Feature Types

Types of Features

• Feature/Site Template Association
• Provides Feature "Stapling"
• Attach a feature to an existing site template
• Facilitates versioning and reuse
• Can associate features with the Global site definition
• Workflow
• Document Converter
• Site Columns and Content Types
  • Field (you can specify a site column through a feature called Field)
  • Content Type
  • Content Type Binding (associate a content type with a list)
• Lists Features
  • List Template
  • List Instance
  • Receiver (handles list event)
• Content
  • Control (you have the ability to deploy controls through features, controls are user controls and web parts)
  • Module (can be used to place a file into the site)
• Custom Actions (used to show/hide different elements of the site including the content, the drop down menus, site actions,personal settings, list settings and the drop down menu you get on the list items)
  • They are organized by Custom Action Group
  • Within a custom action group, you have custom action and hide custom action

Custom Actions Locations

• Defined by Location - always
• They are also defined by GroupID
  • When location has more than one position
• Location examples with no GroupID
  • DisplayFormToolbar
  • EditControlBlock
• Location examples with a GroupID
• Microsoft.SharePoint.StandardMenu
• NewMenu
• SiteActions

Farm Scope Features

• Control
• Custom Action
• Custom Action Group
• Feature/Site Template Association

Web Application Scope Features

• Can have all Farm Scope Features
• Document Converter

Site (site collection) Scope Features (Scope="Site" in feature.xml)

• Can have all Farm Scope Features
• Content Type
• Content Type Binding
• Field
• List Instance
• Module
• Receiver
• Workflow

Web (individul site) Scope Features (Scope="Web" in feature.xml)

• Control
• Custom Action
• Custom Action Group
• List Instance
• List Template
• Module
• Receiver