User:Minooz/CanTire/Doc

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)

1. Retract the existing solution through Central Admin.
2. Remove the solution.
3. Make sure the feature is uninstalled as well (just running the stsadm - o uninstallfeature CanTire.ContinuingEducation\feature.xml will do the job)
4. Copy the new .wsp file and add the solution again (-o addsolution)
5. Deploy the solution from the Central Admin or type in ( Stsadm –o deploysolution –name “CanTire.ContinuingEducation.wsp” –allowgacdeployment –immediate –force )
6. Run the application on http://apps-devcantire.ctc/ContinuingEducation/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx
7. 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.