SharePoint workflow refers to the automation of a business process by step by step execution of steps. There are two types of workflows - Sequential Workflows - State Machine Workflow
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Workflow consumes WCF Service: Exception is invalid or unrecognized
I have got issue. It's an update from a question that I have asked a week ago:
I have a State Machine Workflow that is deployed in my local SP machine. It is attached to a list, and will consume a ...
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workflow settings: user cannot be found
I have created a calendar. when I go to the calendar settings page and click on Workflow Settings I get an error message that says: Error: User cannot be found
I have not created any workflows yet ...
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how to copy List item attachment to document library with SharePoint Designer workflows?
I have SP Foundation without access to the server local folders, so my only change is through Sharepoint designer as far as I know.
how can I copy a List item attachment to document library with ...
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move list item to archive list
I've been looking at the code in the link http://www.astaticstate.com/2009/10/copy-splistitemversion.html
I want to add the code in a VS workflow. So the user would select a list item and run the ...
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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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SP2010 farm scoped custom workflow action not available in designer
We're trying the "Update Items By List View" custom workflow action available here:
http://efspwfactivities.codeplex.com/releases/view/63115
It works fine in one of our development environments ...
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How to send digitally signed email with user certificate using SharePoint 2010 workflows?
I am having a requirement that sending an Email which is digitally signed with user certificate using SharePoint 2010 workflows?
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Sharepoint Designer Set Task Field drop-down is showing empty
Using SPD 2010 I created an Approval process. I have added few custom field to my task list and now under "Before Task is assigned", the action "Set Task field" is not showing anything on the ...
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running more than 1000 workflow instances in SharePoint 2013 Workflows
My client will have more than 1000 active workflow instances running in SharePoint Server 2013.
I would like to know if SharePoint 2013 workflow can support this?
How many workflow instances can be ...
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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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Routing InfoPath Forms
I'm looking at automating some forms for my organization utilizing SharePoint and InfoPath. I'm familiar with form development and saving them to SharePoint. Where we start getting stuck is managing ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow - Send email to item owner 1 month in advance
I'm very much learning the basics of Workflows and need to carry out the following to a list of meeting 'Agenda items' with the 'Date/time' and 'Presenter(s)' (sorry that this is probably ridiculously ...
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Change Approval Status Pending After x Minutes since Created
Here is my workflow for When the Task Process Completes:
If Variable: IsItemApproved equals Yes
Set workflow status to Approved
Add x minutes to Current Item:Created (Output to Variable: date3 )
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How to collect data from user on certain condtion once a Workflow is started
I have just started with Sharepoint Workflows and am able to create Association and Initiation forms in Visual Studio.
Currently I am working on a Sequential Workflow and have a scenario wherein I ...
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Unable to end a workflow on a list
I've got a SP workflow issue that I'm struggling with.
I've got a list and a task list, a user submits an item to the list then a task is created which is automatically assigned to the "admin". After ...
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Customizing the Collect Feedback Workflow
I'm wanting to use the collect feedback or the Start Feedback Process workflow tasks or Collect data from user activities to create a workflow. But Im not sure which would be the most flexible. The ...
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Workflow consuming webservice - Editing the address?
My State Machine Workflow (SP 2010) consumes an external Web Service that I have added as a Service Reference in Visual Studio.
The WCF Service is currently hosted in my local machine.
We have ...
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Value of currency type colum is wrongly displayed in workflow email
In my list, I have a column called "Cost" which is a currency type column. When a user creates a new item in the list, I send a workflow email. In that email, I use [%Current Item:Cost%] to pull up ...
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Failed to Start (retrying) workflow - performance impact
Just a general question...noticed i had a workflow that was in this state of "retrying", been like that for the past month and i'm curious as to if it has any impact on my environment. Is it really ...
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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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Calculated Value of “Start Time” in a calendar is not working
I am having a problem with a content type-specific, Reusable workflow. I use it for a calendar. When ever an event is created, I send an email to the approver with Name of the event, start time and ...
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Can I copy a list of items to another list?
I would like to copy a list of items to another list when an item is add to yet a 3rd list
Here is my example
I have a list of tasks
id task
1 brush teeth
2 drink coffee
3 drive to work
My ...
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Sharepoint Workflow Logic
Hello there I have a infopath form with Sharepoint workflow attached to it. I want to be able to send an email to a certain person based on what the "users" last name starts with.
So for example:
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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 designer - Collect data from user error
I am new to sharepoint workflow development.
I created my workflow in sharepoint designer 2010. My problem is the following:
My workflow has a few steps, in every step I use the "collect data from ...
