1. Site definitions contain files that define the structure of one or more site templates at the farm level. 2. The onet.xml file defines elements like navigation bars, lists, document libraries, and configurations for creating sites from the site definition. 3. Site definitions can be created as projects in Visual Studio 2010 and deployed to SharePoint to be used as templates for creating customized sites.

1. SharePoint 2010
Session - 6
By: Usman Zafar Malik
[MCTS: MOSS 2007], [MSCBSS: CRM 3.0 / 4.0], MCP

2. SharePoint 2010 Development

3. SharePoint 2010 Development
• Site Definitions

4. SharePoint 2010 Site Definitions

5. Site Definitions
What are site definitions?
• Contains a server-side collection of files that
defines the structure of one or more site
templates.
Possible scopes
• Farm Level.

6. Site Definition Structure (Onet.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Project Title=“CustomCorporateSite" Revision="2" ListDir="" xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<NavBars>
</NavBars>
<ListTemplates>
</ListTemplates>
<DocumentTemplates>
</DocumentTemplates>
<Configurations>
<Configuration ID="-1" Name="NewWeb"/>
<Configuration ID="0" Name="CustomCorporateSite" CustomMasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporateMaster.Master"
MasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporCustompplicationMaster.Master">
<Lists>
</Lists>
<SiteFeatures>
</SiteFeatures>
<WebFeatures>
</WebFeatures>
<Modules>
</Modules>
</Configuration>
</Configurations>
<Modules>
</Modules>
</Project>

7. Site Definition Structure
- “Project” Element
It specifies a default name for sites that are created through any of the site configurations in the
site definition and specifies the directory that contains subfolders in which the files for each list
definition reside. Also contains information about AlternateCSS and CustomJSUrl etc.
- “NavBars” Element
It specifies the navigation area of the Site. Not necessarily a top navigation toolbar, it could be
tree of links.
- “ListTemplates” Element
Specifies the List Definition Information in the Site Definition.
- “DocumentTemplates” Element
Specifies the Document Libraries Information in the Site Definition.

8. Site Definition Structure
- “Configurations” Element
Each Configuration element in the Configurations section specifies the lists and modules that are
created by default when the site definition configuration is instantiated.
The “ID” attribute identifies the configuration (uniquely relative to the other configurations in
the site definition) and corresponds to the ID attribute of a Configuration element in
“WebTemp.xml”
- “Modules” Element
The Modules collection specifies the modules to include by default in creating a site collection.
Example: Module for MasterPage, DefaultPage of Site,

9. Site Definition Structure
Navigation Bars Pattern
<NavBars>
<NavBar Name="SharePoint Top Navbar" ID="1002">
</NavBar>
</NavBars>
Example:
<NavBars>
<NavBar Name="SharePoint Top Navbar" ID="1002">
<NavBarLink Name="Documents and Lists"
Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.LCID%]/viewlsts.aspx"></NavBarLink>
<NavBarLink Name="Create"
Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.LCID%]/create.aspx"> </NavBarLink>
<NavBarLink Name="Site Settings"
Url="_layouts/[%=System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.LCID%]/settings.aspx"></NavBarLink>
<NavBarLink Name="microsoft" Url="http://example.microsoft.com/"></NavBarLink>
</NavBar>
</NavBars>

10. Site Definition Structure
List Templates Pattern
<ListTemplates>
</ListTemplates>
Example:
<ListTemplates>
<ListTemplate
Name="meetings"
DisplayName="$Resources:xml_onet_mwsidmeetingDisp;"
Type="200"
BaseType="0"
Unique="TRUE"
Hidden="TRUE"
HiddenList="TRUE"
DontSaveInTemplate="TRUE"
SecurityBits="11"
Description="$Resources:xml_onet_mwsidmeetingDesc;" Image="/_layouts/images/itevent.gif">
</ListTemplate>
</ListTemplates>

11. Site Definition Structure
DocumentTemplates Pattern
<DocumentTemplates>
</DocumentTemplates>
Example:
<DocumentTemplates>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" Name="" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_None;" Type="100" Default="FALSE"
Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_None_Desc;" />
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word97;" Type="101"
Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word97_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempwordwdtmpl.doc" TargetName="Forms/template.doc" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
</DocumentTemplates>

