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SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT USING OFFICE SHAREPOINT SERVERS 2007, WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION AND INFOPATH : SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT USING OFFICE SHAREPOINT SERVERS 2007, WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION AND INFOPATH


OBJECTIVES AND TAKEAWAYS : OBJECTIVES AND TAKEAWAYS


WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION : WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION


WORKFLOW SCENARIOS : Structured Ad Hoc Microsoft Visual Studio and workflow SDK Office SharePoint Designer workflows Out-of-the-Box Solutions (with customization) Application Task and Issue Tracking Routing andamp; Approval Review Approval Signature collection East Asian workflow Office Server Features List Moderation Publishing Process Document Expiration Document Processes Spec Review Weekly Status Report Custom Tracking Apps Service Requests Asset Tracking Custom Form Actions Email Notification Exception Handling LOB Integration Purchase Order Processing Product lifecycle management WORKFLOW SCENARIOS


THE BUSINESS PROCESS : THE BUSINESS PROCESS


DEVELOPMENT STEPS : DEVELOPMENT STEPS Model workflow in Microsoft Visual Studio Create and bind Microsoft Office InfoPath forms Deploy to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Debug the running workflow


MODEL & BUILDING WORKFLOWS IN VISUAL STUDIO 2005 : MODEL andamp; BUILDING WORKFLOWS IN VISUAL STUDIO 2005 Prerequisites: Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 .NET 3.0 (WinFX) Runtime Components Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Microsoft Windows Vista 2007 Office System Starter Kit: Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit Create project of type 'SharePoint Sequential Workflow Library' Create the workflow


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSTYPES OF INFOPATH FORMS IN WORKFLOWS : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS TYPES OF INFOPATH FORMS IN WORKFLOWS Association form User adds workflow to a list For setting options on WF Initiation form For manual workflow start Collects workflow parameters Task completion form A user to edit a task from WF User edits or enters data Modification form Linked off WF status page Can modify in-flight WF


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSINFOPATH FORMS ARE USED IN THESE PLACES : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS INFOPATH FORMS ARE USED IN THESE PLACES


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSSHAREPOINT HOSTS THE INFOPATH FORM : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS SHAREPOINT HOSTS THE INFOPATH FORM


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSDATA FROM SHAREPOINT IS PASSED IN : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS DATA FROM SHAREPOINT IS PASSED IN SharePoint object _________ _________ _________


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSSUBMIT THE FORM, SAVES DATA TO SHAREPOINT : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS SUBMIT THE FORM, SAVES DATA TO SHAREPOINT SharePoint object _________ _________ _________


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMSSHAREPOINT STARTS THE WORKFLOW : CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS SHAREPOINT STARTS THE WORKFLOW SharePoint object _________ _________ _________ SharePoint -andgt; Task/WF Host


CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS PUSHING DATA FROM WF TASK INTO INFOPATH : SharePoint Task instructions = 'Please do this.' CREATE AND BIND INFOPATH FORMS PUSHING DATA FROM WF TASK INTO INFOPATH InfoPath Task Form andlt;z:row xmlns:z='#RowSetSchema' ows_MetaInfo_instructions=''/andgt;


DEPLOY TO SHAREPOINT SERVER : DEPLOY TO SHAREPOINT SERVER Generate Metadata files Feature.XML Workflow.XML Install/activate the 'feature' IISReset Associate workflow to the list/library


DEBUG THE RUNNING WORKFLOW : DEBUG THE RUNNING WORKFLOW Visual Studio running on server machine Open the workflow in Visual Studio Attach to all of the W3WP Processes Start the workflow


CALL TO ACTION : CALL TO ACTION WF plugs a large hole in the platform that used to be hard because it had to be built by hand WF provides a design time environment that makes it easy to build even the most complex workflows The 2007 Office system and SharePoint 2007 WF integration is fantastic; consequently, integrated solutions are easy to design and build


FOR MORE INFORMATION… : FOR MORE INFORMATION… WF on the .NET 3.0 (WinFX) Developer Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/winfx/technologies/workflow/default.aspx Downloads: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2.2 Windows Workflow Foundation - Beta 2.2 Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2 HOL 2007 Microsoft Office System Beta 2 Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Windows Vista and .NET 3.0 (WinFX) Runtime Components Windows SharePoint Services SDK Beta 2 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server SDK Beta 2 2007 Office System Starter Kit: Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit


DEMO ~ SHAREPOINT DESIGNER : DEMO ~ SHAREPOINT DESIGNER


THANK YOU : THANK YOU Slides will be available online as well as this example.