Deploying the Data Viewer solution

To deploy a Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 farm solutions to a Web Application you can use Windows PowerShell® commands or the SharePoint 2013 Central Administration web site.

!Which ever method you choose to deploy the farm solution you must be a SharePoint farm administrator. See the blog post: When is a SharePoint Farm Administrator not a SharePoint Farm Administrator?.

Using the SharePoint 2013 Central Administration web site

The following instructions use the SharePoint 2013 Central Administration web site to deploy the farm solution.

1. In the browser, open Microsoft SharePoint Central Administration web site. On the Quick Launch click System Settings, and then under Farm Management, click Manage farm solutions.
   
   
   
   
2. On the Solution Management page, click DataViewer2013webpart.wsp.
   
   
3. On the Solution Properties page, click Deploy Solution.
   
   
   
   
4. On the Deploy Solution page, in the Deploy To? section, in the dropdown list select the Web application where you want to deploy the solution or select All content Web applications if you want to use the Data Viewer Web Part in all sites in all Web applications.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK

*Troubleshooting: If the DataViewer2013webpart.wsp solution is missing on the Solution Management page, upload the Data Viewer solution package using the Add-SPSolution Windows PowerShell® command.