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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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 ...
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How to add workflow task's “Edit task” button (or link) in a workflow email?
I have a workflow designed for calendar events. As soon as the user adds an item, I initiate the workflow to send an email to the manager for approval.
For example (I edit the workflow in SP ...
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Workflow Manager Configuration Wizard blocked ports
I am running the Workflow Manager Configuration Wizard for Sharepoint 2013 workflows, but I am getting the flowing errors, I can't find anything on Google so I am hoping that someone here knows what ...
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MS Access Web database update on Task completion in sharepoint 2010 site
Working on a Sharepoint 2010 website with a list of Tasks. The Tasks have a custom field - "Hours worked" which is a number. I have added a web database(Access) site (Contacts Web Database template) ...
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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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Comma is being appended to values when adding new item to list through C#
I have a custom web part form which takes a few values from text boxes and adds the new row to a list. The problem is that when I click 'save', the values are being saved but some fields like ...
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SP2010 Workflow Copy Item Error
I'm having issues with a workflow that copies items from one document library to another after an approval process. The workflow starts automatically when an item is changed. It gets cancelled and I ...
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Is there any way to block editing on a document when a content approval workflow is active?
So I've got a Document under an approval workflow, but I'd rather not let the users edit the document while the workflow is active to keep consistency on everyone's approval (it's multi-step). I've ...
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CopyItemActivity how to configure
I want to copy an item using a workflow in VS. So i've used the copyitemactivity.
In the properties what do i put in the ListItem? I want to reference the current item the workflow is operating on.
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Sharepoint 2013 workflow Email
Sharepoint 2013 Server EE
SharePoint Designer 2013
I have a list item that has a field "POC". This is a multi-select field.
It is a lookup from the contacts list.
On demand, the user wants to see ...
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Reusable workflows in Document Approval Processes
Currently I've been trying to build a solution wherein you would bind to a document library and a Task List by some means and conduct a workflow Document Approval Process using them; this could be a ...
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Reusable workflow not showing anywhere (Sharepoint 2010)
I made a reusable workflow in Sharepoint Designer and checked that it's working in a site.
Then I saved it as a template, downloaded it from the site assets, uploaded to a new site. Even after ...
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I want to execute workflow when new item is inserted
private void codeActivity1_ExecuteCode(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SPSite objsite = SPContext.Current.Site;
using (SPWeb objWeb = SPContext.Current.Web)
{
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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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Approval workflow doesn't work SharePoint 2013
I'm trying to set up a knowledge base using enterprise wiki pages in SharePoint 2013.
Now I'm trying to set up a workflow: Newly created or edited wiki pages have to be approved by the administrator ...
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Progress indicator for amount of specific types of documents in a hierarchy
Im thinking of making a document libary with files that have a field "type_of_document" which gives the type of document e.g. "meeting notes". I wont make hem content types, just a column where ...
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Create a workflow in sharepoint 2010
Create a Workflow to Review the Items and publish the same for a media library
Thanks in advance
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Auto-aprove Task Status based on column option in my list?
I am trying to have the status of my task automatically updated when a list field equals a specific option (this would eliminate the need to go into the task and 'Approve' the status therefore ...
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TimerJob editing workflow and web config - Consuming external webservice
I have a list that is attached to a workflow (State machine, VS2010, SP2010).
There is an OnWorkflowItemChanged activity that will check if a column of the list has been changed. If it changed, it ...
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Email from workflow goes out 1 hour later than it should
I have a custom list setup. When someone adds something to this list it should automatically generate an email. This was working fine up until a week ago. Now the email goes out an hour later than it ...
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Verify that an item was actually changed, not just opened and closed
I have been asked to create a workflow that will notify a certain individual whenever someone other than him either creates a new item or modifies an existing item. I have run into a problem in which ...
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How to mark a group task as complete if any member of the group completes it?
I created a group in SharePoint of three people who can publish documents. Then I created a workflow that assigns a task to that group when a document needs to be published.
If any of those three ...
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Approval Workflow- task update was not accepted
In MOSS 2007, I have an OTB Approval workflow on one of the list which is manually triggred for each item. Now there is a situation where the aprroval is assigned for one of the item to a user who has ...
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Set SPBuiltInFieldId.WorkflowInstanceID value
I start worklfow programmaticaly on SPListItem (custom ContentType).
When i try to save all fields but "WorkflowInstanceID", its ok. But,
item[SPBuiltInFieldId.WorkflowInstanceID] = ...
