webParts Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Allows you to specify a Web Parts personalization provider, set personalization authorizations, and add custom classes that extend the WebPartTransformer class for use by Web Parts connections.
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
webParts Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<webParts enableExport="true|false">
<personalization...>...</personalization>
<transformers>...</transformers >
</webParts>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
enableExport |
Optional Boolean attribute. Enables the export of control data to an XML description file. The default value is false. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
personalization |
Optional element. Specifies the Web Parts personalization provider and sets Web Parts personalization authorizations. |
transformers |
Optional element. Defines a collection of TransformerInfo objects. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
system.web |
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave. |
Remarks
Default Configuration
The following default webParts element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<webParts>
<personalization>
<providers>
<add connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
name="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.SqlPersonalizationProvider, System.Web,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
</providers>
<authorization>
<deny users="*" verbs="enterSharedScope" />
<allow users="*" verbs="modifyState" />
</authorization>
</personalization>
<transformers>
<add name="RowToFieldTransformer"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFieldTransformer" />
<add name="RowToParametersTransformer"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToParametersTransformer" />
</transformers>
</webParts>
Example
The following example shows how to specify values declaratively for the webParts section.
<webParts>
<personalization defaultProvider="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider">
<providers>
<add name="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.SqlPersonalizationProvider"
connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" applicationName="/" />
</providers>
<authorization>
<deny users="*" verbs="enterSharedScope" />
<allow users="*" verbs="modifyState" />
</authorization>
</personalization>
</webParts>
Providers may only be defined at the application level.
Element Information
Configuration Section Handler |
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Configuration Member |
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Configurable Locations |
Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config Virtual or physical directory level Web.config |
Requirements |
IIS version 6.0 .NET Framework version 2.0 Visual Studio 2005 |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Reference
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
personalization Element for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
transformers Element for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
WebPartsPersonalizationAuthorization
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
Other Resources
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings