Comments on: Creating site collection templates http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/ Just another sharepoint geek Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:09:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ed http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-429 Ed Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:46:30 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-429 The title of this article is "Creating site collection templates" and therefore led me to believe that I could create a template from my site collection. However, saving a site as a template does NOT include sub-sites, so I fail to understand why this article is so titled? It is not possible to create a 'site collection template' as far as I can determine. I wish to move a site collection to a new server in a different domain. If you have any other advice on this please do let me know. Thanks in advance Ed The title of this article is “Creating site collection templates” and therefore led me to believe that I could create a template from my site collection.
However, saving a site as a template does NOT include sub-sites, so I fail to understand why this article is so titled? It is not possible to create a ’site collection template’ as far as I can determine.

I wish to move a site collection to a new server in a different domain. If you have any other advice on this please do let me know.

Thanks in advance
Ed

]]> By: Anuj Pant http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-428 Anuj Pant Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:17:14 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-428 Hi, If you provision new sites using site templates you will run into the following issues 1. Using a site template created from a publishing site is unsupported( you can still create the template by manually typing _layouts/savetmpl.aspx) 2. Any content types will not be copied over. Content Types are not part of the site templates. 3. Site template will not include any new features that were installed on the source server and used in the site. Hi,
If you provision new sites using site templates you will run into the following issues
1. Using a site template created from a publishing site is unsupported( you can still create the template by manually typing _layouts/savetmpl.aspx)
2. Any content types will not be copied over. Content Types are not part of the site templates.
3. Site template will not include any new features that were installed on the source server and used in the site.

]]> By: Ankit Goel http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-420 Ankit Goel Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:10:32 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-420 Hi, When I run this command..I get command line error.However everything is same as specified in the article. Hi,
When I run this command..I get command line error.However everything is same as specified in the article.

]]> By: Lee http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-336 Lee Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:17:40 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-336 This worked but the content types were not copied over. The libraries that had content types enabled got a list content type with a parent of document rather than a parent of a site content type. Any way around this? This worked but the content types were not copied over. The libraries that had content types enabled got a list content type with a parent of document rather than a parent of a site content type. Any way around this?

]]> By: John Caddell http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-323 John Caddell Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:07:01 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-323 Gavin, I read this thread and I have a couple of questions. If I create a site template, it seems it is local to the site collection I create the site in. If I have multiple site collections, is there a way to use the site template across those site collections without having to copy it to each .../_catalogs/wt/ folder? Do I read correctly that there is a way to create a custom site definition that provides me with a template to create a site with subsites? Thanks, JBC National Semiconductor Gavin, I read this thread and I have a couple of questions. If I create a site template, it seems it is local to the site collection I create the site in. If I have multiple site collections, is there a way to use the site template across those site collections without having to copy it to each …/_catalogs/wt/ folder?
Do I read correctly that there is a way to create a custom site definition that provides me with a template to create a site with subsites?
Thanks,
JBC
National Semiconductor

]]> By: Jo http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-312 Jo Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:36:21 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-312 Hi I have a question, when creating a Site Collection Template to be visible in central admin with the stsadm. Do all content types most importantly for me come across to new site collections with the saved template. I understand that document libraries, content and versioning comes across. But does all Content Types come across? Thanks Hi I have a question, when creating a Site Collection Template to be visible in central admin with the stsadm. Do all content types most importantly for me come across to new site collections with the saved template. I understand that document libraries, content and versioning comes across. But does all Content Types come across?
Thanks

]]> By: Amy http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-306 Amy Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:49:32 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-306 Thanks for the responses! I REALLY appreciate the help. I guess there is a lot to consider. I have been a little nervous about installing SP1, so we do not have it yet. Also it looks like the hotfixes have caused some people new problems... I wish SharePoint was as easy as it is supposed to be!!!!! It seems for every new feature I try to use I end up with more and more problems. Thanks for the responses! I REALLY appreciate the help. I guess there is a lot to consider. I have been a little nervous about installing SP1, so we do not have it yet. Also it looks like the hotfixes have caused some people new problems…
I wish SharePoint was as easy as it is supposed to be!!!!! It seems for every new feature I try to use I end up with more and more problems.

]]> By: gavinadams http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-305 gavinadams Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:32:40 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-305 Hi Moliway, you cannot use these custom site templates to create subsites. They are also not designed to work with sites that have the publishing features enabled. To do what you are after you will need to create a custom site definition. Talk to your developer on how to do that. Hi Moliway,
you cannot use these custom site templates to create subsites. They are also not designed to work with sites that have the publishing features enabled.

To do what you are after you will need to create a custom site definition. Talk to your developer on how to do that.

]]> By: gavinadams http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-304 gavinadams Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:29:58 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-304 Hi Amy. You might be running into a bug. Checkout the post-sp1 rollup hotfixes. http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/02/27/should-i-install-sp1-what-if-i-was-told-to-wait-post-sp1-rollup-and-black-out-rollup-now-available.aspx Included in the wss rollup is a hotfix for the following. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942369/ This might be related to the problem that you are having. Hi Amy.
You might be running into a bug.
Checkout the post-sp1 rollup hotfixes.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/02/27/should-i-install-sp1-what-if-i-was-told-to-wait-post-sp1-rollup-and-black-out-rollup-now-available.aspx

Included in the wss rollup is a hotfix for the following. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942369/
This might be related to the problem that you are having.

]]> By: Amy http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-303 Amy Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:54:48 +0000 http://blog.gavin-adams.com/2007/07/03/creating-site-collection-templates/#comment-303 I am having a similar problem with site collections created from a template and was wondering if anyone else is having this problem... After creating a new site collection from my template, I go to "Edit Page" and "Add a web part" and the "All Web Parts" section is empty, preventing me from adding the common default web parts to teh page. I am having a similar problem with site collections created from a template and was wondering if anyone else is having this problem… After creating a new site collection from my template, I go to “Edit Page” and “Add a web part” and the “All Web Parts” section is empty, preventing me from adding the common default web parts to teh page.

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