This contains a SharePoint Module that provisions two files (1) the workflow & (2) the association (it also includes creation of the wfsvc list where all workflows are stored). Open the Elements.xml file within the workflow project item. While you have created the form, you need to tell the workflow where it is. Let’s walk though each of these steps in more detail… Wire Your Workflow Up to the Initiation Form
There are a few things you’ll need to do to use your form: You’re left to figure the rest out and unfortunately MSDN is pretty sparse on details (and now you see the point of this post).
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This adds a new *.aspx page to your workflow project item, which does have some sample code in it, but that’s just about it. Right-click the workflow project item and add a new item, picking Workflow Initiation From from the list of options. This is great because it works in a SharePoint hosted app as no managed code is required! First, the best news is that InfoPath forms are no longer recommended… you should instead use ASP.NET pages & have your pages communicate with the workflow engine via the client side object model (CSOM) improvements. Let’s say you want to add an initiation form. Let’s assume you’ve already created your workflow. In fact, when you click on the link for working with forms it takes you to the SharePoint 2010 documentation which is totally irrelevant now. I’m writing this post because I got frustrated with the lack of information on MSDN on this subject. Hopefully we’ll see these things get a bit more automated for us in the RTM release of the tools for Visual Studio in early 2013. There are a few things you’ll need to manually wire up. In this post I want to show you how easy it is to introduce forms to your workflow, specifically with Visual Studio. I’ve already discussed it here on my blog if you want to read up. Microsoft made some fundamental changes around workflow in terms of how it is architected and how SharePoint leverages it. Whenever something didn’t go just right, you wished the Mayan’s had picked that day as the last day.
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I recall teaching SharePoint 2007 and showing how to use InfoPath forms. And then when you introduced forms into them… yikes. Building them in SharePoint Designer wasn’t so bad, but with Visual Studio, man that was a pain.
With all previous versions of SharePoint, specifically SharePoint 2007 & 2010, I never looked forward to working with workflows. I'm writing this post because I got frustrated with the lack of information on MSDN on.īefore I dive too deep here I should provide a little background. Hopefully we'll see these things get a bit more automated for us in the RTM release of the tools for Visual Studio in early 2013. There are a few things you'll need to manually wire up. I've already discussed it here on my blog if you want to read up. Whenever something didn't go just right, you wished the Mayan's had picked that day as the last day.
And then when you introduced forms into them. Building them in SharePoint Designer wasn't so bad, but with Visual Studio, man that was a pain. Blog Speaking Publications Voitanos Podcast AboutĬreating Custom Forms for SharePoint 2013 Workflowsīefore I dive too deep here I should provide a little background.
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