in

SharePoint Blogs

The Best Place for SharePoint-related Blogs

adnan's blog

How to install Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007

Microsoft has released 20 server admin templates for windows SharePoint services. Server admin templates were created as site definitions, enabling tighter integration and enhanced functionality within the Windows SharePoint Services platform. They require a server administrator to install. These templates include:

·         Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management

·         Budgeting and Tracking Multiple Projects

·         Bug Database

·         Call Center

·         Change Request Management

·         Compliance Process Support Site

·         Contacts Management

·         Document Library and Review

·         Event Planning

·         Expense Reimbursement and Approval

·         Help Desk

·         Inventory Tracking

·         IT Team Workspace

·         Job Requisition and Interview Management

·         Knowledge Base

·         Lending Library

·         Physical Asset Tracking and Management

·         Project Tracking Workspace

·         Room and Equipment Reservations

·         Sales Lead Pipeline

How to install Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 

 

  • Download 20 server templates from here.
  • Create a temp folder in C:\drive i.e.c:\temp\
  • Run ServerAdminTemplates.exe file to extract server templates files in C:\temp\ folder.
  • Copy the follwing command lines in a notepad file to create a batch file. 

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution  -name "ApplicationTemplateCore" -allowgacdeployment  -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\BugDatabase.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BugDatabase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\CallCenter.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "CallCenter.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ChangeRequest.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ChangeRequest.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ContactsManagement.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ContactsManagement.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\DocumentLibraryReview.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "DocumentLibraryReview.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\EventPlanning.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "EventPlanning.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\HelpDesk.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "HelpDesk.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\InventoryTracking.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "InventoryTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ITTeamWorkspace.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ITTeamWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\JobRequisition.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "JobRequisition.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\KnowledgeBase.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "KnowledgeBase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\LendingLibrary.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "LendingLibrary.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution  -filename "C:\temp\SalesLeadPipeline.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "SalesLeadPipeline.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force

  • Run the batch file.
  • Reset IIS.
  • Now go to Site Action and click Create Site. You will see list of server admin templates inside "Application Templates" tab, see figure below:

Note: Make sure that "Windows SharePoint Services Administration" is running on the SharePoint Server.
 

Comments

 

Sander's Blog said:

Installing the ServerAdminTemplates and creating sites is a lot easier and quicker by using these scripts

April 2, 2008 2:41 AM
 

jkulsh said:

Fourth call line has 2 mistakes:

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution  -name "ApplicationTemplateCore" -allowgacdeployment  -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force

should be

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution  -name "ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp" -allowgacdeployment  -immediate -force

Also, following command is not mentioned:

stsadm -o copyappbincontent

May 3, 2008 4:58 PM
 

Omar said:

Since the stsadm -o copyappbincontent is not mentioned, how do I add it to the script? please email me at osallah@santafecounty.org

June 2, 2008 9:11 AM

Leave a Comment

(required )  
(optional )
(required )  
Add

Need SharePoint Training? Attend a SharePoint Bootcamp!

Posts (c) their respective authors. Everything else (c) 2007 SharePoint Experts