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Web Config Transformation for behaviorConfiguration attribute not working

Web.config original

 <service behaviorConfiguration="Test.DevelopmentPc.Environment.Behavior" name="Tks.Licensing.Service.ActivationServer">
    <endpoint address="" name="httpEndpoint" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="testBasicHttpBinding" contract="Tks.Licensing.Contracts.ServiceContract.IActivationService"/>
    <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
  </service>

What I want it to be

<service behaviorConfiguration="__BehaviorConfiguration__" name="Tks.Licensing.Service.ActivationServer">
  <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="secureWsHttpBinding" name="httpEndpoint" contract="Tks.Licensing.Contracts.ServiceContract.IActivationService">
    <identity>
      <dns value="__ServerIdentity__"/>
    </identity>
  </endpoint>
  <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service>

This is what I tried already:

<service behaviorConfiguration="__BehaviorConfiguration__" name="Tks.Licensing.Service.ActivationServer" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(behaviorConfiguration)" xdt:Locator="Match(name)">
  <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="secureWsHttpBinding" name="httpEndpoint" contract="Tks.Licensing.Contracts.ServiceContract.IActivationService">
    <identity xdt:Trasform="Insert">
      <dns value="__ServerIdentity__"/>
    </identity>
  </endpoint>
  <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service>

The original web config is not changing at all.

There are several service blocks in the original web cofig with different names. I am not allowed to make any changes to the original config file. Is there a way to do it without touching the original file?

Solution

  • I got it working by replacing the whole "services" element.

    <services xdt:Transform="Replace">
<service behaviorConfiguration="__BehaviorConfiguration__" name="Tks.Licensing.Service.ActivationServer">
  <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="secureWsHttpBinding" name="httpEndpoint" contract="Tks.Licensing.Contracts.ServiceContract.IActivationService">
    <identity>
      <dns value="__ServerIdentity__"/>
    </identity>
  </endpoint>
  <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service></services>