sharepoint saturday san antonio: workflow 2013
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Slide deck from SharePoint 2013 Workflow session presented by Sam Larko.TRANSCRIPT
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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