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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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Automatic Content Sanitization in Sharepoint 2010/2013

Is it possible to perform basic document sanitization tasks in Sharepoint 2010 or 2013? I would like to be able to trigger the sanitization task based on a set of user defined rule. Examples of ...
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Deleted Workflows Still Sending Emails

All! I have an issue that neither I nor the contractors that I have working for me have been able to figure out, and I'm hoping you all might be able to help me. I have several users that are getting ...
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Send or Copy file by workflow which is editing in SharePoint

If in SharePoint is some way to send or copy file which is editing? In Windows even file is editing I can copy and paste copy of file but when I try to do it in SharePoint by workflow I get error and ...
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Error while form opening if it is created from SharePoint Designer

I got stuck! :P My goal: New form in source library ====> New form in target library [both web-browser enabled, following Infopath templates] Using "create list item" action within a workflow ...
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Modifying the current list item in a workflow

I have a workflow running when an item is adding to a document library. In this workflow, I have a code activity that I am attempting to set permissions to the list item. I am trying to break ...
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Trigger workflow daily

Is there a simple or OOTB way in SharePoint to trigger a workflow to execute daily? Maybe through the use of timer jobs? My goal is something that doesn't require the use of a solution or some type ...
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Workflow Context always null

I am a newbie in the custom workflow development. The scenario I want to send an email notification to the group when an item is created in the list. I am referring to ...
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Link or Upload documents from workflow

I need to link a document from a Document Library or Upload a new one from a workflow. We have a process of uploading a document in our workflow, i just dont know how to do this or even if its ...
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Workflow form display error

I am trying to create a workflow that has an approval process. Once i create the workflow and start it. I get a task added in a Task list but when i try to view it i get this error. The form ...
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Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item

How can i uncheck the option/setting "Start this workflow to approve publishing a major version of an item" in a publishing approval workflow of a pages library of publishing site. I found other ...
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Sharepoint 2010 SPD Workflow Email SharePoint Group specified in Association Form?

Trying to do something, that I swear I've done before, and I think definitely should be possible, but wondering if I am missing something here. I am using SPD2010 to create a custom Resusable ...
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SharePoint 2010 Create sample WorkFlow on Document Library

Am totally new to WorkFlows in SharePoint 2010. I know the question could be too basic. but please help me sorting this out. I have SharePoint 2010 web application have Groups: Presenters and ...
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Sending an email to a manager based on a specific person

I have a calendar in SharePoint 2010 that several employees add leave and vacation time to. There are five managers that ask their employees to put time on this calendar. The managers would like to ...
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2010 Approval Workflow - step by step instructions

I am trying to create an approval workflow for a list that has a column with different approvers for each document - so basically if the column is for A Department it goes to A Manager for approval, ...
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User cannot edit list item even with correct permisions

I am very new to SharePoint and am setting up a vacation approval process with a calendar. The workflow works fine for me. But the users who need to be able to "Approve/Deny" the request get "access ...
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InfoPath workflow Check-In Check-out errors unless I step through in Visual Studio

If I step through the below in Visual Studio, the workflow completes fine; however, if I allow it to run naturally, it errors out. Any idea where I need to slow it down or how I would go about ...
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Workflow never get from “Not Started” to “In progress”

I have setup a list with a document review workflow(Out of box). If I run the workflow with 1 or 2 parallel users it appears to work. However, If I submit the workflow with the 10 parallel ...
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SPWorkflowEventReceiver with the Content Approval Workflow

I have a document library that has 'Content Approval' turned on (List Settings > Versioning Settings > 'Require content approval for submitted items'. I also have a workflow event receiver, utilizing ...
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Can I change workflow start options, once workflow is created?

I am using MOSS 2007. I created a simple workflow that works but now want to add the option to automatically start it if an item is changed but don't see how to do that? Is that possible?
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how to send a link to the edit view of a list item from a workflow

Is it possible to go to the edit view of an sharepoint 2010 list item directly from email? I have a workflow that sends an email to a user to edit a list item. The link -at this time- takes them to ...
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How to update a site column field using workflow variable

First let me say I am new to sharepoint workflows. Having said that, here's my question: I need to create a workflow that fires when a document is added to [po request] document library. The workflow ...
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SharePoint Designer Workflow actions - how to get substring from start of variable until character “|”

Any way to get the susbstring from the start of the string until a specific character in a SharePoint designer workflow action? I cannot use "Extract Substring from Start of String" because there ...
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Start workflow from within a workflow?

I have a workflow that is created from a default "Approval" template, and the basic startup conditions are not enough for my purposes. I also can't open this workflow in SP Designer (it doesn't even ...
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Active remainder with interval between Create Date and Due Date

How to make workflow or action workflow which can find date/interval between Create Date and Due Date and send notification every day till Due Date? I will be very garteful for help. Best regards,
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All Day Event = False throws a workflow error

I have a workflow item that I am stumped on. It is very basic... 1 If All Day Event equals True 2 Log >SET TIME< 3 then Store [%Date%] in Variable:TimeFrame 4 then Log - OK 5 Else If All ...
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Designer Workflow: change document file extension upon upload

So I would like to try to create a workflow on a library that simply checks to see if the file extension is anything other than .xml, and if it is, rename the Name (File Name) to the same value with ...
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How to use onWorkflowItemChanged in a State Machine Workflow?

