Sunday, November 1, 2009

Feature 'GUID' for list template 'XXX' is not installed in this farm. The operation could not be completed

Feature 'GUID' for list template 'XXX' is not installed in this farm. The operation could not be completed.
We had a client receiving this message when accessing a site, and clicking Site Actions/Manage Content and Structure.

Install the Application Template Core Solution into the farm.

Link to Application Template Core Solution from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C1039E13-94DA-4D7D-8CAE-3B96FA5A4045&displaylang=en

How to Install the Application Template Core solution (from Microsoft TechNet)
1. Download the Application Template Core solution to the server.
2. Double-click the .exe file to extract the files.
3. Open a Command Prompt window.
Note:

To open a Command Prompt window, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
4. Type stsadm -o addsolution -filename \ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp, where is the location you extracted the Application Template Core files to, and then press ENTER.
5. Type stsadm -o deploysolution -name ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp -allowgacdeployment, and then press ENTER.
Note:

Additional attributes may be required based on your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 configuration. For more information about available attributes, type stsadm -help deploysolution, and then press ENTER.
6. Type stsadm -o copyappbincontent, and then press ENTER.