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SharePoint workflow refers to the automation of a business process by step by step execution of steps. In many cases the workflow instances have indeterminate delays and overall duration due to the necessity to interact with human users. This differentiates workflow from other means of automation such as Event Receivers. There are two types of workflows - Sequential Workflows - State Machine Workflow

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approval workflow is not working?

I made it with a participant list. It is sending mail to this list members. I am clicking Approve, and then the outcome is being "Approved" for me but the other members' outcomes are still blank and ...
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How to update a field in SP when other is changed with no particuar value

I am creating a long form (more than 100 items!) which is a request tool. The requester can open a ticket, it can be resolved, and they can come back to re open it. I want 2 fields (status and ...
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Can i change the "Publishing Approval Workflow Task (en-US) Copy "?

It is sending emails automatically.And it's in English. I want to change the mail language and mail format. How can i do this?
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Trying to use WF2010 to update lookup value

I have created 2 lists A & B. A contains a date/time field. This field is included as a lookup column within list B. I have created a 2010 workflow which kicks when an item in list A is ...
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Get running workflow using SharePoint Online REST APIs

I'm desperately looking for a way to get the status of a workflow on a list item using the SharePoint REST API. I need to implement it from a workflow and need to make a web service call in order to ...
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SharePoint Online Workflow With Visual Studio

I'm trying to learn do build workflows for SharePoint online with Visual Studio. I've been following a PluralSight training session and understand the concepts and can make all the various demos work. ...
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Adding ?Source to Infopath Link in SPD Workflow Emails

I have a workflow which sends task emails to users and I've updated the "Related Item" link so that it opens directly to the Item ([Server Relative URL]). I would like to append ?source=RedirectURL to ...
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SharePoint 2010 Online -- Change status of all parallel tasks on Rejection of any task

I have a workflow which assigns tasks to users parallely. My requirement is: If more than one user is assigned a task and any of the users reject the activity, it should change the status of all the ...
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Set DocLib Title column in C#

Environment: SharePoint 2013, reasonably recently patched. I'm running the following code in a Sequential Workflow: ... targetItem["Title"] = "Test"; targetItem.Update(); ... When I log the value ...
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Why and when would workflow engine cancel a long running site workflow in SP Online?

I had an infinite site workflow running in SharePoint Online and processing subwebs. It was supposed to run and then pause for 12 hours. I just found that the workflow stopped running a while ago, and ...
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Find a value from a list by comparing a value from another list using between values logic

I have 2 custom lists, one is a lookup list which contains a 'score' and an 'upper' and 'lower' value. I need to retrieve the score value by comparing a record from the other list. i.e. Lookup list ...
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Flow: how to get deleted item values?

I need to make some updates to a list based on the data deleted in another list. I tried using 'When an item is deleted' trigger but when I try to get the data in the column which was just deleted I ...
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How to Map 2013 Workflow Task Data to Update the List Item

We have a workflow started from the creation of a list item. Essentially we would like some custom input textboxes on the workflow task. And when the user completes the workflow task, the ...
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Folder based SharePoint Workflow [duplicate]

I am new to SharePoint 2016 and am being asked to make a approval process at the folder level. Each folder has to follow a different workflow, because they are managed by different teams. Once the ...
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Workflow In SPO

Ok, I am going to try to best explain my SharePoint Online issue as clearly as possible since I have not found an answer searching through countless articles. We are migrating items from SP2010 (on-...
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How can I create this multi-step approval workflow?

Disclaimer I'm new to Workflows, so I need the "for Dummies" version. Scenario I have created a workflow that triggers whenever a user creates a new Item in a List. The workflow looks up the user'...
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StartDate + TaskDays = DueDate

I need help with SharePoint Workflow, I want to add dates based on lookup from a different column. For example - Column A (StartDate) + Column B (TaskDays, numbers) = Column C (DueDate) Reason ...
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SP 2013 Workflow to generate Word document that contains all items in one custom list

I have set up a workflow that can generate a Word document for one item in a custom list. I'd like to add a button to have the workflow add all items selected in the custom list and put them into ...
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Unable to run any workflow on SharePoint Online

I have several workflows on various lists of my SharePoint online site, which are set to fire off on item creation, edit or manually. Recently, the workflows don't start on any of them and I get the ...
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Error -- No presence information in SharePoint form Library WF

I have a created in Info Path 2013, with a workflow. the form is running well with the WF but for some users is not. Once they submit the form the WF ended: orkflow recorded these events. Date ...
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Is it possible to load Current Item list info into a WorkFlow custom form?

Hoping a friendly and knowledgeable community member can assist or confirm: I am attempting to build a custom workflow form in Sharepoint 2013 that will display specific List Item info related to the ...
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Stop waiting for tasks in a For Each loop

I'm trying to create a workflow that loops through a column of Reviewers. The number of reviewers can vary, which is why I'm using a For Each that breaks down the multiple users entered and loops for ...
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SharePoint 365 reminders for documents

I'm a Tech Author finishing up a contract for a client, and I need to make a recommendation for how they can manage their policy and process documents in SharePoint 365. Basically, I want to give ...
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List content type causing workflow issue

I stupidly changed the content site content type for a list last week and now none of my workflows work, I cannot remember what it was called before I renamed it 'Goal'.(At least this is what I am ...
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Workflow appears corrupted

I have a workflow created in SPD 2013 and running on SharePoint 2013. It's been working ok but lately, when I open the workflow, many of the Conditions and other settings are blank or missing and I ...
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How can I add assignees to a workflow more than once?

