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What exactly IS required to install/refresh/uninstall an archetype?

April 26, 2017archetype install Refresh uninstall

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What exactly IS required to install/refresh/uninstall an archetype?

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> I’m haunted by a ghost archetype (AT). I have two problems: firstly field > additions are not recognized (it only shows the fields I started with, not > the newly added fields), even after a restart. Second, when trying to > uninstall the AT I can’t get rid of it! Even after removing the AT folder > completely I still see the AT in Control Panel>Products listing. And it is > also visible in the portal-quickinstaller tool; pressing Uninstall gives a > keyError > > So all this makes me wonder: What exactly IS required to > install/refresh/uninstall an archetype? > > Below is what I THINK is necessary. I would appreciate if someone could > check this: > > > PREPARATION > – Copy Archetypes (v1.2.2)/validation/generation folders into Products > folder of Zope-instance. > – restart Zope > – In the ZMI go to the plone site > portal-quickinstaller: install > PortalTransforms and Archetypes > > AT INSTALLATION > – put your new AT folder into Products folder of Zope-instance > – restart Zope >