How Do I Hide the Settings List Feature on the Site Collection Features Page?

Symptoms

When activating the AgilePoint NX process launcher site collection feature on a SharePoint site, it requires AgilePoint Configuration List feature to be activated. This creates a new AgilePoint Configuration List in all the site collections. This is not desired for customers who are using centralized a AgilePoint Configuration List. The empty configuration list needs to be removed manually from all the unneeded site collection avoid errors in the workflow. This also requires the AgilePoint Configuration List feature to be hidden, so that it will not be accidentally deactivated thereby clearing out an existing AgilePoint Configuration List.

Cause

The issue is caused by the following factors.

  • A dependency between the AgilePoint Process Launcher and AgilePoint Configuration List feature.
  • The AgilePoint Configuration List feature is not hidden.

Resolution

  1. In a text editor, open the file [SharePoint server extensions folder]\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\AgilePointWFIntegration\feature.xml.
  2. Remove the <ActivationDependencies> node.

    Example:

    <Feature  Id="{885221BE-56D2-4167-837C-DE2FE00384C8}"
    Title="$Resources:Feature_Title"
    Description="$Resources:Feature_Description"
    ImageUrl="AgilePoint\AgilePoint_Feature_logo.jpg"
    Version="12.0.0.0"
    Scope="Site"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
    
    <ActivationDependencies>
        <ActivationDependency 
            FeatureId="A379136F-8742-4f0c-9D5A-9310A4D2B80C"/>
    </ActivationDependencies>
    <ElementManifests>
        <ElementManifest Location="workflow.xml" />
    </ElementManifests>
    <Properties>
        <Property Key="GloballyAvailable" Value="true" />
    </Properties>
</Feature>
  3. In a text editor, open the file [SharePoint server extensions folder]\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\AgilePointSettingsListFeature\feature.xml.
  4. To hide the AgilePoint Configuration List feature from the Site Collection Features page, insert the following attribute in the <Feature> node: 
    Hidden = "TRUE"

    Example:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
                  
<Feature  Id="A379136F-8742-4f0c-9D5A-9310A4D2B80C"
    Title="$Resources:Feature_Title"
    Description="$Resources:Feature_Description"
    ImageUrl="AgilePoint\AgilePoint_Feature_logo.jpg"
    Version="12.0.0.0"
    Scope="Site"
    ReceiverAssembly="Ascentn.SharePoint.SettingsList, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f1099b605f3ea558"
    ReceiverClass="Ascentn.SharePoint.SettingsList.AgilePointSettingsFeatureReceiver"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"
    Hidden = "TRUE">
    
    <ElementManifests>
        <ElementManifest Location="ListTemplates\AgilePointSettingsElements.xml" />
    </ElementManifests>
</Feature>
  5. Reset IIS.

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