I created an approval workflow in SharePoint designer. When this is started, it is assigned to several people, with someone twice (by design), such as A, B, C, and then A again. This works fine, and ...
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Stage one doesn't allow stage two to send mail if an item is edited

I have a workflow in which I have two stages. In stage 1: if status is uat it sends an email to user and sets column value (uatreminder) to yes. In the second stage I have: if status is completed or ...
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Cannot view Workflow details

I have a Workflow that has stopped working. As far as I am aware there have been no changes made to either the Workflow or the SharePoint Farm. If I select an item from the list the Workflow runs ...
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List Workflow creates links to workflow status

Apologies if this has been asked before, I have searched and can't find a definite answer. I have a new list in a subsite with an associated workflow that is sending an email when an item is created....
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Run SharePoint Workflow when document is shared

Is there any way to run a SharePoint Workflow whenever any document is shared with any user?
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Workflow create list when item is added in calendar

I'm trying to achieve the following thing: I have a calendar "Events". When creating an event, i. e. "Event A" I want a workflow to start, which creates a list "Attendees for Event A". Also in one ...
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Sending email slow down workflow

I have a list with few workflows. After adding a new one (now I have 8 workflows on one list) I noticed some problems. When some tasks are assigned they have status: "not started" and when user try to ...
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Provide optional mechanism to halt SPD workflow early?

I maintain a SharePoint list/site used by members of multiple teams. The overall point of the list and site is for members of team A to add action items that will be assigned and dispositioned by ...
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Problem with datasource-identification. Delete elements in another list with a workflow

My Situation: I have two Worfkflows(List) I have two Lists "Genehmigung" is the tasklist for the workflow "Teamkalender" is the calender I have a calender who everybody can use in my company. So if ...
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Sharepoint doesn't send email to "Current Item:Created By"

My sharepoint workflow seems to only send email to "Current Item:(Name of user)": instead of the list variable "Created By" as in "Current Item:Created By". Does anyone know why this happens? The ...
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Workflow getting suspended at assigning task to UPN (User Principle Name)

Environment:SharePoint 2013, Workflow:Visual studio 2013 Declarative Workflow. I'm trying to assigning task to user's UPN (User Principle Name) instead of their EmailID but workflow getting suspended....
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Workflow detects no activity, then sends a reminder?

I want to create a workflow such that if Activity A isn't completed within 1 day, I will send a notification reminder email to the user to remind him to finish Activity A. How do I go about creating ...
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Can't create list workflow in SharePoint Designer

I would like to create a list workflow in SharePoint Designer. When I choose the custom list, I want to assign the new workflow but nothing happens (The window does not appear and I don't get any ...
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow write to lookup field not working

We moved a couple of lists from a SharePoint installation to SharePoint online, and I have to copy some workflows as well. They are SharePoint 2010 workflows on the old SP installations, so I started ...
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Online - Missing spaces in emails sent from Workflow

I've created a SharePoint 2010 Workflow. This Workflow sends an email with a simple body (no tables, just regular/bold text) when a new post is created in the discussion board on SharePoint Online. ...
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Unique Permission for Approvers

I need help in order to resolve a problem that I'm having with our SharePoint. We have a custom list with specific permissions. When performing a task process of one item with SharePoint Designer, we ...
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Approval workflow has status "Rejected" when sent to approver

I use the standard "Publishing approval" workflow on a publishing site with SharePoint 2013. The issue is, that when an editor sends the item for approval to the content manager, the item has stated: ...
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How to get "AutoCleanupDays" property of workflow in SharePoint 2013

I'm trying to get "AutoCleaupDays" property of workflow association but workflowassociation always returning null. Then I tried with workflowSubscriptionService & here I am getting my workflow but ...
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SharePoint Mail Stop Sending Outgoing Mail

I am trying to configure my SharePoint Mails Mails were working fine and no settings have changed on the smtp server, receive an error code 550 Please help.
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Unable to achieve loop function using SharePoint Designer 2013 workflow

The Requirement is to send an email Reminder every 2 days until status is Completed, Due Date Reminder and Today Reminder for the Completion Date. Due Date Reminder: 2 days before Target Date Today ...
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Workflow not triggered

We have a Workflow on a list in SharePoint 2013. When a user creates an item, the workflow is supposed to trigger and update the item with a reference code based on the users name and date. It then ...
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Send an email with attachments through a workflow [duplicate]

I have been looking for a solution to my issue, but I can't find anything. The matter is the following: - I set up a workflow to start manually to send an email to a specific distribution list, ...
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Add/Subtract amounts from column in one list to "cell" in another list

I am trying to build two lists to keep track of our purchase orders we have. My two lists looks like this: List 1: PO +-----------+-----------+-------------+ | PO | Amount | Used/Left |...
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How do I enter an item ID from one column into another

I am currently developing a SharePoint site for managing contract tenders. The site is currently laid as follows: I have a subsite in the main site collection. This has custom lists which holds the ...
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Workflow to send mail based on the change of value for one field in the list

How to make the Workflow to send mail based on the change of value for one field in the list and when the item is created first. When the item is created the mail can be sent, I can see the option ...
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