Add a solution folder to the project.

Select the solution in Solution Explorer.

Right-click the solution, point to Add, and then click New Solution Folder. Rename the folder Solution.

Select the new solution folder.

Right-click the new solution folder, point to Add, click New Item, and then select XML File in the dialog box. Rename the XML file to Manifest.xml. Click Add.

Add the following to the blank XML file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Solution xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"    
 SolutionId="B90C9FD7-29F3-477f-A038-B4BA51FE219F">
  <FeatureManifests>
    <FeatureManifest Location="ExpenseFeature\feature.xml" />
  </FeatureManifests>
  <Assemblies>
    <Assembly Location="VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha.dll"
              DeploymentTarget="GlobalAssemblyCache" />
  </Assemblies>
</Solution>

Specifying the DeploymentTarget attribute indicates that you want your DLL to be installed to the global assembly cache when the solution is deployed.

Note:

You can add the Wss.xsd schema to the schemas for this blank XML file. This will provide you with IntelliSense and validation while you are editing the Manifest.xml file.

Select the solution folder that you previously created.

Right-click the folder, point to Add, select New Item, and then select Text file.

Rename the text file Solution.ddf. Click Add.

Add the following to the blank Solution.ddf file.

.OPTION EXPLICIT
.Set CabinetNameTemplate=VS2008ExpenseReportWFAlpha.wsp
.Set DiskDirectoryTemplate=CDROM
.Set CompressionType=MSZIP
.Set UniqueFiles="ON"
.Set Cabinet=On
.Set DiskDirectory1=.manifest.xml
"VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha\ExpenseReportApprovalForm.xsn" 
  ExpenseFeature\ExpenseReportApprovalForm.xsn
"VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha\bin\Debug\VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha.dll"
"VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha\feature.xml" 
  ExpenseFeature\feature.xml
"VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha\workflow.xml" 
  ExpenseFeature\workflow.xml

Open a command prompt, and navigate to the solution directory.

Run the following command to build the Solution.ddf file:

makecab /f Solution.ddf

You now have a solution package in your solution directory.

Figure 1. Solution Package .wsp File

Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory that contains the Stsadm.exe tool.

Run the following command to add your solution to a SharePoint server.

stsadm.exe -o addsolution -filename [Solution Directory Goes Here]\VS2008ExpenseReportWFAlpha.wsp

Now that your solution has been added to the SharePoint server, you must deploy that solution. Although you can deploy the solution using the SharePoint Server user interface (UI), you will use the command line in this scenario.

Run the following command:

stsadm.exe -o deploysolution -name VS2008ExpenseReportWFAlpha.wsp -allowgacdeployment -force -immediate

You now must install your Feature to your site. Run the following command:

stsadm.exe -o installfeature -name "VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha" -force

Now that you have installed your Feature, you must activate it.

Run the following command:

stsadm.exe -o activatefeature -name "VS 2008 Expense Report WF Alpha" -url http://moss.litwareinc.com

Your workflow has now been successfully deployed and activated on your SharePoint server. You can now navigate to your SharePoint site and add this workflow to a Document Library.

Figure 2. Installed Workflow