12. Site Definition Structure
Configurations Pattern
<Configurations>
</Configurations>
Example:
<Configurations>
<Configuration ID="-1" Name="NewWeb"/>
<Configuration ID="0" Name="CustomCorporateSite" CustomMasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporateMaster.Master"
MasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporCustompplicationMaster.Master">
<Lists>
</Lists>
<SiteFeatures>
</SiteFeatures>
<WebFeatures>
</WebFeatures>
<Modules>
</Modules>
</Configuration>
</Configurations>

13. Site Definition Structure
Modules Pattern
<Modules>
</Modules >
Example:
<Modules>
<Module Name="MasterPage" List="116" Url="_catalogs/masterpage"
SetupPath="FEATURESCustom.Intranet.UI.Base_Custom.Intranet.UI.Base.MasterPagesCustom.Intranet.UI.Base.MasterPages" RootWebOnly="FALSE">
<File Url="CustomCorporateMaster.Master" Type="GhostableInLibrary" IgnoreIfAlreadyExists="TRUE" />
</Module>
<Module Name="Default" Url="$Resources:osrvcore,List_Pages_UrlName;" Path="">
<File Url="default.aspx" Type="GhostableInLibrary" >
<Property Name="Title" Value="Custom Corp Main Page" />
<Property Name="ContentType" Value="Custom-Corp MainPageCT" />
<Property Name="PublishingPreviewImage" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview
Images/ArticleLeft.png, ~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview Images/ArticleLeft.png" />
<Property Name="PublishingPageLayout" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/CorpMainPL.aspx, Custom-Corp MainPageCT" />
<Property Name="PublishingAssociatedContentType" Value=";#Custom-Corp
MainPageCT;#0x010100C568DB52D9D0A14D9B2FDCC96666E9F2007948130EC3DB064584E219954237AF3900f457fdbf1ee44c45a0b0b6def0336d04000d5ed0017169
434cbd8b0990ddd9bc74;#" />
</File>
</Module>
</Modules>

14. Site Definitions
Site Templates Gallery

15. Site Definitions
Create Site Definition Project in Visual Studio 2010

16. Site Definitions
Create Site Definition Project in Visual Studio 2010

17. Site Definitions
Create Site Definition Project in Visual Studio 2010

18. Site Definitions
Create Site Definition Project in Visual Studio 2010

19. Creating Publishing Site
1- Go To 
“C:ProgramFilesCommonFilesMicrosoftSharedWebserverextens
ions14TemplatesSiteTemplates”
2- Click the SiteTemplate “PUBLISHING”
3- Click on “XML” folder and open the “onet.xml”
file
4- Copy and paste in to newly created visual studio
site definition “onet.xml” file with some
modifications where required.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Project Title="CustomIntranetCorporateSite" Revision="2" ListDir="" xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<NavBars>
<NavBar Name="SharePoint Top Navbar" ID="1002">
</NavBar>
</NavBars>
<ListTemplates>
</ListTemplates>
<DocumentTemplates>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" Name="" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_None;" Type="100" Default="FALSE" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_None_Desc;"
/>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word97;" Type="101" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word97_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempwordwdtmpl.doc" TargetName="Forms/template.doc" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel97;" Type="103" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel97_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempxlxltmpl.xls" TargetName="Forms/template.xls" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Powerpoint97;" Type="104" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Powerpoint97_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctemppptpptmpl.pot" TargetName="Forms/template.pot" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>

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<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word;" Type="121" Default="TRUE" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Word_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempwordwdtmpl.dotx" TargetName="Forms/template.dotx" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel;" Type="122" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Excel_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempxlxltmpl.xlsx" TargetName="Forms/template.xlsx" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_Powerpoint;" Type="123" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_Powerpoint_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctemppptpptmpl.pptx" TargetName="Forms/template.pptx" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_OneNote;" Type="111" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_OneNote_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctemponenotetemplate.onepkg" TargetName="Forms/template.onepkg" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_FP;" Type="102" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_FP_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempfpfptmpl.htm" TargetName="Forms/template.htm" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>