I'm using a simple Workflow for demonstration purposes: Init sets State1. State 1 waits for item changed and set's state 2. State 2 waits for item change and finishes the workflow. The problem: ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow question

I work for a financial company where we have more then 10 departments and I want to implement electronic forms using Sharepoint 2010 standard edition. In my sp2010 box i have configured "User Profile ...
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Workflow not created after entering name in create list workflow dialog

I am creating a workflow in sharepoint designer 2010. After entering the name of the workflow the "create list workflow" dialog disappears but the workflow is not listed in the workflows menu.
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Note: Due to heavy load, the latest workflow operation has been queued. It will attempt to resume at a later time.

Since some time when I run workflow I see this "Note: Due to heavy load, the latest workflow operation has been queued. It will attempt to resume at a later time." This is very simple workflow which ...
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Check SP group permissions in Designer Workflow

Is it possible to check if a particular user is in a Site Group from within a SharePoint Designer Workflow? For example, if the status column of my list item is set to "Approved", it will kick off a ...
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Changing boolean text in workflow email

I have a list with some boolean (yes/no) columns that are included in an email that is sent by a workflow. The fields appear as true/false when the email is sent, but I would rather see yes/no. I ...
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Run workflow when item added to specific column

Ok Say you have 3 columns in a list date1, date2 and date3. Each column has its own worklow: work1, work2 and work3. Is it possible using sharepoint designer to only run a workflow when a item is ...
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Customize search so it only indexes approved documents

I have a document library which is using approval work flow. I have search application running that indexes everything. I want to tweak that search application so it only indexes those documents in ...
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Error Occurred in Approval Workflow SP2010

I have created a workflow for employee approval when a new employee is added. It goes like this.. Start Employee Approval Task process on current item with current item:Reporting Authority ...
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Powershell script to retrive all the customization done on sharepoint site

How to write a powershell script which will display the customization done on a sharepoint site - customizations like custom features, custom workflows, custom site def, infopath form etc...
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How to change the From address in Feedback workflow email?

I am having a workflow for a document library. Whenever the workflow starts, it sends an emails with From: Documents. I want to change it to the current user. How is it possible?
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Trying to create a date calculation in Sharepoint Workflow

I am trying to create a Data calculation to add 1 year to the Approved on (date field) and set this as the Sunset Date. My current workflow looks like this: If Status equals Approved and Custom ...
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InfoPath 2013 Document Cannot Be Opened in SharePoint 2007 Workflow in InfoPath 2013

I have an InfoPath 2007 document that is submitted and creates a SharePoint workflow. This works fine in InfoPath 2010 and SharePoint 2007. When upgrading to InfoPath 2013, the document submits ...
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Customizing email sent to the Requester in a SharePoint 2010 WorkFlow Out Of The Box Without using custom code and SP Designer

We have a SharePoint 2010 site in Production. We are not supposed to deploy any custom code. We should not use SharePoint Designer as well. We have a Custom List and an Out of the box approval ...
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Deleted workflow is still running

There are 2 workflows in my site that still run though I deleted both of them using the SP designer. Any ideas?
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How to get only the website url without the absolute path of the current site collection?

I have a custom workflow in VS. I would like to merge an url. The problem is I am in an site collection with the name RFC. I see the absolute path 2 times when I merge like below: ItemURL = ...
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Sharepoint Task Items Title Field - change URL to point at a custom form

I am currently developing a custom workflow which has it's own approval process when publishing documents to a list. I have created a new form for use which approves/rejects the file. The approval ...
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Can I subscribe to all discussion boards with single alert (2010)?

In SharePoint 2010, is there any way to subscribe to all of a site's discussion boards easily? I do not want to have to create alerts for each individual discussion boards as there will be quite a ...
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what is the best method to upgrade a custom workflow?

I have a sharepoint 2010 farm. I have created in visua studio some custom lists, content types, fields, views and 2 workflows. This workflow is connected to my custom content type. My custom content ...
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How do you change the approval status back to Pending if an already approved document has been edited?

I have an approval workflow in a document library. It's manually started by the user because they may not want to start it everytime they edit a document. The workflow is as follows: If for UK ...
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Linked Data Source problems

I have some few questions regarding how to make Linked Data Sources work. Is there a way to have the column headers be able to sort by ascending or descending (this is not too important but is ...
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SharePoint 2007 - False task assignment e-mails

I am experiencing a problem with the workflow that is currently being used to manage review tasks on some document. Once the workflow starts, false task assignment e-mails are sent to the requester ...
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Correct error in Nintex workflow in progress SP2010

I have a complex workflow, created with Nintex, which requires an approval task to be sent to someone's manager, however when the workflow was created there was a mistake and this task is being sent ...
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Workflow doesnt start anymore after add new item, how can I find the problem?

I am using sharepoint 2010 and created a visual studio workflow which is creating some tasks and assign it to some user or group. I have deploy for a couple of 3 times new versions to my environment. ...

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