SharePoint Solution Generator

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The SharePoint Solution Generator is a stand-alone application that gets installed as part of the Visual Studio Extensions for WSS 3.0. The solution generator allows you to an existing site definition or list definition and reverse engineer it into a Visual Studio 2005 C# project.

Contents 1 Solution Generator Requirements 2 Running Solution Generator 3 Missing Features

[edit] Solution Generator Requirements

1. Although the Solution Generator is a stand-alone application, it cannot be downloaded by itself; you have to download the Visual Studio Extensions For WSS 3.0.
2. The Solution Generator has to be installed on a server running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

[edit] Running Solution Generator

One you have installed the Visual Studio Extensions for WSS 3.0, you will find a link to the SharePoint Solution Generator from your start menu.

1. After starting the Solution Generator, you will be presented with your choice of generating a Site Definition or List Definition.
   

   Solution Generator Options
2. After clicking next, you will be able to select which site or list you want to reverse engineer.
   

   Select a site
3. The Solution Generator will now generate a Visual Studio 2005 C# project that will allow you to make any further customizations before deploying it to your environments.
   

   The generated Visual Studio 2005 Project.

[edit] Missing Features

The current version of the SharePoint Solution Generator does not export some aspect of the site definition you are pointing to. The following is a list of items it does not export:

1. Content Types
2. Site Columns
3. Metadata Columns
4. Content
5. Lookups
6. Workflow settings
7. Event Handlers