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<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_BasicPage;" Type="105" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_BasicPage_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempblankpgs_basicpage.htm" TargetName="Forms/_basicpage.htm" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_WebPartPage;" Type="106" Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_WebPartPage_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempsmartpgs_webpartpage.htm" TargetName="Forms/_webpartpage.htm" Default="TRUE"/>
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
<DocumentTemplate XMLForm="TRUE" Path="STS" DisplayName="$Resources:core,doctemp_BlankForm;" Type="1000" Default="TRUE"
Description="$Resources:core,doctemp_BlankForm_Desc;">
<DocumentTemplateFiles>
<DocumentTemplateFile Name="doctempxmlformsblanktemplate.xml" TargetName="Forms/template.xml" Default="TRUE" />
</DocumentTemplateFiles>
</DocumentTemplate>
</DocumentTemplates>

26. Creating Publishing Site
<Configurations>
<Configuration ID="-1" Name="NewWeb"/>
<Configuration ID="0" Name="CustomIntranetCorporateSite" CustomMasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporateMaster.Master"
MasterUrl="_catalogs/masterpage/CustomCorporCustompplicationMaster.Master">
<Lists>
</Lists>
<SiteFeatures>
<!-- Workflow Features -->
<!-- Workflow Expiration -->
<Feature ID="C85E5759-F323-4EFB-B548-443D2216EFB5" />
<!-- DLC Workflows -->
<Feature ID="0AF5989A-3AEA-4519-8AB0-85D91ABE39FF" />
<!-- "Publishing Approval Workflow" -->
<!--<Feature ID="A44D2AA3-AFFC-4d58-8DB4-F4A3AF053188" />-->
<Feature ID="A392DA98-270B-4e85-9769-04C0FDE267AA">
<!-- PublishingPrerequisites -->
</Feature>
<Feature ID="7C637B23-06C4-472d-9A9A-7C175762C5C4">
<!-- ViewFormPagesLockDown -->
</Feature>
<Feature ID="AEBC918D-B20F-4a11-A1DB-9ED84D79C87E">
<!-- PublishingResources -->
<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Property Key="AllowRss" Value="false"/>
<Property Key="SimplePublishing" Value="false" />
</Properties>
</Feature>

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<Feature ID="F6924D36-2FA8-4f0b-B16D-06B7250180FA">
<!-- Office SharePoint Server Publishing -->
</Feature>
<!-- SearchCenter Url feature -->
<Feature ID="7AC8CC56-D28E-41f5-AD04-D95109EB987A" >
<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Property Key="SearchCenterUrl" Value="~SiteCollection/Search/" />
</Properties>
</Feature>
</SiteFeatures>
<WebFeatures>
<!-- Include the common WSSListTemplateFeatures used by CMS -->
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-DE22-43B2-A848-C05709900100" > </Feature>
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-E717-4E80-AA17-D0C71B360101" > </Feature>
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-52D4-45B3-B544-B1C71B620109" > </Feature>
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-A83E-497E-9BA0-7A5C597D0107" > </Feature>
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-4EA5-48D4-A4AD-305CF7030140" > </Feature>
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-F600-43F6-A895-40C0DE7B0117" > </Feature>
<!-- TeamCollab Feature -->
<Feature ID="00BFEA71-4EA5-48D4-A4AD-7EA5C011ABE5" />
<Feature ID="22A9EF51-737B-4ff2-9346-694633FE4416">

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<!-- Publishing -->
<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Property Key="ChromeMasterUrl" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/nightandday.master"/>
<Property Key="WelcomePageUrl" Value="$Resources:osrvcore,List_Pages_UrlName;/default.aspx"/>
<Property Key="PagesListUrl" Value=""/>
<Property Key="AvailableWebTemplates" Value="*-CustomIntranetStaffSite#0;*-CustomIntranetBlogSite#0"/>
<Property Key="AvailablePageLayouts" Value=""/>
<Property Key="DefaultPageLayout" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/CorpMainPL.aspx"/>
<Property Key="AlternateCssUrl" Value="" />
<Property Key="SimplePublishing" Value="false" />
<!--<Property Key="EnableApprovalWorkflowOnPages" Value="true" />-->
</Properties>
</Feature>
<Feature ID="541F5F57-C847-4e16-B59A-B31E90E6F9EA">
<!-- Per-Web Portal Navigation Properties-->
<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<Property Key="InheritGlobalNavigation" Value="true"/>
<Property Key="IncludeSubSites" Value="true"/>
<Property Key="IncludePages" Value="true"/>
</Properties>
</Feature>
<Feature ID="94C94CA6-B32F-4da9-A9E3-1F3D343D7ECB">
<!-- Office SharePoint Server Publishing -->
</Feature>
</WebFeatures>

