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history and tasklist are missing when creating a sharepoint workflow in visual studio

I recently ran into a problem which seems to be a bit annoying, or maybe I understood it false. Well, if you create a new project and add a new sharepoint workflow you have to insert some data i.e. ...
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Activate Features step failed when deploying a workflow

I`m about to start to develop workflows in VS2012 for Sharepoint2013. Creating a workflow works fine. The HistoryList and Tasklist are created as well. Now, when I want to depoy my new workflow i ...
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workflow custom outcome choice site column takes always default value

I am facing a weird issue, Having one programmatically created Workflow custom task list , Content type and Custom outcome site column. Task outcome always return the taskOutcome: 0 (i.e default ...
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Change Approval Statu of List Items After x Days

I want to make list items Approval Status "Pending" again, after 60 days since it was created. I don't want to delete it. How can I do it? Thank you
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow Configuration Error (Authentication)

I am a newbie when it comes to server configuration and maintenance. I installed a copy of SharePoint 2013 for evaluation purposes and got everything up and running okay, but have run into issues ...
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How do I have a workflow wait until a date field is entered or changed in Sharepoint Designer 2013

I see examples with "Wait for Change" in an date field (column) for SharePoint Designer 2010, but in those examples the condition is selectable (equal, not equal, etc.) but in Designer 2013 it appears ...
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A reusable 2013 Workflow is not updating a date field which is marked as required

Good Morning, I have a date field in a SharePoint 2013 list that is marked as required. I need to update it to add the number of days in a payment terms field in a separate list. The target field ...
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E-mail for Workflow doesn't work

My workflow: Email XPerson Start Approval Process When workflow works the approval process starts but don't send any email. The exchange settings are done. But are SMTP settings really needed?
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Unable to uninstall SharePoint 2013 Workflow manager

I got a problem with my SP2013 Workflows so I decided to uninstall and reinstall it. At first I wanted to disconnect my my server from the farm, but this failed 'cause I can't start the Workflow ...
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SP 2013 Workflow Needs to Calculate Due Date using Payment Terms and Date Received

I have a due date in one list that needs to be populated by a workflow to calculate the date received plus the payment terms. So, if the date received is 4/3/2013 and the terms are 30 then the ...
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Is it possible to intigrate between building a WikiSite & using workflow

After carefully reading the available templates in SharePoint 2013 i have settled on using the enterprise wiki template to implement a full knowledge library for my company. But as our wiki might ...
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How do you track down Workflow Errors in SharePoint 2013?

I recently set up SP 2013 to use workflows and I created a custom workflow in SPD 2013 that basically creates tasks and sets the items status when those tasks are completed. The problem is as soon as ...
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Getting a managed metada field to use in sharepoint 2013 workflow condition

I'm working on a SharePoint 2013 publishing approval workflow that needs to compare if a managed metadata field in a newly created item is set to a specific value. This in order to assign a task to a ...
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Do i have to run Register-SPWorkflowService for each site collection?

As part of my SHarePoint Server 2013 setup I sometimes need to integrate the new workflow infrastructure into the farm. I've followed the documentation starting from the SharePoint side of things: ...
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Can't start any 2013 workflow on Document Set item, when it is created using custom ASP item form

I have created very simple ASP New form which looks as follow: <asp:Content ID="Main" ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server"> <SharePoint:FormField runat="server" ...
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Event Receiver on SharePoint-hosted Apps

Is it possible to create event receiver or workflow on SharePoint-hosted apps in SharePoint 2013? I have not much knowledge about SharePoint apps. If yes then how to create it... Can we use Remote ...
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How to alter SP2013 workflow task from an ASP task form?

I have created SPD workflow with a custom ASP form. My form opens when clicking on a task link and I can show information about the task. Now I want to alter the task after pressing a button, but ...
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“SharePoint 2013 workflow: Create a custom action” Sample does not Work

Follow the URL: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-workflow-41e5c0f9 Tried it and it can be built, but it fails in activation step: I got the error: Error occurred in deployment step ...
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Office 365 developer site SharePoint 2013 preview: SPD2013 workflow is always canceled

I try to create a workflow using SPD2013 preview on the Office 365 developer site (company.sharepoint.com). I can create and publish WF using SPD2013 without any problems, but when I start it on the ...
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Sharepoint 2013. After successfully completed Register-SPWorkflowService command Workflow still is Not Connected at central administration

Sharepoint 2013. After successfully completed Register-SPWorkflowService command Workflow still is Not Connected at central administration. After retry to register WF I`ve got following error: PS ...
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No InfoPath forms in SP 2013 workflows?

I just read here, that InfoPath forms will no longer be used in Workflows. Is there something that will replace InfoPath? or are forms in the Workflows just going away? Thanks!
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How to trigger a workflow on all items in a list at same time

I have read that it can be achieved by Iterations in workflows. So, Is there any way one can just iterate through the whole list and do some edit in items which match a particular criteria? Can ...