Sunday, September 12, 2010

Webparts Deploy

How to Deploy SharePoint WebParts

There are several ways to skin the Webparts deployment cat, each with a few pluses and minuses. 
Method 1 - manual
  • Copy assembly DLL to either
    - /bin directory for a given IIS virtual server (e.g., c:\inetpub\wwwroot\bin)
    - Global Assembly Cache (e.g., c:\windows\assembly)
  • Copy DWP file to C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wpcatalog
  • Copy resources to
    - For GAC-registered parts, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\wpresources
    - For Web Parts in the /bin directory, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wpresources
  • Adjust web.config
    - Register as SafeControl
    - Select Code Access Security settings

Method 2: CAB File
  • CAB file should contain
    -Assembly DLL
    -DWP file(s)
    -Manifest.XML
    -Resource files (if needed)
  • CAB won't contain
    - Code Access Security settings
  • Server-side object model has methods for deploying such a CAB file
  • Deploy with STSADM.EXE
    Located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\BIN
    Add it to your path
    Stsadm -o addwppack -filename filename [-globalinstall] [-force]

Method 3: MSI File via WPPackager
  • All of the features of CAB file deployment, but with
    - Code Access Security support
    - Ability to uninstall via Control Panel
  • Add additional files to project for use by WPPackager
  • Run WPPackager after project is built

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