Developing advanced solution applications

Solution developers can create their own advanced Portal Application Archive (PAA) file. The advanced PAA file contains custom content.

Prerequisites
Developing basic solution applications

About this task

Review the following requirements before creating your own advanced Portal Application Archive (PAA) file:
  • The component level sdd.xml file
    When running the install-paa task, the Solution Installer examines each component to verify if an sdd.xml file has been included for that component. If an sdd.xml file is not found, one is generated using the information gathered from the directory parsing step.
  • Add custom code to a Portal Application Archive (PAA) file
    Solution developers can create applications that use resource types that the Solution Installer does not automatically generate. The Solution Installer handles many resource types. However, there are some resource types that have no mechanism for accurate installation procedures. Your application might require additional configuration settings for installation. Those applications require custom code for the installation.
  • ConfigEngine extension points for the Solution Installer
    Some ConfigEngine extension points are required when you install an application from a Portal Application Archive (PAA) file.
  • Tasks and extension points for custom code
    You can use the following tasks and extension points when you create custom code to work with the ConfigEngine framework.
  • Parent topic: Using the Solution Installer