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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workflows on team site
I have a team site collection but now the client wants workflows associated with content editing on the main homepage. I can do this for the announcements etc, but I can't apply workflows to the ...
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task assigned to “person” on “date” is overdue
The task that is mentioned in the title status is cancelled, but it still sends out that it is overdue, please advise me if you know how to stop this issue.
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Datetime format is not the same after copied field values to another list [closed]
I have a sharepoint 2010 workflow builded in VS2010, not by me, but some colleage. This workflow need to start manual by the user if he would like to copy a document from list X to list y. In list x ...
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Workflows not firing as I want them (New vs Changed)
To start with here is my scenario. I have a document library which all users have read-only access to. There are a few trusted people who can upload items to it. A small percentage of the items ...
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Can i undo changes made in a row in issue log?
I updated a column with my comments by mistake and saved. How can i undo that row in sharepoint under issue log?
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SharePoint workflow lookup multiple value
Assuming I have 2 list, SourceList and WorkingList.
SourceList
Team
Manager
WorkingList
TeamColumn (lookup the field Team in SourceList and allow multiple values)
ResponsibleManagers
So, my ...
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Removing Workflow Association on Content type programmatically with push to children
I am required to remove Workflow associations on a content type and from all the child content types deriving from this, as well as the list content types, deriving from the derived.
ct - A Site ...
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2 variables = 1 Calculated Column
I have 2 list columns developed in my SharePoint form; country origin (CO) & country destination (CD) for the form requester to radio button (CO) and pull down and pick (CD). CD has two options: ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow Deployemnet from DEV to UAT
I have Sharepoint 2010 DEV and UAT sites. I have made some changes in DEV workflow and I want to deploy the changed workflow to UAT site.
I have created the workflow template and saved .wsp file to ...
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Does SP 2010 have any support for taxonomy update workflows?
Does SP 2010 have any support for taxonomy update workflows?
Or if not directly, is it possible to develop something like that using the Sharepoint API?
What would be needed:
taxonomy change ...
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How do I run a Workflow on a Task List as the Current User instead of Item Creator?
I've created a Workflow in SharePoint Foundation 2010.
It creates items in a task list. (Collect Data From User)
There is a workflow on the second task list that runs when the task is changed. For ...
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“Publishing Portal” vs a “Publishing Site with Workflows”
I am creating a new site and the business hasn't requested anything specific for publishing with workflow needs, so at the moment the default top level site is a Team Site.
What is the best practice ...
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How to associate a list workflow to list-specific (not site) content type
I am trying to make a workflow for a specific list content type. Unfortunately, there seems to be no option to do so. I can create a list workflow in SP Designer but can't find an option to associate ...
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How to use CAML IN clause with MultiLookup field? [closed]
After making a long research I'd like to share the solution for executing a CAML query using IN operator dynamically based on a multi lookup field by workflow without any additional coding. Generally ...
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adding text to text variable using workflow of sharepoint designer 2007
I have created a sharepont list that manages customer tickets. users can open tickets but they can also add updates to the text they inserted when they opened the ticket.
I want to automaticly add a ...
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SharePoint Designer 2010: “Unable to load workflow actions from the server. Please contact you server administratior.”
Our farm was created with multiple web apps and site collections, prior to my arrival. In one specific web app, I can create workflows with not problem at all in the all the site collections that ...
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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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Deploying custom SharePoint workflow to production server
I have created a Visual Studio sequential workflow on my test server and also created a custom activity for it. How do I deploy these to the production server (or another server? I created a WSP, ...
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how can we add workflow to visual web part?
I am a new developer in SharePoint and I developed a visual web part. I want to add a approval mechanism for my visual web part form.
For example if user clicks the button(which I created in visual ...
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Assign tasks to multiple users using workflow without Visual Studio
My requirement is, we want our employees to read the document whenever the administrator asks them too.
For this I can manually start a workflow against a document. The problem is, I can only create ...
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Use site URL in build event
I wrote a powershell script that associates a workflow with a site and I want to call it in the post-build event of the workflow project in visual studio.
How do I get the "Site URL" field in the ...
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Create custom workflows at item level
I want to users to create a workflow at the item level. That is when they create an item in a list/library they should be able to define a workflow, consisting of tasks and approval process. All this ...
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Workflow Lookup to multiple values
Assume a three lists as below:
User (Name)
Process (Title, Members)
How can we lookup a person where the person is one of the process members?
In short, I don't know how to lookup over an array ...
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Workflow lookup over another site
Is there any way to look up items from a soap data source in a workflow with sp 2010?
I have a site (Organization) contains a sub site (Departments) and this sub site contains many other sub sites ...
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Sharepoint 2010 Workflow: Create multiple tasks and change them
I want to write a workflow which creates and updates tasks when the workflow item is changed. For example: the workflow-item has a multivalue field with users who should approve the workflow-item:
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Schedule workflow or email notification
Just wondering, is there a way to schedule (e.g. 1st day of each Month) a workflow or send email notification for a list, without using powershell or C# code.
