CustomGroup and CustomAction in central admin application page using featurepage

In central admin, there is option to add new group and action in "Operation" page like :Topology".

Here is the xml file that can added new custom group in the central administration.

You can installed as new feature for that and activated features in site feature.

feature.xml

<Feature Id="56FD5FEC-4FE9-4970-B1B6-20580B2ECD1B"   Title="Test Group Page"

Description="Test Group Page."   Version="1.0.0.0"      Scope="Web"    Hidden="false"

DefaultResourceFile="core" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

                <ElementManifests >

                                <ElementManifest Location="element.xml" />

                </ElementManifests>

</Feature>

 

element.xml

 

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

       <CustomActionGroup Id="{6C3A6045-5F34-4203-80E7-C9DD90801835}" Title="Test Group"     Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Operations"  Sequence="100" />

                <CustomAction   Id="{EA6E9E68-32C6-47f2-9CF3-07D7A496623D}"   Title="Test Page"                 Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Operations"

                GroupId="{6C3A6045-5F34-4203-80E7-C9DD90801835}"

                RequireSiteAdministrator="TRUE"

                Sequence="10">

       <UrlAction Url="/_controltemplates/ApplicationPage.aspx"/>

               </CustomAction>

</Elements>

 Links :

http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2007/07/using-customaction-to-modify-system.html

http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2008/10/10/adding-breadcrumb-navigation-to-application-pages-in-sharepoint-central-administration.aspx

http://blog.thekid.me.uk/archive/2007/06/23/sample-editcontrolblock-customaction-for-sharepoint.aspx

http://stephenkaye.blogspot.com/