Customize Site Action Menu in SharePoint

Hi Chandresh very good article, expecting more in MOSS 2007

1. Create a folder named TestCustomAction under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES directory. 2. Next, create a file named Feature.xml in the same folder with the following codes. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <Feature Id="0BFF73A7-01ED-41e0-A810-3C764AC5201C"Title="Create new link in action Menu" Description="Add a new link to the action menu of a Custom List." Version="1.0.0.0"Scope="Site"xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <ElementManifests> <ElementManifest Location="TestCustomActions.xml" /> </ElementManifests> </Feature> 3. Next, create another file, TestCustomActions.xml in the same folder with the following codes. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <CustomAction Id="UserInterfaceCustomActions.DocLibActionsToolbar"RegistrationType="List" RegistrationId="100"GroupId="ActionsMenu"Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.StandardMenu" Sequence="1000"Title="Generate CSV file for the Custom List"> <UrlActionUrl="/_layouts/TestCustomActions.aspx?List={ListId}" /> </CustomAction> </Elements> 4. Create a page named TestCustomActions.aspx under layouts folder and add your own Business Logic. 5. Finally, deploy this feature by running the command in the command prompt. To activate this feature: stsadm -o installfeature -filename TestCustomAction\feature.xml -url http://TestServer/Site. Finally to see the changes in the site do an iisreset. For more information refer

Hi Chandresh, Thanks for the great article .it helped me a lot. I have some quick questions regarding this article . Please take some time and try to answer my questions 1) Is there anyway i can arrange the menu the way i want ? example Can i Move my Custom Item to the top of the Menu Items .. I mean in your example Can i move Custom Item to the top of Create New Page?? 2) how to handle secuirty for this? I mean i want to create 2 custom Items to the menu and Site Admin can see both 2 Custom Items and the Site Designer or Site Contribute can see only 1 Custom Items .?and Not only the custom items is there anyway we can restrict the secuitry of Action Items? Thanks in advance Surya

This was very helpful. thanks Eliza

Hi, I would like to know how I can move this feature to a new server? can I do it via WSP file? Thanks AK

Hi Chandresh, Great article and it works. Thanks a lot. Kavita

I am created a new feature.xml file and added to the new folder mentioned above but it is giving me erros on the file regarding the name in first line. Can you help please. thanks AK