Best Practices For WF Apps

msdn.microsoft.com — Since its release as part of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, I've spent a lot of time with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), implementing systems with the technology and teaching others to do the same. These experiences have given me some insights into some best (and less-than-best) practices to consider when using WF to realize software solutions in the real world. read more...

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Lookup user info in a Workflow

patrikluca.blogspot.com — Business Requirement: Use the Name user property in an Email sent out by a Workflow Suppose following scenario: you have created a site based on the Help Desk template, one of the Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. With Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, you have added a Workflow to the Service Requests list which sends out an email each time a service request is changed to the Service Representative. Problem is that the user information in the email will be the Account, though you would prefer to have the Name in the email. read more...

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Creating Custom Activities in Windows Workflow Foundation

techbubbles.com — Activities are basic units in workflow execution. Activities are two types basic activities and composite activities. Basic activities are steps in the workflow and composite activities can contain other activities. Base activities are comes with Workflow Foundation and these can be used by dragging it from visual studio toolbox. We can also create custom activities that appear in the visual studio toolbox. read more...

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Windows Workflow Foundation Key Concepts with example

techbubbles.com — This post discusses the key concepts of workflow foundation, authoring the sequential workflow using the visual studio 2008 designer for WF and debugging the workflows using visual studio 2008 designer. read more...

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Unit Testing Coming to a Workflow Near You

michaelckennedy.net — If you've been working with Windows Workflow, you'll find it has some cool features for orchestration, long running operations, state machines, etc. However you won't find very much support for Test Driven Development (TDD) or unit testing in general. In fact the architecture that makes Windows Workflow powerful (strict separation of workflow, activities, and the host for example) really gets in the way of unit test. read more...

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SharePoint Designer PowerActiviy-The Most Powerfull Activity On Earth

cglessner.blogspot.com — I've just released the V1.0 of PowerActivity for SharePoint Designer. Anything PowerShell can do, anything PowerActivity can do. That's really, really a lot :-) read more...

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Windows Workflow Odyssey - Creating Your First Activity Part I

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monstersgotmy.net — Creating a windows workflow activity. read more...

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MVC Storefront Part 19: Processing Orders With Windows Workflow

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blog.wekeroad.com — MVC Storefront Part 19: Processing Orders With Windows Workflow. Awesome! read more...

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