Workflow 2013

Forget What You Thought You Knew

Who is this guy?Who is this guy?

• Software Engineer at Applied Information Sciences• Year 6 of 10-Life with SharePoint• @SPSamL• SharePointTherapy.Blogspot.com• Blog.Appliedis.com• Ideas.Appliedis.com

AgendaAgenda

• Look back at Workflow 2010• Intro to 2013 changes• IT Pros wake up here• Let’s talk code• Demo• 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

SharePoint 2013 ChangesSharePoint 2013 Changes

• New Architecture• SharePoint ditches control• Declarative development• SPD Loops!

Wake up, Infrastructure Junkies!Wake up, Infrastructure Junkies!

• Windows Azure Workflow• New Service to host workflow• Farm environment• Not SharePoint specific

• Interacts with SharePoint via Web Services• Unloads SharePoint of processing

Hosting and InstallingHosting and Installing

• Despite name, On Prem install• Engine in O365 Preview

• Not supported on Domain Controller• Can be done

• Should be fairly painless…Should be• I’m 1.5/6

• Install/Config as WAWAdmin

Fellow Dev Nerds, stop playing Words with FriendsFellow Dev Nerds, stop playing Words with Friends

• So, you love coded Workflows? Keep tears to a minimum, please.• Declarative Workflow – even Custom Actions• DynamicValue object

• What’s the point if there’s no custom logic?• Web Services!• HTTPGet & HTTPPost objects

• CSOM Integration• Workflow in SP Apps

Business Users, I didn’t forget youBusiness Users, I didn’t forget you

• Designer has loops!• Web Service interactions• Dictionaries

• Array of objects• Build, Count, Get Item

Config DemoConfig Demo

ResourcesResources

• Andrew Connell’s Config Tips - http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/archive/2012/07/27/sharepoint-2013-workflow-ndash-getting-around-installation-issues-creating-amp.aspx

• Liam Cleary’s Install on DC - http://blog.helloitsliam.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=e10cb685-6b5c-4b6c-aaf4-e1d122d57174&ID=95&Web=8fe3252e-9495-44f1-b2e4-dbd7b201440b

• MSFT’s Install Guide - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj658588(v=office.15)

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