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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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Get manager of current user in workflow

how can I get the current user's manager's phone information. I select the current user id like this: public Guid workflowId = default(System.Guid); public SPWorkflowActivationProperties ...
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How can i use approval workflow to reject changes of any existing list item?

I've been creating reusable workflow in sharepoint designer 2010.You can see screenshot of workflow code by clicking on below link. My custom approval Worfklow code image i tried different approches ...
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Error: Access Denied when starting sharepoint 2007 workflow

I've done my fair share of searching and still can not find a solution. I've created a simple workflow in Sharepoint 2007 designer. When I check the box "Start this workflow when a new item is ...
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Workflow Task Process - email notifications

Is there any way to display the consolidated comments for task process in descending order for an approval workflow ? The comments are included in task notification emails. i could not find any ...
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WF email to user that adds a document to a library

I want to include the user that adds a document to a library on an existing WF email that sends to a group email box but cannot determine how to grab the current users email addy....I'm sure it is ...
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Cannot edit Initiation Form of Designer Workflows with InfoPath

I've got a reusable SP Designer workflow in SharePoint 2010, and I'm trying to edit the Initiation Form for it. I can open the workflow within SP Designer, click the form, and it opens in InfoPath. I ...
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Send Email Extended action did not send email

I have created a sharepoint workflow in SP Designer 2010 for a automated email sending functionality when a list item is modified. 1. I am able to send email with 'Send an Email' action. But when i ...
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Randomly: Item does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user

I have a rather curious issue with some workflow tasks. My (state machine) workflow creates a handful of tasks while running. Users interact with the tasks to move the workflow between its states. ...
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Why is my workflow DependencyProperty event handler not firing?

I have a custom workflow activity (SharePoint 2010) with a Dependency Property defined as follows: public static DependencyProperty TaskChangedEventPropertyEvent = ...
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Workflow Timer Interval

Can I change Workflow Timer Interval value from default "every 5 minutes" to "every minutes" without impact to performace? Thanks for supprt, Best regards
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View problem when attaching workflow to list programmatically

Very irritating problem. I have a list with the following view <View BaseViewID="1" Type="HTML" WebPartZoneID="Main" DisplayName="$Resources:core,All_Documents;" DefaultView="TRUE" ...
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checking workflow completed status of item

Hi I have two workflows wf1 and wf2 on one list i've created in visual studio. I need to check from within wf2 if wf1 is completed. (Usually I see not started, in progress and completed) How can i ...
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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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SharePoint Designer workflow replaces special characters from Rich Text Field with garbage

We are trying to build a very simple workflow so blog post users can email their posts to specific users/groups. The workflow should be pretty simple, just grabbing the body from the list item and ...
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This task is currently locked by a running workflow and cannot be edited

I'm getting an error on my workflow task (custom workflow with custom task page). Its been working without any problems for a while. The workflow states Completed but the associated task is not ...
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How to configure a SPD Workflow to start using an account different from the System Account

We have created a group of SPD workflows that are associated to different document libraries in a Record Center. The workflow themselves work great, but right now (after installing the latest CU ...
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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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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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custom SPD workflow not working after server restart -'Failed on Start (retrying) '

MOSS 2007 WSS 3.0 Have an Infopath form library with custom SPD workflow which worked beautifully until the server was restarted.I can create basic workflows against this form library that will send ...
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SharePoint 2010 Workflow question using Designer

i need to create a workflow for a Customlist (having columns Title,Hyperlink),when item created in this list with Title,with the same title of customlistitem discussion board item should be create ...
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How to copy email body from a workflow step

I can't seem to copy from the body of an email from an action inside a workflow step. I can paste new content in, but can't seem to invoke the magic input to get copy to work. Is there some way to ...
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Looping Work Flow with SharePoint designer 2010

I am developing a SharePoint Workflow with which if a user submit details then it needs to go to the team leader and if the team leader approves it will go to the director and if the director approves ...
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How to stop SQL time out issue

I keep getting "System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding." 9 out of 10 times when I try to ...
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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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Sharepoint Designer Workflow Booleans

When using a Boolean variable in a SharePoint 2010 Designer Workflow is Yes/No suppose to synonymous with true/false? My workflow uses the "Set Variable" action to set my boolean and then later tests ...
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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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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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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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Attach ListItem to TaskItem

I've created a custom approval worfkflow for an listitem. Now I need to see the values of the item in the taskitem. So I think one way would be to attach the ListItem to the TaskItem. Does anybody ...
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How to create workflow & submit data using infopath form?

I have designed the Form in InfoPath. I want to submit the form's data in my Sharepoint site. Sothat the supervisor(the higher level)person can check the details and he can Approve/Reject the ...
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SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow Copy List Item Creates Duplicate Entries

I have a very simple workflow set on a list that does the following: A) If ColumnName:Random equals Approved, Copy item in Current Item to CopiedList That's it. If a choice column named 'Random' ...
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Workflow; Use previous document library item to populate field

This one has stumped me indefinitely... so I'm coming to the great guru's of the confusing concepts. CASE: I have an InfoPath form which is connected to a document library. Once the form is ...
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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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Conditionally Show/Hide/Disable Custom Workflow Action Buttons

I have three custom action buttons on a list created through SharePoint Designer. All three buttons execute a workflow and I need to show/hide or enable/disable the buttons based on certain conditions ...
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SPD Workflow “Start workflow when an item is created” when adding multiple items to list at once?

I have a custom site workflow with some logic that copies items to a custom list with Title and Email. On this list I have a SPD workflow with one OOTB activity - send email to Email when an item is ...
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How to display list data in 'Related Content' field in Tasks

I've got a holiday approval system on our Sharepoint 2010 Foundation intranet. The process is that the staff member requests a holiday by adding to a List called 'Holiday Requests', the workflow then ...
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Workflow to email one user if disapproved and another if approved, it has 6 approvers. Can this be done?

I have a form library and when a form gets uploaded it sends email with packet information. In the form it has a approve/disapproved drop-down. What I would like to do is send email to a person ...
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Library workflow starts on upload, but not on save in the edit form

I have a document library for pictures and I've created a SPD workflow tha should start every time items are changed or added: newly uploaded, edited metadata or uploaded againg (overwritten). The ...
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Workflow on List Form - The Wrong Approach?

I am running SharePoint 2010 Enterprise. I am relatively new to SP. What I want to do is create a form for my Publishing Site for authenticated users to fill out. I want the form to behave like any ...
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Setting value of infopath field by workflow

I have a requirement to set the value of infopath field by workflow. This link specifies the way to do it but in my case the value in the infopath field does not change on the execution of the ...

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