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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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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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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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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Deleting or removing users from a workflow, after if they no longer need to complete the task
A user has created a workflow with multiple participants. One of the participants assigned a task, no longer needs to complete that task. How can we remove the user or task without the workflow status ...
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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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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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Impersonation as Site Owner, workflow is cancelled when setting
Good day.
We have a simple list workflow that uses Impersonation to give Contribute Rights to a user via Replace Contribute Item. The workflow is created by our site Collection Admin.
So when i ran ...
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How can you create a dynamic link to a workflow initiation form in a workflow-based e-mail?
Process:
User Creates Item
Admin receives "approve this" e-mail with a dynamic link
Admin selects dynamic link in e-mail
Admin is taken to initiation form of second approval workflow
Admin selects ...
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Workflow: Current Item Url
I have a site set up with a workflow that sends mail with a link to a task. We use alternate access mappings in order to access this site across the company.
My issue is that in my workflow, ...
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How can I remove a single entry from a multiple People and Groups field via workflow?
Using a workflow (and anything else Middle Tier including scripting), can you remove a single name from a multiple-user Person or Groups field?
I'm toying with the idea of a "subscription" model:
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Retrieve associated tasks from custom workflow activity
I created an custom workflow activity specified here: SPWeb.GetListItem returns null in custom workflow activity
Now I need to know the user who last updated the associated workflow task.
Before my ...
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Can I control the name of forms when using a custom task process in SharePoint Designer?
I use SPD 2010 to create a complex workflow. I use many custom task process to interact with the different users at different stages of the workflow.
Each time I add a new custom task process in my ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Sharepoint designer - Collect data from user error
I am new to sharepoint workflow development.
I created my workflow in sharepoint designer 2010. My problem is the following:
My workflow has a few steps, in every step I use the "collect data from ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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SPD Workflow - Create Multiple List Items
I have three lists: a list of companies, a calendar and a task list.
Upon creation of a calendar item, I need a task to be created for each company in the "Companies" list.
Any ideas how to go ...
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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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Is the workflow attached to the list when saved as a template?
Is the workflow attached to the list when saved as a template also copied? If yes then why is it I cannot see the workflow in SPD when i tried creating a new list based on the list template.
What im ...
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Sharepoint Workflows in background
I'm just curious, I was reading an article here, and in the third paragraph it states
"If you didn’t know, there are quite a few workflows that run in the background all the time. "
I was just ...
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Problem with CheckBox in infopath 2010
Hi my name is Marcelo ... I have a problem with extracting data from a list checkbox , i selected 2 options (or more than two of several existing) and these disappear after ... then I need to display ...
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In “sharepoint discussion board” , creator is not able to see rejected item. but moderator & ppl with approval rights can.
i have make a discussion board using sharepoint foundation.
the moderator doesn't want to approve each and every post but wants to retain the right to "hide" the discussion topic & post if he ...
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SharePoint Designer customized approval workflow- look up help
I am building a customized approval workflow. When the email is sent to the approver there is a link within the email that will direct the approver straight to the form that was filled out by the ...
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How to create a Sharepoint 2010 List with parent-child relationship and apply approval workflow?
I have 2 Custom Lists in Sharepoint 2010
ExpenseList (Parent List)
ExpenseDetailsList (Child List)
I want to display the ExpenseDetailsList inside the ExpenseList to the user. User shall be able ...
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How to check value from other sharepoint list?
I have two custom lists in SharePoint 2010 (Absent Request and Employee Leave Balance) with these columns:
Absent Request List: Absent Type, Approver, Start Date, End Date, Absent Reason
Employee ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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Moving files from intranet to extranet - ShaerPoint 2010
I am working on a new SharePoint project (new to SP overall) and a requirement is to "publish" documents on the intranet, across different sites, to a desired location on an extranet. The intranet is ...
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How to copy Assigned to field from list A to List B on creation of item in List B?
Trying to solve a problem with moving data from one list to another. I have 2 lists.
1) a project list that contains Project info (project ID which is text, name, lots of details, and an "Assigned ...
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change one of reccuring event from workflow
We need create a workflow which change for example category column(work-->done) When We create in Sharepoint Designer workflow with action update list item, this action change all series, however in ...
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Approval Workflow with content targets…?
I have a random question for a workflow & I'm trying to figure out the best way to do it.
I have a content target when someone submits a new 'news' item - say for example, they can select IT, ...
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Asigning task to selective users from the list
I need advanced sharepoint help and hoping that someone can help me...
I have 20 teams in my group and for each task I need to select certain teams each time and not all will be asked to review the ...
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How do I get multiple people from a multiple choice column?
So, the question does a poor job of outlining the problem. Apologies.
I've got one list where my clients track their projects; let's call it Projects. In it, they make a selection on a multiple ...
