Adding new features without modifying previous ones in same solution
I have deployed XSN with the help of WSP packages,utlizing powershelll commands.(for InfoPath forms) I already have a SharePoint feature_1 working on my SharePoint site Deployed with PowerShell commands (WSP). I know I can add one more feature and deploy the other XSN in the same solution. However when I do this The previous feature get overwritten.If I try to exclude the feature 1 from the Sharepoint setup project and try to deploy only feature2 the feature 1 is completely removed. Is there a way to keep adding features in the same solution and while deploying only the new feature gets activated and deployed,without harming/touching the previous features. Thanks in advance.
June 28th, 2011 6:13am

Hi, As a developer I think about what the project will consist of prior to packaging for deployment. Not only can a WSP hold multiple features but a feature usually has multiple modules. I will do interim builds to test each module and feature along the way. Features are overwritten but if they are the same as the previous feature then I am not sure if there is an issue. I plan on deploying to DEV a few times to ensure when I hand over the WSP to OPS for the PRD deployment I dont get the WSP back and everything works. Patrick Tisseghem,wrote a couple of articles on MSDN about the methods yiou can use to upgrade your existing code though I am not sure this is exactly what you are looking for. -IvanIvan Sanders My LinkedIn Profile, My Blog, @iasanders.
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June 28th, 2011 10:14am

Have you tried Update-SPSolution(Powershell command)? Hopw this will work for your problem.
June 28th, 2011 10:36am

Have you tried Update-SPSolution(Powershell command)? Hopw this will work for your problem.
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June 28th, 2011 10:36am

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