workflow

is workflow right for dynamic workflow creation in web based application ?

Hi, I am new to workflow and just know some of its features. I want to do a project in WF. It will be a web based intranet application where user will be able to define workflow dynamically through web interface. Duration for completing a task can be many days. With these requirments I am not sure will use of WF helpful in quick develo...

sharepoint 2007 workflow trigger

Hi, I have an initial workflow in Sharepoint Designer that triggers whenever an item is created and also whenever an item has changed in the 'Employee' list . Within second workflow I am updating the 'Employee' list and the workflow above is triggered. Is there any way I can check in the intial workflow if the item has been updated by...

App build/deployment workflow

What do you use to manage the workflow of deploying your application after the build completes? I'm not talking about just the act of getting files on a server, I'm talking about what happens after that. Verification, testing, approval, migration to production, retiring old builds, etc. Example: Build completes Build is deployed t...

SharePoint Workflow SetState activity error when placed inside other activities

I'm trying to add custom statuses to my SharePoint workflow but am encountering 'Error Occurred' when I try to set them. I've tried different ways of going about this. For example in my SetState_MethodInvoking I've tried the following: SetAssignmentState.State = 15; This makes the workflow runtime throw: System.ArgumentOutOfRange...

How can I write a custom WorkFlow 4 Code Activity that includes a "Body Block"?

Is this possible? I know it is for MS since they have WF activity packs but I'm not sure how it's done. It would be nice to be able to have Activities with Body blocks to insert other activities, buttons, etc. If not too much trouble and/or time consuming that is. ...

passing list item id as workflow parameter without code

Hi, I am using Sharepoint Designer 2010 and in there am trying to build an aspx wiki page with dataviewwebpart which will display a list. In this view I wish to have a button against each list item which would trigger a workflow for that list item. Upon searching I got to gather that I need to pass the list item id as a workflow paramet...

Is it possible to create a workflow that does not show on the "Start a New Workflow" page?

I created a workflow that is automatically configured and associated with appropriate list during feature activation. The users are not supposed to manually create more associations of this workflow. Can anything be done so it does not show on the "Start a New Workflow" page (_layouts/AddWrkfl.aspx)? I found this discussion and the ans...

System.Workflow.Runtime and trust level medium

I have created an web application using workflow . it was working fine locally , but when i aploaded that to a shared server i am getting an error like "System.Security.SecurityException: That assembly does not allow partially trusted callers." i found that it is because my server have trust level high. and the work flow dll S...

SharePoint: accessing the workflow variables after StartWorkflow() has terminated

I am running a SharePoint workflow programmatically from a SharePoint event receiver by calling workflowManager.StartWorkflow(). The workflow is setting some workflow variables during execution. Is there a way to access the last value of these variables after the workflow has terminated (e.g., the call to StartWorkflow() returns)? Her...

What happen run the sequential workflow againg after it gets completed?

I am creating a sharepoint sequential workflow for leave management system.If a user requested for leave for leave for 2 days and he goes and again start the workflow to request for two days what happens and how to handle it? ...

Needing a git-svn workflow suggestion to keep personal files away from svn

I am starting to read about git-svn now to use it with a project that use SVN. I would like to have some files just for me (todo files, scratch code, etc), and I will like to keep track of them in the Git repository. Is it possible to have some files in the Git but not in the SVN repository? I though about having a branch master that w...

General workflow-question / ez components workflow

Hello, I looked for a workflow engine written in php and found the ez components workflow-classes (http://ezcomponents.org/docs/api/latest/introduction_Workflow.html). After work with the examples I have two general problems with the understanding of the (general) workflow-functionality: 1.) If I have defined a general workflow (for e...

Entity Framework 4 - Update database schema from model. Without wiping the table data.

Hello, I'm working on a new project where I have the luxury of working from a Model to Database approach using Entity Framework 4. The project I'm working on is taking an agile approach where different phases will be rolled out over time. Will the Model First approach work in my case? I noticed when you "Generate Database from Model"...

How to Implement Queue Based Workflow System?

I'm working on a document management system. An example workflow would be something like this: A document is emailed to the system The system does a number of preparatory actions to the document Document is presented to a user for further processing Afterwards, document is sent to Quality Assurance Afterwards, the system does a number ...

Reconnecting a Sharepoint workflow to its list

I inadvertently deleted all instances of a workflow from a Sharepoint 2007 list. (Thought I was in a different list.) The workflow, built in Sharepoint Designer, still exists, but the trigger for it is what I deleted from the list. Is there a simple way to re-create the triggers? I know how to create a new workflow, paste in the old ...

Web Workflow Approach

Hi, I want to implement a workflow system on a new website which i am developing. Basically have an order object (in future may have many more objects) which can have different statuses i.e. initial,assigned,dispatched,cancelled etc. It is the case that the order can only go from one status to another e.g can go from assigned to dispat...

What are some strategies for unit testing workflows in WF 4?

I've done quite a bit of WF development using 3.5 over the last few years, but am just now ramping up on WF in 4.0. I have a TDD bent, and while WF 3.5 was difficult at times to unit test, I'm wondering if anyone could share their strategy for unit testing workflows in WF 4 and/or point me to resources that would help get me started? ...

What am I doing wrong with my Workflow bookmark pick trigger?

I have a NativeActivity derived activity that I wrote that is to use bookmarks as a trigger for a pick branch. Using something I found on MSDN I tried writing this to trigger the branch. The branch contains activities that fire service callbacks to remote clients via send activities. If I set a delay for the trigger, callbacks fire to th...

How to pass task attachments down a workflow chain of tasks in sharepoint designer?

I am developing a workflow which involves a chain of tasks. This chain is started atomatically on the creation of a specific list item. The workflow creates a new "readonly" list item in another list to hold all the information and creates a new task item to collect more info. This new task then updates the "readonly" list item with its ...

How to keep track of bug progress and feature request in web development projects?

Hiya, I am trying to find the best way to maintain a bug tracker and feature/upgrade requests for clients on web development projects. Ideally it would be an open source system we can have installed on a sub domain of our site. This will then allow each client to login and add bugs/features/upgrade which we can hopefully keep track of...