What is SharePoint Workflows?
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT WORKFLOWS?
- Workflows are a real poweful tool built-in in SharePoint, a series of actions that correspond to a work process to improve business processes without any custom coding.
- Events -(* An item is created.* An item is changed)
- Actions -(* Create, copy, change, or delete list items (including documents),* Check items in or out. * Send an e-mail message)
- Conditions -(* If item is created)
- steps - defined by user,for better understanding.
Types:
List Workflows-created for on the particular list
Reusable List Workflows - created in top level site in site collection
Site workflows - associated with sites.
sequential workflow-a workflow as a procession of steps that execute in order until the last activity completes.The state machine can have a final state that determines the end of the workflow.
state machine workflow-represents a set of states, transitions, and actions.The state machine can have a final state that determines the end of the workflow.
see this link for an example http://blogs.msdn.com/b/workflows_for_product_catalogs/archive/2012/11/02/create-a-simple-workflow-that-reads-from-and-writes-to-a-product-catalog.aspx
Windows Workflow Foundation supports two fundamental workflow styles:
sequential workflow-a workflow as a procession of steps that execute in order until the last activity completes.The state machine can have a final state that determines the end of the workflow.
state machine workflow-represents a set of states, transitions, and actions.The state machine can have a final state that determines the end of the workflow.
see this link for an example http://blogs.msdn.com/b/workflows_for_product_catalogs/archive/2012/11/02/create-a-simple-workflow-that-reads-from-and-writes-to-a-product-catalog.aspx
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