Solution schema

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

A solution manifest file defines the constituent parts of a solution, including its files, assemblies, code access security, web parts, Features, site definitions, and other resources.

Solution

• ActivationDependencies Element (Solution)

  • ActivationDependency Element (Solution)

• ApplicationResourceFiles

  • ApplicationResourceFile

• Assemblies

  • Assembly

    • SafeControls

      • SafeControl

    • ClassResources

      • ClassResource

• CodeAccessSecurity

  • PolicyItem

    • PermissionSet

      • IPermission

    • Assemblies

      • Assembly

• DwpFiles

  • DwpFile

• FeatureManifests

  • FeatureManifest

• Resources

  • Resource

• RootFiles

  • RootFile

• SiteDefinitionManifests

  • SiteDefinitionManifest

    • WebTempFile

• TemplateFiles

  • TemplateFile

The following example shows a solution manifest file that includes declarations for Features, site definition files, and assemblies.

<Solution SolutionId="4AFC1350-F354-4439-B941-51377E845F2B"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <FeatureManifests>
    <FeatureManifest Location="Calls\feature.xml"/>
    <FeatureManifest Location="ServiceRequest\feature.xml"/>
    <FeatureManifest Location="Customers\feature.xml"/>
    <FeatureManifest Location="HelpDeskCore\feature.xml"/>
  </FeatureManifests>
  <TemplateFiles>
    <TemplateFile Location="Mobile\HelpDeskHomePage.ascx"/>
    <TemplateFile Location="1033\xml\webtemphd.xml"/>
    <TemplateFile Location="SiteTemplates\HelpDesk\onet.xml"/>
    <TemplateFile Location="SiteTemplates\HelpDesk\default.aspx"/>
  </TemplateFiles>
  <Assemblies>
    <Assembly DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache"
      Location="HelpDeskCoreFeatureReceiver.dll"/>
    <Assembly DeploymentTarget="WebApplication"
      Location="ServiceRequestValidation.dll"/>
  </Assemblies>
</Solution>

The following example shows a manifest for a solution that includes two Features and three global language resource files.

<Solution SolutionId="006be6c7-623d-44e2-95af-1f91d78d060a"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <Assemblies>
    <Assembly Location="WingtipReports.dll" DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache" />
  </Assemblies>
  <RootFiles>
    <RootFile Location="Resources\wingtip.resx" />
    <RootFile Location="Resources\wingtip.en-US.resx" />
    <RootFile Location="Resources\wingtip.es-ES.resx" />
  </RootFiles>
  <FeatureManifests>
    <FeatureManifest Location="WeeklyStatusReport\Feature.xml" />
    <FeatureManifest Location="WeeklyStatusList\Feature.xml" />
  </FeatureManifests>
</Solution>