SharePoint workflow refers to the automation of a business process by step by step execution of steps. There are two types of workflows - Sequential Workflows - State Machine Workflow
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Approval Workflow Cannot be Completed
I have created a workflow using the OOTB Approval workflow template in SP 2010. When I run the workflow, it sends a task to Outlook with the "Open this task" button. When I click on Approve, Reject or ...
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Upload a Document from a task form in a SharePoint 2013 Visual Studio Workflow
I am trying to get a handle on this new SharePoint 2013 declarative workflow in Visual Studio.
Maybe I am thinking to hard on this, but I am having trouble coming up with a solution to enable a user ...
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Show list name in workflow email
I created a reusable workflow in SPD 2010 to be used with Calendars (Event content type). Is there any way I can add a lookup to display the LIST(Calendar) name?
An example: User has access to ...
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Workflows on Starting Mode after sp2010 sp2, trying to start via powershell Getassociatiobyname
I have the following problem described here:
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Unable to create nor edit workflows with initiation forms
We are migrating a solution from SP 2010 to SP 2013 (but with user experience set to 2010).
In SP2010, everything worked as expected. In 2013, however, we cannot publish workflows made in SPD if they ...
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Custom Workflow in Visual Studio e-mail issue “The E-mail message cannot be sent”
I have a workflow that I have created in Visual Studio 2010 for publishing to my SharePoint 2010 site.
It's for a list I created and the workflow itself is pretty simple. A while loop that contains ...
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report field name or column header to workflow variable
How can I report a field name or header into a workflow variable rather than the lookup value for a list item.
Then, how can I use this variable to update the field in the original list using update ...
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Workflow - How to calculate next monday 10am?
SP 2010 - Workflow
I have a situation where I need to send a "Task Reminder" every monday only if the "Task" was not completed by next Monday 9:00am. Could you please provide some ideas on how to ...
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All workflows stay on starting mode
We installed Sharpeoint 2010 SP2 and then suddently all workflows stopped working, they are all in start mode.
According to this thread, it should be fixed with June CU, we installed it, but this ...
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SPWorkflowTask.AlterTask causing onTaskChanged to fire from a different SPWorkflow Instance
I have a complicated sequential SP2010 workflow with various paths, loops, different custom forms for submitting/editing/approving tasks, etc. Tasks are set up with the typical - createTask -> While ...
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Unhiding field in a custom list
I have a custom list definition and a workflow associated to that list. I got a field that is initially hidden but in my workflow upon activation I try to unhide it:
SPListItem currentItem = ...
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Keep most recent version in drop off library
We use a workflow to copy files to the drop off library. Once there, a content rule checks a metadata field (status) and will then move it to corresponding libraries (i.e. status=approve, move to ...
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How can I run a workflow on all the documents which are already available in the document library?
How can I run a workflow on all the documents which are already available in the document library?
(for example a workflow that change the permissions of all the available documents in my library)
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How can I rename the “Related Content” column that is used in workflows?
How can I rename the "Related Content" column that is used in workflows? I want to call it something more intuitive for my users so they know to click on it to open the document something like "Click ...
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How to display checked out user name on notification email
I have set up an extremely basic Nintex workflow which simply sends an email on document change.
As part of the email I wish to include the name of the person who checked it out.
I have tried to ...
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SPD 2013 Workflow fails when started with System Account Credentials
I have an SPD 2013 workflow attached to a list. The workflow is set to start when an item is added to the list. The workflow works just fine when a list item is added from the sharepoint website ...
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Users can delete their own task assigned by workflow - permissions on list are not set to allow this
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I am using a Sharepoint Workflow to assign a task to a list of users called 'assignees' who are listed on the Workflow initialization form. It is a manually intitialized Workflow.
When ...
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How do I start a workflow automatically when a document enters an existing library from a different library?
I am using a pre-workflow to move a document to an existing library after the recipient completes the task. Once it enters the new library I want it to automatically start the main workflow. Is this ...
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Sharepoint package installation - Feature is not visible in Site collection -> settings
I am not very experienced with Sharepoint 2010 and I am having trouble installing a package.
I downloaded a package from "iLove SharePoint" as I need to call web service from a workflow. The package ...
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What will happen if I upload a spreadsheet into a list with a workflow set to start for each new item?
This is a theoretical question at this point, but important for the design of a process I am being asked to spec.
I am designing a process such that the source material for a list will be generated ...
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How to programmatically add a custom html url to the Workflow Task's description column?
How can I update the description column of a workflow task in SharePoint 2013 using c# that will contain a html link that has to open in a new window.
Any suggestions?
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Update Workflow Task from an external webpart
I have a sequential workflow which creates a task that contains the custom url to a custom webpart.
The web part provides the option to select different statuses. When the user selects 'Approved' I ...
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multiple workflows start on one request?
I have a requirement to initiate a request with multiple workflows at the same time. My scenario is:
A user can request for multiple accesses and each access has a different approval hierarchy. So, ...
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Cannot run a Workflow against a list - Failed on Start
I migrated our server to a new domain and we also moved our AD. Since then life has been interesting. We were able to recover the Lists, but our Workflows are broken, and even creating NEW workflows ...
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SharePoint 2013 Workflows List does not exist error
I am creating a SharePoint Designer 2013 workflow and I encountered an error which suspends my workflow. I've noticed that it only occures when I reference a lookup column to another list. The error ...
