Development Steps
Test on VM
- 1- Create the site
- 2- Deploy the existing Sharepoint solution to the new site.
- 3- 'Get' the project from the PVCS
- 4- Do the changes, build
- 5- Copy the new .aspx page (if there is any change in this page) to the existing .aspx page of the solution package in Sharepoint -> e.g. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\CanTire.ContinuingEducation
- 6- Drag and drop the created .dll file from the /bin to the GAC -> (C:\Windows\Assembly)
- 7- Restart IIS from local admin account
- 8- In order to Debug, click on Debug -> Attach to process -> w3wp.exe -> Run the application on IE -> the breakpoints will be hi
- 9- After making sure the result is successful, Change the Solution Package (wsp):
- Note that not all of these steps might be necessary, it depends on the case and errors.
- 1. Deactive the feature
- Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\
- Stsadm.exe -o deactivatefeature -filename CanTire.ContinuingEducation\feature.xml -force -ur http://servername/
- 2.Uninstall the feature
- stsadm -o uninstallfeature -filename
- 3.Retract Solution
- stsadm -o retractsolution
- 4. Add the solution
- stsadm -o addsolution -filename {WSPFILENAME}
- 5. Deploy the solution
- First, try deploying through Central Admin
- stsadm -o deploysolution -name {WSPFILENAME} -url {SITEURL}
- 6. Install the feature
- stsadm -o installfeature -filename {FeatureFolder}\feature.xml
- 7. Activate the feature
- stsadm -o activatefeature -id {FEATUREID} -url {SITEURL} -force
Apply the Solution Package to the Dev environment
- Log in to the dev server -> ajcpd-mossweb01
- This is where we need to delete the existing solution if any and then through the command line, we can add the solution again, redeploy, install the feature....
- We can have access to Central Admin from the desktop too -> http://ajcpd-mossweb01:19000/default.aspx, and try to add the solution from here
- To be able to see the results on the web site -> http://apps-devcantire.ctc/Pages/category.aspx. And Continuing Education for instance -> http://apps-devcantire.ctc/ContinuingEducation/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx
- The steps will be: (e.g. Continuing Education)
- Deactivate the feature -> Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE stsadm –o deactivatefeature -name CanTire.ContinuingEducation -url http://apps-devcantire.ctc/
- Retract and remove the existing solution through Central Admin -> Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE Central Admin à Operations à Solution Management à CanTire.ContinuingEducation.wsp
- Copy the new .wsp file and add the solution again -> Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE stsadm –o addsolution –filename ‘PATH\TO\ CanTire.ContinuingEducation.wsp’
- Deploy the solution from the Central Admin or type in -> Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE
stsadm –o deploysolution –name ‘CanTire.ContinuingEducation.wsp’ –allowgacdeployment –immediate –force
- 1. Activate feature
stsadm –o activatefeature -name CanTire.ContinuingEducation -url http://apps-devcantire.ctc/
- Run the application on http://apps-devcantire.ctc/ContinuingEducation/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx
- To check the email body, go to Application Configuration and change all the email field to yours, also enter your name as the manager in the application form; the result would be sent to you.
- Example of Redeploying from Alena
- Deactivate feature
- Stsadm –o deactivatefeature –name CanTire.SharePoint.DealChange.ApprovalWorkflow.V.1.0.0.2 -url http://apps-qacantire.ctc/dealchange/
- Retract and remove solution from solution store (the Central Admin à Operations à Solution Management).
- Add solution
- Stsadm –o addsolution –filename “path to the wsp file”
- Deploy solution
- Stsadm –o deploysolution –name “CanTire.SharePoint.DealChange.ApprovalWorkflow.V.1.0.0.2.wsp” –allowgacdeployment –immediate –force
- Activate feature
- Stsadm –o activatefeature –name CanTire.SharePoint.DealChange.ApprovalWorkflow.V.1.0.0.2 -url http://apps-qacantire.ctc/dealchange/
- iisreset