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Appoach for SharePoint 2010 file upload workflow
[Crosspost from StackExchange.]
I'm working on a project that is basically a file upload "wizard" that basically does the following:
Entry form to select document library and enter some basic info.
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Need help in training workflow with personalized training page
I have a training workflow requirement where the administrator uploads a document to a document library, which will initiate a training workflow. The workflow will consist of specifying which ...
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Popup from within email
Ok, I have a client with a peculiar request. He wants to receive an (generated by a workflow) email with a hyperlink that will open a pop-up dialog if you click on it. Note: the link within the email ...
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Is it really required to enable SharePoint Workflow Timer Service on all application server?
As the title states, may be this is a very basic question. In a SharePoint 2010 farm, the SharePoint Foundation Workflow Timer Service is enabled for all servers in the farm by default. However, I ...
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How to continue workflow from error step?
I have a workflow with error occured status. I fixed the error and deployed the .wsp file. Now I need to continue this workflow from a code activity where error occured. Are there any way to achieve ...
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Use count-related column value as int in a SP Designer-workflow
I have another problem concerning the count-related column-value of SP2010 in a workflow(see also: How to get count related Lookup value programmatically? ).
my use-case: I have a column "actual ...
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SPD Workflow. Skip step if item already exists
I have a workflow which, when a document is uploaded into a library called "Drop box", an Item is created in another list (called Jobs Directory) using the field "Job Name" which is specified on the ...
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Add a Three-State Workflow by Code?
I want to add a three-state-workflow to a list. I know how to add this via Designer but - to keep manual works low - I want to achieve the same goal by Code.
This is what I need:
Add a ...
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Users cannot open workflow task (custom form) - Unexpected exception
I have created a custom approval task form for an approval workflow. It works fine for me as a site collection administrator, but for normal users (the users getting the task) there is an error ...
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Workflow and Page Content Types
In 2007 I am trying to understand the use of workflows added to page based content types that will eventually live in a page library.
If I add a workflow to such a content type then use that content ...
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Content Organiser prevents workflow autostart and shows System Account
I'm hoping someone can help with an issue I have with Content Organiser.
I have a document library that has a SPD ootb approval workflow and using Content organiser.
The first problem was that the ...
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Workflow says “completed” with no Report Data [Solved]
Three list : Pending List , Trash List , Approved List
workflow : discussion Ideas
Step 1:
if Approval status Equals 2;#Pending
Set Officer to Pending
then Wait for Approval status to not ...
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How to validate field across multiple lists
So I'm created a number of different lists and libraries with workflows attached.
When someone creates a new job, the document is uploaded to the Job directory (library).
If it classified as a ...
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Workflows do not continue after user completes a task nor do they update task outcome and percentage
I'm testing this with a simple workflow:
Log message "Workflow has started"
Assign a To-do item
Log message "Task is completed"
Here's what we did to make it stop working:
We went and changed ...
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SPD Workflow. Will not copy list item or delete current item
Ok this is driving me crazy. All I'm looking to do is create a "drop box" library. Where someone can upload a document, select the type of document and then it will automatically be redirected into ...
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Association Form for custom workflow in a subsite
I have a SP 2010 custom workflow built using Visual Studio 2010. The workflow specifies an association URL like this
<Workflow
Name="WF Name"
Description="WF Description"
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Why does my workflow appear to be causing an infinite loop?
I'm JUST starting with workflows, and created my first one. We're running 2010 foundation, and I'm using the basic 3-stage workflow that's included.
I'm linking to a Word document in a library, and ...
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How to reply to discussion board via workflow?
I'm working with a SharePoint 2010 Standard license and only have client-side functionality, SharePoint Designer, JQuery, etc.
I have a workflow that creates a Discussion thread in a Discussion ...
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Why is Workflow sending Emails even when Status is Complete and %Complete = 100%?
We have a user that is receiving the Task assigned to emails about once a week. He is listed in the CC field of the emails (I think this indicates he created the list entry for which the Workflow is ...
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How to send email to people from choice column with multiple selections
I would like to choice people from choice column with multiple selections and then send email to these people by using workflow SPD.
Can I do it?
I use SharePoint Foundation
Best regards,
Andrzej
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SPD Workflow Approval Task- Unexpected Error When Viewing Task
I have a SPD 2010 workflow that is starting an approval process and assigning a task to a user. I'm running into an odd issue. When a user with contribute permissions on the Task list tries to view ...
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SPD Workflow not looping on item changed
I have a reminder workflow on a task list. It simply checks if the task has been completed and then sends a reminder email if it hasn't. It then pauses for a period of time and then updates a field in ...
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Modify “Edit this Task” Outlook button for SharePoint 2010 workflow task custom content type
I have created a custom content type based off of workflow task content type by following along with this article http://fmuntean.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/infopath-task-forms-made-easy-part-2/
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make a readonly field as a writable after workflow
I have a list, with a readonly field, I want that the user can edit that field after the workflow is complete, only using sharepoint designer.
It is posible?