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Urgent SharePoint Workflow help!! Any Ideas are highly encouraged
I have been trying to find a solution for an issue that I'm having with SharePoint Workflows. Here is what I am trying to achieve:
I have a custom list on a SharePoint site. Customized an InfoPath ...
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How do I update a task from a custom InfoPath form
We are in the process of figuring out how to use SharePoint and InfoPath to replace our current Workflow system. And I’m running through some test scenario’s/examples and have run into a problem.
I’m ...
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Display Workflow Initiation form programmatically
I am able to create list items programmatically and have a workflow with a functioning initiation form. What I would like to do is redirect the user to the initiation form as soon as I create the ...
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Can code or workflow remove item level permissions, then return them back to what they once were?
I have an InfoPath 2007 form that has SPD 2007 workflow attached that uses Useful Sharepoint Designer Custom Workflow Activities from codeplex to grant item level permissions.
Another requirement is ...
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Change Task Title In Custom Workflow Using Powershell
I have a Custom Visual studio workflow that assigns a Task with a static title e.g. "This Is Your Business Unit Task". The workflow is a long running workflow and cannot be redeployed easily so ...
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C#: cannot get listitem field value but works fine in powershell?
back again with a strange issue.
Using powershell I can get a handle on a SPListItem and do Item["My Field"] which prints its value.
However, in a C# custm workflow activity, when I attempt to do ...
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Approval Workflow Any user to Approve
I'm using the OOTB Approve Workflow..
When I add two people person1 and person2 in the Approvers field they both need to approve for the workflow to end. I want when either person approves then ...
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Nintex webservice for publishing workflow [closed]
I've installed Nintex Workflows 2013. But when I'm trying to publish a workflow through the Nintex Webservice, it fails.
What I've done:
1) Got my file as a string
2) Changed values in workflow
3) ...
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Sharepoint 2013 C# WPF CSOM ListItem.Update() is firing the workflow, but not attaching it to the item properly
Within SharePoint the workflow is set to start when the item is updated. What I'm trying to do is replace the item's file which is selected by the user, change a column value on the item, then check ...
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workflow status column empty in library
Guys i have a weird one here. Basically it has been reported to me that the workflow status column of one of our libraries is empty even though the workgflow has been completed. The user reports ...
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Automatically move list item to folder within the same list using SPD WorkFlow?
In my site there is a custom list with the field customer( Type of Choice). List having different folders with customer names. Now my requirement is when you add an item to that list, it will move to ...
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Create Totals List (Group By like) based on another
First of all, I don't have SP Server installed, therefore I can't write a SP application
Secondly, my only tool is SP Designer 2007
I have a Contact List SP list: Name, Email, ...other info, ...
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Assign an infopath form as a task to the users indicated in the initiation form - Workflow
I'm very frustrated trying to upload a simple IP form (that includes only one field and a submit button). I want to start the workflow manually when a document is uploaded in Doc Lib 1.
I want to ...
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WF: Copy List item to same List, then update 2 fields in new item
I have a copy/clone workflow that duplicates a list item into the same list. The user then opens the newly created duplicate and makes changes.
I need the same WF to update 2 fields in the NEWLY ...
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Issues with uploading documents to SharePoint 2010
Users in our SharePoint 2010 environment have had intermittent problems when uploading docs. Usually it sits trying to process until after about 5-10 minutes it goes through, and after that it's fine. ...
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Is there a way to check if a workflow is completed using Javascript?
I created a form that start a workflow automatically when an item is created, and I redirect to html page that shows a message like "Processing... please wait.", and I wait 3 seconds and so redirect ...
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Site definition with workflow deployement
i have a Site definition that i got from Sharepoint's site template.
I need to be able to create a list workflow in visual studio, then have this workflow inside my site definition because later on i ...
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Can a SharePoint 2010 lookup column point to a multi-line rich text field from same list
Can a SharePoint 2010 lookup column point to a multi-line rich text field in same list?
i dont find multiline column while creating a lookup column. Is there any way to achieve this. Because my ...
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Person and group field read just the first name and it’s for multi
I want to send approval process or an email to more than one person located in one people picker field. But it only sends the email to the first entry. What am I doing wrong?
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how to send approval email thru Workflow which can read more than one persons in ( persons and group) feild
I have one field of (person / group) or people picker box in info path form library, and I apply the setting to accept more than one person at the same time in check boxes, and I want to design a ...
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Is it possible to update a lookup column with its text value within a workflow?
Is it possible to update a lookup column with its text value within a workflow? I ask this because lookup columns only accept integer values – corresponding to the item ID.
For example, I have a ...
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InfoPath metadata for columns that are not user input; making an acknowledgment form
I am currently building a workflow that allows an admin to upload a pdf, assign it to users, and email a link to assignees requiring them to tick a checkbox saying they read the pdf.
Most of the data ...
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timer job not appearing- SharePoint 2007
I have created a Timer Job and deployed the wsp to the central admin. The feature is installed and activated fine. I don't get any error. But i can't see the timer job in the Timer job list in ...
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Custom workflow action returns error
I'm developing a custom workflow action for use in SharePoint Designer that will return a concatenated string from a list. It actually works fine internal to the action, but always returns an error.
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Automatically breaking down calendar events
I'm trying to create some sort of reservation system in SharePoint using a calendar list. It's been recommend to me to create events and add a column which allows a user to claim it. From there, ...
