I want to create a custom package. I have used the "Giuidance Package Development" project to start me off but I want to look at some example packages to see how they work. Specifically I want to see how code is generated from a database schema and how code is generated from classes. I think the database part can come from the WSSF. I'm not sure how the BusinessEntity classes work but I think they can be found in the same package. Should I be looking at the Guidance Automation configuration file for WSSF? If so where can I find it?

I want to create a guidance package creates a data access layer, business entity layer, a web service layer (all of this can be done with the WSSF I know) but also I want my classes to act as data providers off of which I can build web controls for administration. I want to also build those in an automated manner. The reason I need to depart from WSSF isbecause Ihave a set of fields I use in most tables for auditing and some for ownership (to support an application service provider model).For exampleCreatedUser, Owner, and LastModifiedUser should be filled by the user who is logged on so I will need to either change the stored procedures that are generated or the DAL classes to accomodate them.

You may want to take a look at the GAT Hands On Lab too, based on what you're describing it may help looking at its source code.

But if you're going to reuse most of WSSF then I would suggest you start modifying its sources instead of starting from scratch. I'm not sure which configuration files are you referring to? If you mean the package manifest file you should find them along with the package source code in the download for the factory.

HTH,
-Victor.

You may want to take a look at the GAT Hands On Lab too, based on what you're describing it may help looking at its source code.

But if you're going to reuse most of WSSF then I would suggest you start modifying its sources instead of starting from scratch. I'm not sure which configuration files are you referring to? If you mean the package manifest file you should find them along with the package source code in the download for the factory.

HTH,
-Victor.

That sounds like a good suggestion. Do you have the specific steps involved in copying the WSSF source code and as a guidance package that I can then edit?

I would just copy & paste the whole sources to a new folder and start working from there. One thing you need to make sure is to change the Guid and Name attributes of the package in the package's manifest file in order to give it a differenty "identity" than the WFC one.

HTH,
-Victor.