This page contains information about the most recent version of the MOSS Feature Generator
Creating Features by building a Virtual Site
1 From the Main menu, choose Build à Site
A form now opens in which to the left a MOSS site will be shown (only Site Columns, Content Types, List Templates and List Instances). To the right, the functionalities you selected for the creation of features is shown.
2 Enter a site Url and click Go. Then select a site.
The functionalities of the MOSS site will now be shown.
3 Drag en drop the functonalities from the real MOSS site to the Virtual Site, consisting of all the features you select.
You may now inspect the properties of the functionalities.
4 If you want to change properties, dubbelclick an item, and an appropriate properties screen will open. This is the same screen as when you create a functionality directly from a MOSS site.
5 If you wish to change the properties of the feature.xml, press, Specify Feature. A form will open, allowing you to specify properties for this specific feature.
6 Create a single feaure by adjusting the path and pressing the Create Feature. If you create a 12\Template\Features directory structure, you can use WSPBuilder afterwards.
7 When you wish to create all the features at once, specify the path and press Create Features on the main form.
8 If there are any XSD Validation Errors, the Show Schema Validation Errors button will be available.
9 By pressing the Show Schema Validation Errors button, you may open a form containing info about the validation errors.
10 You now have your generated Feature.xml, Elements.xml, Schema.xml and your Forms and Views on the ListTemplates.
11 Your original functionality gets reproduced when you install and activate the features.
