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>

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	System.Web.Configuration.WebPartsSection
Configuration Member	System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebSectionGroup.WebParts
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)
WebPartsSection
WebPartsPersonalization
WebPartsPersonalizationAuthorization
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.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