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Questions tagged [feature]

set of functionality that can be turned on at a particular scope level

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How to remove orphaned features

I found some orphaned features under _layouts/ManageFeatures.aspx?Scope=Site but they do not show up when I list them up with powershell (get-spgetfeature -site url). They are not in 14 hive and cannot be found through the SharePoint Manager. What…
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Understanding features

So when I make a sp2010 solution, it includes a "feature". Am I right in thinking that a feature is a deployable package? I have a Sharepoint 2010 solution in Visual Studio 2010, with lots of webparts etc. Can I have one feature and group 3 out of…
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Is feature activation code allowed in Web Template Project?

I created a empty project added module copy onet.xml and default.aspx from layout/template/sts directory to my project and added to my project Ran F-5 to debug and it seems to be working Now I need to add some some on feature activation. I added a…
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Sharepoint 2010: Creating Feature.xml and Elements.xml using notepad

Thanks for your help in advance. I am learning Sharepoint 2010 and trying to dive deep. What I am doing right now is to create a content type and fields using declarative programming in notepad and then deploying the feature.xml to sharepoint. I…
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Can you hide the publishing Feature

I've been asked to Hide the Publishing Feature for the farm in Sharepoint 2007. Now I can go on the file system and change the feature definition but as we all know messing about on the 14 hive with files that dont belong to you is a nono. I can't…
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Access Denied when trying to activate a feature

I am trying to activate a sharepoint feature in 2010. When I try to activate it I reaceive the "Access Denied" error message. I am an admin on the server and a site admin on the site I'm trying to activate the feature on. In the event viewer the…
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How to delete features?

I have been uploading managed code xsn through central admin in development. It's the same infopath project. But I think SharePoint has a bug and it does not delete the old features when uploading a new one. I thought SharePoint would delete or over…
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Attaching file in data node of a list instance?

I have a custom list definition and a custom list instance in a feature. If I want to populate some data in the list at its creation, I can use the data node. How can I add an attachment to this item ? I've tried to use a module
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Feature is not displaying

I have created one custom feature and it worked well in my development environment but when i deploy solution in production feature is not visible. feature contains event receiver also. I also tried with powershell but it is not showing. is there…
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Disable 'Enable SharePoint Designer' through feature?

Is it possible to disable the SharePoint Designer Settings - 'Enable SharePoint Designer' within a feature activation event? thx
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How to deploy a delegate control in the same feature as custom actions?

I'm trying to deploy a delegate control in the same feature as some custom actions. All the actions are deployed and work correctly. However, the control is not being deployed. If I create a new project with only the delegate control, this works and…
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SharePoint Feature - adding reference dll in package?

I have a feature which is referencing a custom library. How can I include this dll in the SharePoint 2010 package so that it is registered in the gac?
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Sharepoint Report center

Is the Report Center option available for sub-site creation? I would like to utilize it for Director reporting and scorecards/dashboards
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Access Denied when enable Publishing Feature for a Site Collection

When I enable "Sharepoint Publishing Feature" for a Site-Collection I get Access Denied. I tried using the Farm Administrator and the Site-Collection Administrator to access the site. I tried activating it through Powershell and from the site. I can…
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Enable Team site for a publishing site?

How to enable team site for an existing publishing site?
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