The Create SharePoint Site activity is used to create a new SharePoint site collection. You need to define the name, URL, and tmhe login credentials while creating a SharePoint site. You must also have a SharePoint site template configured in your solution. You can use a template available in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or create your own.
The following table shows a list of site templates available in Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS):
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Template Type |
Site Type |
Template |
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Windows SharePoing Service
(WSS) Templates |
Team Site |
STS#0 |
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Blank Site |
STS#1 |
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Document Workspace |
STS#2 |
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Wiki Site |
WIKI#0 |
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Blog Site |
BLOG#0 |
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Basic Meeting Workspace |
MPS#0 |
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Blank Meeting Workspace |
MPS#1 |
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Decision Meeting Workspace |
MPS#2 |
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Social Meeting Workspace |
MPS#3 |
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Multiple Meeting Workspace |
MPS#4 |
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
(MOSS) Templates |
Document Center |
BDR#0 |
To create a SharePoint site collection, complete the following steps:
- Check out and open the process you want to edit.
- In the Toolbox pane, click Microsoft SharePoint. A list of activities is displayed.
- Double-click or drag the Create SharePoint Site activity into the process.
- Link the activity appropriately with other activities in the process.
- Right-click the Create SharePoint Site activity. A shortcut menu is displayed.
- Select View Properties. The Create SharePoint Site window is displayed.
- Click the Central Administration tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.
- In the SharePoint Central Administration Site URL field, click the System Resource editor icon. A drop-down list is displayed.
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Note: |
You must specify the port number that the SharePoint Central Administration page is accessible. |
- Select the appropriate SharePoint system resource. The selected system resource’s name is displayed in the field.
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Note: |
If your system resource contains a data item, click Configuration values and enter a valid URL and credentials for design-time, configuration purposes. |
- Click the New Site tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.
- In the Site Settings section, complete the following fields:
a. Site template: Click the drop-down arrow and select the relevant SharePoint site template.
b. Title: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is a title for the new SharePoint site you are creating.
c. Description: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is a description of the new SharePoint site you are creating.
d. URL: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is the URL for the new SharePoint site you are creating.
- In the Data Item in which to store site URL field, click the Data Item editor icon and select the data item in which you want to store the SharePoint site’s URL.
- Click the Site Owner tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.
- In the Site Owner section, complete the following fields:
a. Site owner’s user name: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is the user name of the SharePoint site’s owner.
b. Site owner’s display name: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is the display name of the SharePoint site’s owner.
c. Site owner’s e-mail address: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is the e-mail address of the SharePoint site’s owner.
- Click the Site Portal tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.
- In the Portal Settings section, complete the following:
a. Name: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is a name of the portal for the new site collection.
b. URL: Select the appropriate input field editor and set the field to a value that is the URL for the new site collection.
- Click OK. You configured the activity to create a SharePoint site collection.
