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UAT and Production environment can use the same server?
As a short answer: No You can't add two different versions of the same solution name in the same environment.
Workarounds
You have 2 workarounds
Redploy the same solution with a different name.
In ...
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SharePoint Online App Catalog vs. Solutions Catalog
With the recent update to SharePoint Online you can deploy SharePoint Framework solutions and add-ins either globally in the tenant app catalog, which will make them available in all sites, or locally ...
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How can I have 2 versions of the same .wsp activated on SharePoint 2016
First, It's not possible to have 2 solutions with the same solution ID on the same farm.
In your scenario,
Unfortunately, you don't have SharePoint solution to open it with Visual Studio and change ...
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Feature has already been installed. Use the force attribute to explicitly re-install the feature
I had this same issue and found that it was because of Orphaned Feature.
There are chances that whenever you remove wsp from farm and redeploy it, then Feature associated with that wsp might not got ...
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Can't add .sppkg solution to site
Here is the line may help you:
This does not seem to be a supported use case at the moment. It is
possible with SharePoint Add-Ins, but not SPFx WebParts.
You can find the complete thread ...
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sharepoint server cant deploy solution
Looks like the "MaliyeCore.dll" is being used by a process while you deploying the solution.
1st you can use the Process explorer and check which porcess locked this dll, you can stop the process ...
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SharePoint always retracts my Add-In
You need to update the add-in instead of deploying it again, to not lose your changes.
Follow below links for more info:
Update add-in web components
Update host web components
Also, if you are ...
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Redeploy SP applications
You have to mention the web application name in your command like this
Install-spsolution e809e62-4a1b-4757-8ad0-blahblah -WebApplication "URL of webapplication" -GACDeployment
Or you can use -...
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Update-spsolution keep old version
We had this issue in recent past, for us this dll stuck in timer service cache. I would do the following things:
Restart the SharePoint timer and Admin service on all server in the farm
Reset IIS on ...
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Is there a way to create site pages and insert webpart into it via PowerShell?
$wiki = $web.GetList($web.Url.ToString() + "/SitePages")
$rootFolder = $wiki.RootFolder;
$wikipage = $rootFolder.Files.Add($rootFolder.ServerRelativeUrl +
"/default.aspx", [Microsoft.SharePoint....
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Make wsp compatible for sp2019
Nothing as far as I know. SP2013, 2016 and 2019 all have the same compatibility level (15, in this case). The only issue you’ll run into is if you’re accessing something in 2016 that doesn’t exist ...
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How making changes to a third-party solution file.wsp
The wsp is a compressed file, you can open it with WinRAR or WinZip.
Into this you have the dll file with the code. Now you need to decompiler, try this soft.https://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/
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Is it possible to build and deploy SharePoint 2013/2016 solutions in Azure Devops?
Yes, it is!
You need a combination of multiple things:
build pipeline for WSP generation
artifact where package is stored
instal agent on target machine (see Deployment groups)
release pipeline for ...
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What is the impact of starting Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application Service in Application Server?
SP Timer service is responsible for deployment of solutions. If on one APp server it is deploying correctly then turning on foundation service might not resolve your issues.
First check is you timer ...
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Activate command disabled in Solutions Gallery
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service compliant on the Front End, Front end with DC or Custom MinRole.
If you have any of the above role in your farm then you can enable
the auto ...
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What are the database permissions required to deploy wsp files for non spfarm user
the Database permission level required to deploy a solution is dbowner
on SharePoint configuration database.
on SharePoint administrator database.
on Content Database.
There are other permissions ...
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What are the database permissions required to deploy wsp files for non spfarm user
Below are right requires for WSP deployment. (though never tried without farm admins) but to answer your question, user should be below..
Site Collection Administrator
Member of the "local ...
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Unable to add a custom webpart
I have a video tutorial that walks you through the process of deploying a farm solution that contains a web part. I hope you'll find it to be helpful.
Deploying Farm Solutions Containing Web Parts to ...
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SharePoint Online App Catalog vs. Solutions Catalog
Web part packages are managed through the solutions gallery (1), so things like site templates or custom theme packages would be monitored or deployed from there. It was also used before to install ...
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Roll backup plan for WSP solution deployments
For roll back or complete uninstall you have to do 3 things.
Deactivate the features on site collections.
Retract / Uninstall the Solutions. You can do it via central admin or powershell.
Remove the ...
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Feature has already been installed. Use the force attribute to explicitly re-install the feature
In Feature.XML add AlwaysForceInstall="TRUE" parameter
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Feature AlwaysForceInstall="TRUE" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
</...
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Solution "Not deployed" yet actions are successful
I encountered the exact same problem on SP2016.
The cause is, one day ago, the service account running Timer service is expired and being reset. After that everything looks run smooth but actually ...
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Building wsp for VS 2013 and SP 2013
WSPbuilder does not support to SharePoint 2013.
Here is the one workaround mentioned here
If you execute "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\microsoft\MSEnvShared\Addins", you should see the ...
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I can't activate features while deploying solutions in SPSD(SharePoint Solution Deployer)
I haven't done this but I think you should check this file Scripts/CustomTargets.ps1, there is this function
function AfterDeploy($vars){
# Log "AfterDeploy (Custom Event)" -Type $SPSD....
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install-spsolution really stuck on "deploying"
this was the problem for us http://www.matt-thornton.net/tech/sharepoint/sharepoint-solutions-stuck-retracting-deploying
$farm = Get-SPFarm
$disabledTimers = $farm.TimerService.Instances | where {$_....
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install-spsolution really stuck on "deploying"
I know that it is a very late reply, but, I was stuck in this issue as well and nothing worked out for me.
Solution was successfully getting retracted and deployed in two of the WFEs while it was ...
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