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Conditionally Require Approval on List Items
I have a calendar list, and I need to have it so that only items that meet a certain condition require approval. I have tried to use workflow, but when I fire them on the create/change event, the ...
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“Start Time” column is not getting updated in Workflow email
I have an approval reusable workflow for a calendar list. The workflow sends an email to the approver with the start and end time of the event.
End time is displayed correctly. But the start time is ...
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OnWorkflowItemChanged fire multiple times
I have been using a State Machine workflow (SharePoint 2010).
Workflow design
Main State:
The Main State does not update the item.
The Main State contains a OnWorkflowItemChanged.
When the item ...
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Sharpoint designer 2013 Stopping when Workflow People/Group Selection
Sharepoint Designer 2013 is stopping unexpectedly when click to People/Groups from Sharepoint Site.
As an example,
Send an Email action and I want to send the email to a Sharepoint Site Collection ...
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wss 3.0 content database has expanded exponentially without any data added in it
I am hosting wss 3.0 web application in windows 2003 server with sql 2005 express edition. we are leveraging lots of out of the box functionality, but we also have some custom features and web parts. ...
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Workflow not working for anonymous users
By default, it seems that SharePoint cannot execute a Workflow if an Anonymous user is creating a item.
Can someone help me on this?
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How to add a column in list with the its workflow task column “Outcome” of a list item?
I have a calendar list and I am using an approval workflow. When the user creates a list item it goes to a team leader for approval. So the "Outcome" column of the workflow task list is set to the ...
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How to get approval status of a list item as a column to that list?
I have a Calendar list and an approval workflow. The workflow is initiated when a new item is added. The event gets approved in the task list. I want to get that "Outcome" column to the list. But when ...
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Parralel workflow While Loops
I have 2 questions regarding a custom SharePoint Parallel workflow.
When setting up a While loop (using a while shape), what's the best
practice in terms of placing a wait shape? Basically, I have ...
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How to update calendar item created by an other list?
Appreciate any thoughts on this:
A user edits an existing list item to pick a date to select a project deadline.
A custom workflow, initiated by that item change, takes that date and project title ...
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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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Editing Appearance of Lookup Field in SP Workflow Email
I have a workflow that sends an email when a new item is added to a list. The email includes the creator of the new item, which uses a lookup value.
CurrentItem-CreatedBy-String = [%Current ...
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SPD Workflow to create folder and copy page template on creation of new list item
I am very new to SharePoint. I am trying to create a list workflow which will kick off when a user creates a new item the list. The workflow should generate a new folder in a document library and copy ...
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workflow versioning
I have a sharepoint project and it contains 5 state machine workflows. I had deployed these workflows through VS and they are working as expected. Now here comes the tricky part versioning for these ...
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how to add list column values to workflow email?
I have a calendar list and I added several text box column values. I am using a customized workflow created in SharePoint Designer 2010 to send an email when there is a new event is added.
I want to ...
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Wrong Start Time displayed in Workflow email
I am using a workflow email to alert the users about a new event. I am able to get the name of the event and end time of the event in email successfully using [%Current Item:Name of Event%] and ...
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onWorkflowItemChanged triggered when attachment added through web service
A WCF Service hosted outside of SP will consume another external service to retrieve information. Then, the WCF will add/edit an item to a SharePoint List using COM, and add the attachment to the item ...
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Wrong date in workflow email
I am using a workflow for a calendar. In workflow email I use [%Current List:Start Time%] and [%Current List:End Time%] for the events. But the date is always displayed as "Monday, January, 01, 0001". ...
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Workflow not parsing 0:# data
So I'm checking if CurrentItem:field is empty or not, and so I put a log inside to figure out where the error was, heres what I got:
4/29/2013 1:53 PM Comment System Account 0;#
4/29/2013 1:53 ...
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How to embed image in SharePoint Workflow Association Form?
I am developing a custom SharePoint workflow in Visual Studio. I have a custom association form (ASPX) and I'd like to display an image, which is embedded into the project (and subsequently wsp).
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SharePoint Online - Use Site Column Lookup Value In Workflow
I am trying to generate a unique ID for items in a document library based on values from other fields. I have several lists located at the root of my site, and have created lookup site columns for ...
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Run a SharePoint manual start workflow from a timer job
I have developed a SharePoint manually-started workflow (WF) that send mail to a group of persons entered by the user as an initiation parameter before starting the workflow on an item.
Now i want ...
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warm-up for WorkFlow, precompile WorkFlow without runnin it
It's take many time to start worflow first time. How to precompile WorkFlow, without starting it?
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Terminate or not to Terminate “Error Occurred” SharePoint 2007 Workflow
Is it good to leave a Error occurred workflow alone? or it is best and recommended to terminate all Error occurred workflow?
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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 ...