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Deploy List Workflow in Production Environment
I created list workflow using SharePoint Designer.
How to deploy my list workflow in Production environment?
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Workflow doesn't create tasks anymore
I created a custom workflow via copy&modify of the OOB feedback workflow in SharePoint Designer 2010. When the workflow is started there are usually tasks created for every participant of the ...
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Workflow Visualization working but empty
Sorry to bother you again, but those workflow topics really drive me nuts...
I've got the problem that my Visio workflow visualization shows up in the workflow status page, but it's nearly empty like ...
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SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow creates ASPX form instead of InfoPath form
I tried re-installing my workflows on my server after a new deployment had run, but now I encounter the following behaviour:
Instead of the previous InfoPath initiation form it creates an aspx form ...
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Creating Word document with tables from template
I found this blogpost about automatically creating Word documents from a list item using workflows in SP2010.
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How to initiate workflow of a list based on user group permission?
I have calendar and I have 5 different groups. I have an approval workflow. Now I want to have 5 different workflows for 5 groups but each workflow has to detect the group of the user and send the ...
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Empty date field goes to 1/1/1900 when updating target list with workflow
Say, I have a SourceList with date fields like these DateReceived, DateEntered. If these field or fields are null then in workflow updates the target list item with 1/1/1900 dates respectively.
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Can you import a visio sharepoint workflow template directly into Visual studio without using Designer?
We are trying to determine if it is possible to import a workflow directly from Visio to Visual Studio without using SharePoint Designer. A comment here: ...
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SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflows
Is there a way to set a field with [Today] date and not have it change once it is set.
Thanks
Kim
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SharePoint Designer Workflow, set field
I have a workflow that sets the field to [Today] when status = Setup. Once that field is set (either when created or when status changes to Setup), I don't want the date field to change to the current ...
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Approval/Feedback workflow: how to change the task status with a custom button on InfoPath Form?
I created two workflows, one based on the approval workflow and another based on the feedback workflow via SharePoint Designer 2010.
For both workflows I'm trying to find a solution to add a custom ...
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How to make it possible to set the due date in a approval/feedback workflow to current date?
I created two workflows, one based on the approval workflow and another based on the feedback workflow via SharePoint Designer 2010.
When you start one of the workflows you can set a due date, but at ...
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How to determine business days in sharepoint workflow
One step of my workflow needs to calculate how many BUSINESS days i have between two dates.
The problem is that my customer registers the holidays in a sharepoint list.
So i will need to query this ...
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How do i find the Field Name of a workflow column
I am trying to add a couple workflow columns to the ImmediateNotificationExcludedFields in my alert email template. The problem is I am not sure what the Field Name value is for these automatically ...
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SharePoint Workflow Best Practices [closed]
Any Points on the SharePoint Workflow Best Practices for both SPD and VS.
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How can i get workflow's activities collection from SPWorkflowTemplate?
I can't find any method or property of SPWorkflowTemplate that returns a activities collection. Also XML representation doesn't contains any references to activities neither. Is there any approach to ...
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manageable Sequential Workflow code in visual studio
We are developing a new visual studio 2010 sequential workflow having many steps inside.
c# code exceeds 5K lines now.
Can anybody suggest any technique that we can use to make the workflow ...
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Sharepoint Workflows and Managed Term Sets
Platform: Sharepoint 2010 with Sharepoint Designer 2010
Are there any explanations out there on how to create a workflow with an email template that is sent to certain people based on a taxonomy term ...
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Custom Workflow Activity for merging users in field + assignedTo value from task (problems & questions)
First of all, a little explanation what this is about:
I'm currently trying to write a custom workflow activity for use in SharePoint Designer 2010.
I've got a column in my list - let's call it ...
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Visual Studio 2012 deploying workflow
I uploaded the wsp file of a visual studio 2012 workflow to galleries->solutions in central admin. The feature appears in manage features on central admin but does not show up in site settings on ...
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Anonymous access problem on multi-lingual website
I created a new publishing site with anonymous access enabled and it was working fine.
Then I made it multi lingual by making English and Arabic versions. You know by going to "Language Settings" and ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow stuck in starting status?
We have a SP 2010 workflow on a Document Library which sends an email notification out to certain users when a property is changed for a document. This workflow was working fine up until 2 weeks ago ...
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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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Workflow For Updating To A List(Sharepoint)
I have created a workflow to add the values from excel sheet in SP list...I want to create a condition such like whenever the excel is modified its values should get reflected in the list.. I Am Using ...
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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 ...
