newer version ...
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Content type changes not reflecting on WSP upgrade

I have upgraded a WSP in SharePoint Online. I have added a new column in my content type that I created using module in visual studio. The new column is not reflecting in my content type associated ...
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Error occured in deployment step 'Retract Solution'

I have an error I never saw. Error occurred in deployment step 'Retract Solution': C:\Windows\Temp\solution-3e36fbcd-ca01-4f9a-a3bb-31b0db0a0b74\foo.wsp could not be created because the ...
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Can a SharePoint Feature be part of multiple Solution Packages?

We have an existing Branding Solution Package (WSP) that contains multiple features for page layouts, list definitions, master pages etc.. Because of the number of files/features (dozens if not ...
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How to Repackage a SharePoint WSP

I have branding.wsp file. I have rename that wsp to cab and extract all the files. Then I have make some changes in that files. Now I'm trying to Repackage a SharePoint WSP I don't know how to do ...
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If i have an Event Receiver inside my SharePoint 2013 ,, is it suppose to work in sharepoint 2016 as-is

I am created many Event Receivers inside SharePoint server on-premise 2013. using the following technologies: visual studio 2012. the event receivers mainly got executed when list items are updated, ...
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Adding a 2010 .wsp file to SharePoint Online

Must one know and use code to upload and activate a 2010 SP .wsp file to SharePoint Online? I have a local server housed SP site I created at another location that I'd like to move to my Office365 ...
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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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PowerShell command for Add and Install .wsp to Site Collection

need to add and install .wsp file to the Site Collection using PoweShell
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Deploy Solution from test environment to development environment

I've to deploy a .wsp package from test to development environment using power shell. The package resides in the folder: B:\Development..... Can someone help here. Please advise. Thank you,
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Custom action in personal menu - language

I have created personal menu item for Sharepoint 2013. How to create personal menu that picks language automatically the same way as other SP menu items do? I have this in Elements.xml: <...
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Deploying Site Scoped solutions Farm wide (All Site Collections)

Is it possible to deploy & activate a site scoped wsp to every site collection in a Farm? I have a VS solution scoped to Site. It creates a pre-populated Choice column. I can build the wsp, Add-...
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Deploy a WSP solution from one farm to another

I have a WSP solution which is a subsite with all its content which I want to install on another farm. What are the implications? Is it possible, if so, is it advisable?
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Activating Site Template programmatically

I'm deploying a custom Site Template (wsp) through Visual Studio with the code shown below: <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <Module Name="IRBaseTemplate" List="...
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Supported way to configure the Authentication Provider Selection page in SharePoint 2016

We have a SharePoint 2016 farm with both form-based authentication (FBA) and Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) configured. This means that when unauthenticated users navigate to the site, ...
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Sharepoint WSP deployment problem

Im working on a project that implements a solution for managing specific types of records for a client. The solution has two projects to it: a project containing the lists(1) and a project containing ...
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Can I deploy a farm solution to my site collection only

I have created a visual web part using visual studio of type "Farm solution", then I add the wsp file using the following command:- PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-SPSolution c:\...
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how i can break permission inheritance + remove some user groups from a newly created sub-site inside my event receiver

I am working on building a new event receiver which get fired when item is updated, inside my sharepoint enterprise server 2013. now inside the event receiver i am doing the following main steps:- ...
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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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Error while deploying Timerjob WSP due to DLL wsp?

I have a timer job solution wsp, the name is alltimerjob.wsp, and my DLL solution name is DLL.wsp. We are trying to deploy both wsps in patch/batch. It will deploy alphabetical order.so all timerjob....
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How to modify a WSP file (convert .cab to .wsp)

I want to do some modifications to a site template, mainly to set its master page , same as mentioned here link so i did the following stpes:- i save a site as template. i went to "Site Settings">>"...
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SharePoint list template repackaged, forms now unavailable (“cannot get ghost document”)

I had a SharePoint solution with a number of features packaged inside. I can't list them here, but it looked something like this: Features (Scope): (Site) MyDocument Content Type (Site) Log List ...
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How to get subsite with custom template to inherit background from parent site without activating SharePoint Server Publishing in Sharepoint 2013?

When I activate SharePoint Server Publishing it takes away my ability to create new templates that would later be stored in my solutions as .wsp files. Is there a way to get a subsite to inherit from ...
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Custom WSP does not work after migrating SharePoint 2010 SP1 on Server 2008 to SP2 Server 2012 R2 / .net 3.5 and 4.0

We have recently migrated SharePoint 2010 SP1 from Server 2008 to SharePoint 2010 SP2 on Server 2012 R2. The SharePoint web application runs well but some of the wsp we deployed does not work which ...
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How to Identify the WSP of the deploy webparts

I have a requirement, where i need to identify the wsp to which the webpart belongs. Scenario: We are migrating from SharePoint 2010 to 2013. Existing Sharepoint has multiple WSPs and each WSP has ...
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How to generate a .wsp file for my Event Receiver using visual studio to be deployed inside my live environment

I have created an event receiver inside Visual Studio 2012. now i want to generate a .wsp file representing my solution to be deployed inside our live server. now i navigate to the following location ...
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Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': The list "Lists/Issue Manage" doesn't exist. Please fix the ListUrl attribute

I am working on sharepoint server 2013. and i have developed an event receiver which fires when lists items are updated. now i define the following setting inside the elements.xml for my solution:- &...
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how to build wsp in visual studio 2012 without actually deploying the project

I am trying to create a wsp for my project in visual studio 2012. when i build my project it is not creating a wsp only when i deploy my project it is creating a wsp in my bin/debug folder. Is there ...
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SP2013 - Site templates and design package's heritance

I have a blocking issue on SP 2013 (yes, I know we are now on the edge of SP2016, but that was a customer's choice...) What do we want : We would like to create 3 site templates (using team site, ...
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Best approach to re-use an Event receiver among multiple subsites and multiple lists

I am working on SharePoint 2013 team site collection, and I have the following architecture - A team site collection which contain 15 sub sites. Each subsite represents one of our customers. On each ...
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Deployed wsp in SharePoint 2013

I created a wsp in Visual Studio 2012 in my Dev server, I copied the file in my Prod server (C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN folder) and I ran ...

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