It would be good if we can make the configuration change by browser, idealy a page linked to content deployment section in central administration web site. In this practice I will wrap all that as a SharePoint Feature.
First we need to define the feature.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>In order to add a link in Content Deployment section in SharePoint central admin, the Feature needs to include a custom action. The elements.xml is as following:
<Feature Id="02ca3716-5938-4788-ad67-17e6039f93da"
Title="Content Deployment Timeout Configuration"
Description="Timeout setting for content deployment"
Version="1.0.0.0"
Hidden="FALSE"
Scope="Farm"
DefaultResourceFile="core"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<ElementManifests>
<ElementManifest Location="elements.xml"/>
</ElementManifests>
</Feature>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>The UrlAction is pointing to the /_admin/CDTimeoutSetting.aspx page which includes a simple UI for timeout update:
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<CustomAction
Id="Content.Deployment"
GroupId="ContentDeployment"
Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Operations"
Sequence="510"
Title="Content deployment timeout setting">
<UrlAction Url="/_admin/CDTimeoutSetting.aspx" />
</CustomAction>
</Elements>
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/_admin/admin.master" %>The manifext.xml for packaking the Feature to a wsp solution package:
<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>
<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.Administration, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>
<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"%>
<%@ Assembly Name="System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.UI" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Administration" %>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderPageTitleInTitleArea">
Manage Content Deployment Remote Timeout Setting
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content4" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderMain">
<div style="margin: 15" runat="server" id="divMain">
<div>
<p>
<asp:Label ID="lblInfo" runat="server"></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="lblCurrentTimeout" runat="server" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label>
</p>
<br />
<p>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server">Set timeout in minutes</asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtTimeout" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server" Text="* Required" ErrorMessage="Required" ControlToValidate="txtTimeout" Display="Dynamic" ValidationGroup="update"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<asp:RangeValidator ID="RangeValidator1" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Invalid (1-240)" ControlToValidate="txtTimeout" Display="Dynamic" Type="Integer" MinimumValue="1" MaximumValue="7200" ValidationGroup="update"></asp:RangeValidator>
<asp:Button ID="btnUpdate" runat="server" Text="Update" ValidationGroup="update" OnClick="btnUpdate_Click" />
</p>
</div>
</div>
</asp:Content>
<script runat="server">
ContentDeploymentConfiguration config = null;
void btnUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (config == null)
{
config = ContentDeploymentConfiguration.GetInstance();
}
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication wa = SPContext.Current.Site.WebApplication;
wa.FormDigestSettings.Enabled = false;
SPContext.Current.Web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
config.RemoteTimeout = Convert.ToInt32(txtTimeout.Text) * 60;
config.Update();
SPContext.Current.Web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
}
void Page_PreRender(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if (SPContext.Current == null || SPContext.Current.Site == null || SPContext.Current.Web == null)
{
lblInfo.Text = "Invalid SPContext. Please sign in and try again.";
return;
}
if (config == null)
{
config = ContentDeploymentConfiguration.GetInstance();
}
lblCurrentTimeout.Text = string.Format("Current timeout setting is: {0} minutes", Convert.ToString(config.RemoteTimeout / 60));
}
</script>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Solution SolutionId="04a13d4d-21e2-4e72-a65c-163b16e8bbc8" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<FeatureManifests>
<FeatureManifest Location="ContentDeploymentTimeoutSetter\feature.xml" />
</FeatureManifests>
<TemplateFiles>
<TemplateFile Location="ADMIN\CDTimeoutSetting.aspx" />
</TemplateFiles>
</Solution>
The screen-shot of timeout setting page:
