Paul, be aware that if you have any custom site templates, you may run into problems with Feature Stapling. It works well with OOTB templates, but anything custom becomes a bit more fiddly. I am having problems with this particular scenario.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Paul Noone < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Clayton. That sounds like the ticket. > > > > The feature is not dependent on any particular site definition (at least, > not that I know of). It just adds a new Action to libraries (where > applicable) and an ECB item (again where applicable). Both have a URL action > to globally available ASPX pages with the specified source URL as a param. > > > > Will give it a go and let you know. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Clayton > James > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 January 2009 3:33 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Feature attributes - default activation on new sites > > > > Paul > > > > There is a Global Site Definition that is called in the provisioning > process before the selected Site Template (site definition). > > > > This contains reusable components that are relevant to all sites. You could > try and staple a feature to the Global Site Definition (located in the > GLOBAL folder in the 12 hive). > > > > Let me know if this works, as I am not sure how it will handle the > provisioning process of a Feature that is dependent on the underlying site > definition that hasn't yet been created. > > > > *Clayton James* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul > Noone > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 January 2009 1:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Feature attributes - default activation on new sites > > > > This still sounds like the best bet for my purposes, providing if it can > live up to its description. > > > > Do you know if it's possible to specify ALL sites somehow. i.e. is there a > base site type in the same way there is a base library ID? > > > > Auditing is one of our base requirements and I'd really like to automate > this task as much as possible. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ari > Bakker > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 January 2009 9:48 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Feature attributes - default activation on new sites > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > Feature Stapling <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb861862.aspx>is > what you want to activate features for specific site definitions – > > *"Causes the attachment of a Feature to all new instances of sites that > use a given site definition, without modifying the site definition or > creating code routines to activate the Feature on each site. Also known as a > feature site template association"* > > Also see: > > > http://blogs.msdn.com/cjohnson/archive/2006/11/01/feature-stapling-in-wss-v3.aspx > http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2007/05/feature-stapling.html > > > > And stsadm –o upgradesolution should do the trick for upgrading > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul > Noone > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 January 2009 9:30 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Feature attributes - default activation on new sites > > > > Curse you Outlook and your Ctrl-Enter shortcut. J > > > > To finish: what is the correct process for upgrading a feature deployed by > a solution? Do I increment versions for both the solution and feature and > then then just run stsadm -upgradesolution? > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul > Noone > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 January 2009 9:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Feature attributes - default activation on new sites > > > > Hi all, > > > > How can I specify that a feature is activated by default on all new sites? > Or should this be defined in the solution manifest?? The ActivateOnDefault > flag seems only to refer to installation and web app creation. > > > > Also, what is the correct process for upgrading a feature deployed by a > solution? 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