K2 for SharePoint - Retract a Solution (Advanced)

All the Solution Properties are displayed as displayed below, describing the solution and the particulars of where it was deployed, the location operational results and so on.

What to do ?

Escape Action: To avoid retracting a solution click Back to Solutions

To retract the solution click Retract Solution

The next step enables the user to configure the Retract Solution properties

From the Central Administration | Retract Solutions page the user is required to configure the following items:

The time for retraction
The location where the solution has been deployed

Retract Solution Properties

Retract When?

The user can select the time to be either immediate, ie Now or at a specified time. Since the removal of a solution will require a recycling of the application pools the SharePoint Application Pool will be unavailable for a short time. To avoid any user interruption the option to retract At a specified time is recommended.

Retract from?

Select from the drop down to remove from a specific web portal or all front ends.

Note: The location where the solution was deployed to would have been user configured during the automated deployment configuration step.

When ready, click Ok

The browser will navigate back to the solutions listing, where the information pertaining to the Solution Retract process will be displayed.

During the Retraction process, the SharePoint Service may be unavailable momentarily. This is expected behavior, while the application pools are being cycled. To rectify this, refresh the browser until the SharePoint Central Administration page displays once more.