Upgrading to a Newer Version
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Since SharePoint maintains its own set of rules for file maintenance and modification, it is necessary to perform the following steps to delete/upgrade the deployed DevExpress Web Parts.
Back up HTML content of the HtmlEditor-based Web Parts (if any):
1) Edit the corresponding page via the Site Actions -> Edit Page command.
2) Edit the HtmlEditor-based Web Parts via the Smart Tag’s Edit Web Part command.
3) Copy and store the HTML content from the HTML tab.
Remove DevExpress Web Parts from all pages:
1) Edit the corresponding page via the Site Action -> Edit Page command.
2) Select the required Web Part.
3) Click the Delete command within the Smart Tag menu.
- Deactivate the DevExpress Features via the Site Actions -> Site Settings -> Manage Site Features menu).
- Stop the “SharePoint 20XX Administration” service.
- Unregister DevExpress SharePoint Web Parts via the ASPxSharePointRegister.exe tool (use the same version as the DevExpress assemblies).
- Ensure that there are no DevExpress entries in the Web.config file.
Clear the corresponding “Temporary ASP.NET Files” directory (the C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\ path for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016). This may require stopping the IIS process via the following command.
"iisreset /stop"Restart IIS using the following command.
iisreset- Examine the problematic pages and check to see if they operate properly, and there are no errors or warning messages.
- Install the new version of DevExpress SharePoint Web Parts. Refer to the following article to learn how to install DevExpress SharePoint Web Parts: Installation.
- Activate the required DevExpress feature.
- Insert the required Web Part into the required page.
- Restore the backup HTML content (if any).
- Examine the corresponding pages and check to see if they operate properly and there are no errors or warning messages.