Using FP 2003 Dynamic Templates with WSS Sites

From: CM (cmnospamcm_at_quattrotech.ca)
Date: 06/20/04


Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:49:13 -0400

I am doing some fairly significant tweaking of the pages within WSS sites on
an SPS 2003 installation.

Along the way, I decided it would be best to use FP 2003's Dynamic Template
feature. It makes life a lot simpler for me when I need to make changes.

However, when I do change a WSS created page into a Dynamic Template page, I
get messages regarding WSS specific elements on the page which I believe I
should have a better understanding of, since they are a bit ominous, even
though in the final analysis, everything seems to work just fine.

The message I get on the Template page goes something like this:

WebPartPages:SettingsLink - The
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SettingsLink class does not derive from
the Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPart class and therefore cannot be
imported or used in a WebPartZone control.

Interestingly enough, the elements that are displaying this message, such as
the settings link, have not been placed in a WebPart Zone. They are in a
non-editable region of the Template however.

Am I going to regret doing this at some point in the distant or
not-too-distant future???

Or, is this just a warning on the DWT page, that gets resolved when the
pages that use this template get merged? Obviously, this has something to
do with .Net server side code. My uneducated guess is that things should be
O.K., they certainly seem to work fine now, however I certainly would like
to hear a second opinion from someone who has a better understanding of the
underlying architecture than I do.

Thanks in advance ...CM



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Frontpage 2002 Sharepoint Template
    ... Using WSS is free. ... I don't know what the FP 2002 template is but even apart from 3. ... > I realise I need to get Windows Sharepoint Services ... > almost) as my understanding is I do not need a licence to ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)
  • Re: why is their no CUSTOM template option
    ... Do you know how to get the "custom" tab ... "Mike Walsh" wrote: ... messages for you to say WSS 2.0. ... only template I've found that will do this is "employee scheduling ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)
  • Re: why is their no CUSTOM template option
    ... install wss v2. ... "Mike Walsh" wrote: ... You now wrote wsp v2 - there is no such SharePoint product either. ... only template I've found that will do this is "employee scheduling time ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)
  • Re: How to copy files out of a Document Library to another WSS3 site (with history)?
    ... Mike Walsh ... WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0. ... and cannot be exported as a template anymore ... ... propertyvalue 50485760 ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)
  • Re: How do you change the base template of a WSS Site?
    ... I'm not at all familiar with the Project Server WSS Pack, ... Template list when creating a new site). ... Open the WEBTEMP.XML or WEBTEMPxxx.XML file and find the <Configuration> ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)