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.
<webParts enableExport="true|false"> <personalization...>...</personalization> <transformers>...</transformers > </webParts>
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. |
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>
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.
Tasks
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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)
WebPartsSection
WebPartsPersonalization
WebPartsPersonalizationAuthorization
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration OverviewASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
Other Resources
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration API