CODEWITHSUNDEEP
sharepointdeploymentinstallshield
jkpadhi
jkpadhi

Reputation:

installshield sharepoint deployment

I am new to sharepoint and installshield. My responsiblity is to build and deploy the sharepoint solution as a package using istallsheild. Previously I was using solution package wsp and content database restoration. But now the client wants to deliver the total solution i.e. dlls, ascx files, xml files, servce files(.cs), feature files using installsjield from development server to another (test and/or client) server.

Can any body help me on this: how to do the sharepoint deployment using installshield?

thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 989

Answers (2)

BalamuruganK
BalamuruganK

Reputation: 1

We are using a tool (open source - saf.codeplex.com) to automate the Sharepoint components using MSBuild/Features/STSADM etc. Recently they have upgraded this to use WIX so that we can deploy any SharePoint components.

saf.codeplex.com

It has got an very good documentation and also we got a good support in fixing and implementing the SharePoint automated deployment in our premise.

Thanks BalamuruganK

Upvotes: 0

Colin
Colin

Reputation: 10638

I presume you are using SharePoint solutions to package dll's, ascx and xml files for deployment to a sharepoint server. These solutions are built using a tool like WSPBuilder.

If not: YOU SHOULD!

  • If so: Why not use SharePoint Installer? It is an installer wrapper around a .wsp (SharePoint solution) file. It will check for the existence of a sharepoint installation, if the required services are started etc.

  • For deployment to a test machine: Why would you need the .cs files? If you want to test (debug) code on a test machine, I suggest you use either continuous integration using a tool like CruiseControl.NET, or just install Visual Studio on the test machine (which I presume to be a dev test, not a client test machine) and get the latest version, do a build, then roll out the solution.

  • And what do you mean with "client" server? is there some windows app that's communicating with sharepoint included in the installer? If so, I suggest separating the SharePoint solution from the actual windows app. They might share DLL's but are not supposed to be in the same installer.

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions