sharepoint 2013 workflow - san antonio sharepoint user group - october 2013
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5 Stages of SharePoint Grief: Coming to Terms with the Rebuilt Workflow Platform in SharePoint 2013 SharePoint Workflow has changed dramatically in the newest version of the platform. In many ways, it’s far more powerful for all types of users, but with great power comes great…learning curves? In this session, we’ll explore this new world of workflow, from architecture and configuration to development and business user support. I will guide you through your initial desire to deny these changes and towards understanding and acceptance of the benefits of this new approach. Demos will consist of Visual Studio and SharePoint Designer workflows. All SharePoint workers, from IT Pros to Business Users, will find useful, and potentially time saving, tips by the end of this presentation.TRANSCRIPT
5 Stages of SharePoint Grief5 Stages of SharePoint GriefComing to Terms with the Rebuilt Workflow Platform in SharePoint 2013
Who is this guy?Who is this guy?
• Software Engineer at Applied Information Sciences• Year 8 of 10-Life with SharePoint• @SPSamL• SharePointTherapy.Blogspot.com• Blog.Appliedis.com• Contributing Author: Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Inside Out
AgendaAgenda
• Denial• Look back at Workflow 2010
• Anger• Intro to 2013 changes
• Bargaining• Administration & Configuration
• Depression• Development• Demos
• Acceptance• Important Resources• Q&A
SharePoint 2010 WorkflowSharePoint 2010 Workflow
• Built into SharePoint install• Added layer on top of WF• All workflows ran within the context
of a SharePoint process• SPD Workflows became useful
• Visio design• Lots of Actions & Extensible
• VS templates made powerful workflows easier to build
SharePoint 2013 ChangesSharePoint 2013 Changes
• New Architecture• SharePoint ditches control• Declarative development• SPD Loops!
New ArchitectureNew Architecture
• Workflow Manager• New service to host workflow• Farm environment• Not SharePoint specific
• Interacts with SharePoint via Web Services• Unloads SharePoint of processing
Install and ConfigInstall and Config
• Can run on SharePoint box• Dev/Small farms
• PowerShell required to associate WF Farm to SharePoint
• WF Farm can support non-SharePoint WF as well
• Register-SPWorkflowService –SPSite “http://intranet.wingtip.com” –WorkflowHostUri “http://wingtipserver:122291” -AllowOAuthHttp
SharePoint Designer DevelopmentSharePoint Designer Development
• Designer has loops!• Web Service interactions• Dictionaries
• Array of objects• Build, Count, Get Item
• App Step – elevated security
SPD DemoSPD Demo
Visual Studio DevelopmentVisual Studio Development
• So, you love coded Workflows? Keep tears to a minimum, please.• Declarative Workflow • DynamicValue object
• What’s the point if there’s no custom logic?• Web Services!• HTTPSend activity
• CSOM Integration• Workflow in SP Apps
• BIG PLUS – No more Correlation Tokens!
VS DemoVS Demo
ResourcesResources
• Andrew Connell’s PluralSight Video - http://bit.ly/ACsSPWFonPS• Fabian Williams’ SPD and Fiddler Post - http://bit.ly/FWsSPDPOSTREST• My Workflow Install & Config Video - http://youtu.be/6haTejk98hU• Running Workflow with Elevated Permissions -
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822159.aspx
QuestionsQuestions