Install a custom workflow for managing records

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14

To install a custom workflow for managing records you must address the means by which most functionality is deployed in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0—Features. Feature packaging is a way of encapsulating Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 solutions and functionality for ease of deployment.

You install Features in the 12\Template\Features directory, with each Feature in its own subdirectory. At the root of this folder, a Feature.xml file defines the contents of the Feature.

To install a custom workflow for managing records

Use this procedure to install a custom workflow for managing records.

Important

To run the stsadm command-line tool, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.

Install a custom workflow for managing records by using the Stsadm command-line tool

  1. On the drive on which SharePoint Products and Technologies is installed, change to the following directory: %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft shared\Web server extensions\12\Bin.

  2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

    stsadm -o installfeature –filename <path of the Feature.xml file relative to the 12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES folder >

    For more information, see Installfeature: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server).

See Also

Concepts

Configure workflows for managing records
Activate a workflow for managing records

Other Resources

Installing or Uninstalling Features
Workflow Deployment Using Features
How to: Deploy a Workflow Template