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<Modules>
<Module Name="MasterPage" />
<Module Name="Default" />
</Modules>
</Configuration>
</Configurations>
<Modules>
<Module Name="MasterPage" List="116" Url="_catalogs/masterpage"
SetupPath="FEATURESCustom.Intranet.UI.Base_Custom.Intranet.UI.Base.MasterPagesCustom.Intranet.UI.Base.MasterPages" RootWebOnly="FALSE">
<File Url="CustomCorporateMaster.Master" Type="GhostableInLibrary" IgnoreIfAlreadyExists="TRUE" />
</Module>
<Module Name="Default" Url="$Resources:osrvcore,List_Pages_UrlName;" Path="">
<File Url="default.aspx" Type="GhostableInLibrary" >
<Property Name="Title" Value="Custom Corp Main Page" />
<Property Name="ContentType" Value="Custom-Corp MainPageCT" />
<Property Name="PublishingPreviewImage" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview Images/ArticleLeft.png,
~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview Images/ArticleLeft.png" />
<Property Name="PublishingPageLayout" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/CorpMainPL.aspx, Custom-Corp MainPageCT" />
<Property Name="PublishingAssociatedContentType" Value=";#Custom-Corp
MainPageCT;#0x010100C568DB52D9D0A14D9B2FDCC96666E9F2007948130EC3DB064584E219954237AF3900f457fdbf1ee44c45a0b0b6def0336d04000d5ed0017169434cbd8b0990d
dd9bc73;#" />
</File>
</Module>
</Modules>
</Project>

30. Publishing Site
- Open “webtemp_CustomSiteName.xml” file
- Paste the text given below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Templates xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint">
<Template Name=“CustomCorporateSite" ID="100010">
<Configuration ID="0" Title=“Custom Corporate Site " Hidden="FALSE"
ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/CPVW.gif" Description=“Custom Corporate Site
Template" DisplayCategory=“Custom Site" RootWebOnly="true"
SubWebOnly="false">
</Configuration>
</Template>
</Templates>

31. Publishing Site
- RootWebOnly="true"  To make site available at the site
collection level
- SubWebOnly=“true"  To make site available at the sub site
level
- If you want to make the site only available at the site collection
level then make RootWebOnly="true" and SubWebOnly=“false“.
- If you want to make site definition only at sub site then make
RootWebOnly=“false" and SubWebOnly=“true“.

32. Publishing Site
Formats of Defining / make available of Site and Page Layouts
- AvailableWebTemplates  "*-CustomDeptSite#0;*-CustomBlogSite#0“
In case of empty (“”)it will show all the site templates.
- AvailablePageLayouts 
- "~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/MyCustomPageLayout.aspx“
In case of empty (“”)it will show all the page layouts.
- DefaultPageLayout 
"~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/MyCustomPageLayout.aspx"

33. Publishing Site
Feature Stapling
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<!-- Site Columns -->
<FeatureSiteTemplateAssociation Id=“a5689e25-2139-453f-9367-99e4d12e510f"
TemplateName=“CustomDeptSite#0"/>
<!-- Site Content Types -->
<FeatureSiteTemplateAssociation Id=“19f9d02d-1bbc-45ac-a836-c0c73c0f1987" TemplateName="
CustomDeptSite#0 "/>
<!-- Site List Definitions -->
<FeatureSiteTemplateAssociation Id=“2c9e8ca5-d893-42b8-a3b3-cae4b18bf133" TemplateName="
CustomDeptSite#0 "/>
<!-- Site Settings List -->
<FeatureSiteTemplateAssociation Id=“109dd9fc-6018-4a81-8f8f-9ffdd8c68ef4"
TemplateName=“CustomDeptSite#0"/>
</Elements>

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39. Q&A

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