Add Server Admin Templates & Site Admin Templates to the SharePoint Server 2007

Server Admin Templates:
Server admin templates are created as site definitions, providing tighter integration and enhanced functionality within the Windows SharePoint Services platform. They will require a server administrator to install.
If you do not have Central Server Admin rights, you can still install the site admin templates (see second list below) in the sites/workspaces that you own or administrate
· Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management
· Help Desk
· Budgeting and Tracking Multiple Projects
· Inventory Tracking
· Bug Database
· IT Team Workspace
· Call Center
· Job Requisition and Interview Management
· Change Request Management
· Knowledge Base
· Compliance Process Support Site
· Lending Library
· Contacts Management
· Physical Asset Tracking and Management
· Document Library and Review
· Project Tracking Workspace
· Event Planning
· Room and Equipment Reservations
· Expense Reimbursement and Approval Site
· Sales Lead Pipeline

Site Admin Templates:
Site admin templates are easy for site administrators to install in a template gallery without requiring server administration access.
· Board of Directors
· Employee Training Scheduling and Materials
· Business Performance Rating
· Equity Research
· Case Management for Government Agencies
· Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking
· Classroom Management
· Manufacturing Process Management
· Clinical Trial Initiation and Management
· New Store Opening
· Competitive Analysis Site
· Product and Marketing Requirements Planning
· Discussion Database
· Request for Proposal
· Disputed Invoice Management
· Sports League
· Employee Activities Site
· Team Work Site
· Employee Self-Service Benefits
· Timecard Management


Installing a template:
1. Before installing a server admin template, you must first install the Application Template Core solution, ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp.
(Click here to download). If you have already installed this solution, proceed to Step 2.
1. Pull the core file, ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp, from the extracted distribution. The core solution file will be added to the solution store, a table in the Windows SharePoint Services configuration store that holds solution files.

2. Via command line, run stsadm -o addsolution -filename \ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp

3. Next, run stsadm -o deploysolution -name ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp -allowgacdeployment(Additional attributes may be required based on your Windows SharePoint Services configuration. For example:Single Server: [ -local -time ]Farm: [ -immediate -time ]To see the list of attributes, run stsadm -help deploysolution)

4. Finally, run stsadm -o copyappbincontent

2. Pull the solution file, .wsp, from the extracted distribution. The solution file will also be added to the solution store.

3. Via command line, run stsadm -o addsolution -filename \.wsp

4. Next, run stsadm -o deploysolution -name .wsp -allowgacdeployment (Additional attributes may be required based on your Windows SharePoint Services configuration. For example:Single Server: [ -local -time ]Farm: [ -immediate -time ]To see the list of attributes, run stsadm -help deploysolution)


5. To check the deployment status, browse to the WSS Central Administration site. Click the Operations tab, and then click Solution management under global configuration.
6. After all the solutions are marked Globally Deployed, run iisreset from the command line.
Creating a site:
1. Log into the SharePoint site as the site administrator.
2. From the Site Actions drop-down menu in the top right, select Site Settings.
3. Under the Site Administration section, select Sites and Workspaces.
4. Select Create to create a new site using a site template.
5. Complete the new SharePoint site information. In the Template Selection section, select the Application Templates tab. Any server admin templates that have been deployed will be listed here.
6. Select the template to use for this site and click Create.
A site has now been created using the application template.


Install Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007
Download 20 server templates from here.
Create a temp folder in C:\drive i.e. c:\temp\
Run ServerAdminTemplates.exe file to extract server templates files in C:\temp\ folder.
Copy the following command lines in a notepad file to create a batch file.
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "AbsenceVacationSchedule.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ApplicationTemplateCore.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name
"ApplicationTemplateCore" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp"
call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BudgetingTrackingMultipleProjects.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\BugDatabase.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "BugDatabase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\CallCenter.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "CallCenter.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ChangeRequest.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ChangeRequest.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ComplianceProcessSupport.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ContactsManagement.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ContactsManagement.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\DocumentLibraryReview.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "DocumentLibraryReview.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\EventPlanning.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "EventPlanning.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ExpenseReimbursementApproval.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\HelpDesk.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "HelpDesk.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\InventoryTracking.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "InventoryTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ITTeamWorkspace.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ITTeamWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\JobRequisition.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "JobRequisition.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\KnowledgeBase.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "KnowledgeBase.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\LendingLibrary.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "LendingLibrary.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "PhysicalAssetTracking.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "ProjectTrackingWorkspace.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate –force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "RoomEquipmentReservations.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o addsolution -filename "C:\temp\SalesLeadPipeline.wsp"

call "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe" -o deploysolution -name "SalesLeadPipeline.wsp" -allowgacdeployment -immediate -force

Run the batch file.

Reset IIS.

Now go to Site Action and click Create Site.
You will see list of server admin templates inside "Application Templates" tab