Change Associated list for a workflow

Question

Happy Wednesday all! I was wondering is it possible to change the list association of a current workflow to work with another list? if so, how would i go about that?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If the workflow is developed:

• using Visual Studio
• as a Reusable workflow in SharePoint designer
• in a 3rd party workflow product

then you can associate it with a new list.

If it's a SharePoint designer list workflow, then it's not supported, but you can find hacks like Walkthrough: How to move or copy a SharePoint Designer 2010 List Workflow to another list on the same site or another site.