Workflows for share point 2013
- 2. Agenda • History of Workflows • Overview • New Workflow Architecture • Workflow Manager 1.0 • Visio 2013 & SharePoint Designer 2013 • Visual Studio Workflow • Workflow Types • Workflow Manager 1.0 in Depth
- 3. History of Workflows • SharePoint 2003 • No OOB Workflows • 3rd Party • SharePoint 2007 • Windows Workflow Foundation in .NET Framework 3 • Hosted Workflow Foundation Runtime • WF dependent services implemented by SP • SharePoint 2010 • Same core architecture as MOSS 2007 • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 • Visio for Business Analyst • Site workflows & Reusable workflows
- 4. Pre SharePoint 2013 Workflows • Visual Studio developed workflows • Limited to farm solutions (fully trust) • Only available in On-Premises • No support for Office 365 • Knowledge of Workflow API • Development & deployment of Custom forms • Lack of transparency • What workflows were deployed / are running • History of previously run workflows • Scalability directly tied to SharePoint
- 5. Workflow overview • Automating business processes. • Build on Windows Workflow Foundation 4
- 6. Workflow glossary of terms • Workflow Definition • Create in Visual Studio • Not in SharePoint Designer • Workflow Association / Subscription (Creation of a Service Bus Topic) • Workflow Instance • Workflow Episode • Supporting Artifacts • Workflow Tasks List • Workflow History List
- 7. Workflow Tools • Out of the box workflows • Power User / Business Analyst / • Visio 2013 • SPD 2013 • Developers • Visual Studio 2013 • Office Developer tools for VS
- 9. Workflow Manager 1.0 • Product built by Windows & Azure Teams • Flexible deployment model • On-Premises SharePoint 2013 deployment • In the Cloud for Hosted SharePoint 2013 (Office 365) • Works the same way • Workflow Manager Farm • SharePoint 2013 & Workflow Manager 1.0
- 10. Architecture & Scaling • Major Components • Workflow Front End (SharePoint / Web Service) • Service Bus (Pub / Sub model) • Workflow Back End (Windows Service) • Scalability • Can reside on SharePoint Servers or different servers • HTTPS (for Production) • HTTP (for Dev) • Can stay behind a load balancer
- 11. Installing Workflow Manager 1.0 • Acquire Workflow Manager 1.0 • Web Platform Installer • Web Platform Installer Command line • Download Workflow Manager + Prerequisites • Install Workflow Manager + Prerequisites • Install Workflow Manager 1.0 Client on SharePoint 2013 Servers • Proxy used by SharePoint Server to communicate with the Workflow Manager REST API • Workflow Manager Tools for Visual Studio • Adds tools Visual Studio for development and debugging of Workflows
- 12. Configuring Workflow Manager 1.0 • Create the Service Bus & Workflow Manager Farm • Run the Workflow Manager configuration wizard • Create the databases & provision the Service Bus & Workflow Manager Farm • Also generate PowerShell Scripts to provision via PS • Associate SharePoint 2013 & Workflow Manager 1.0 Farm • Only needs to execute association one time per farm • Target site is just endpoint for Workflow Manager to call
- 13. Management of Workflow Manager 1.0 • All management is done using PowerShell • PowerShell Module: Workflow Manager • Load Manually • Load Automatically • Workflow Manager PowerShell • Two Types of PowerShell Management command • Deployment – Microsoft.Workflow.Deployment.Commands • Security – Microroft.Workflow.Commands • Workflow Manager Best Practice Analyzer
- 14. Updating Workflow Manager 1.0 • Workflow Manager 1.0 RTM shipped prior to SharePoint 2013 RTM • Azure Service – February cumulative update • KB2799752: Service Bus 1 Cumulative Update 1 • KB2799754: Workflow Manager Cumulative Update 1 • Suspend & Resume workflow capabilities • Unhandled & Validation error termination • Configuration Wizard • Long integer • Performance & Debugging • SharePoint 2013 March 2013 Public update (KB2767999) • Office developer tools for Visual Studio
- 15. Updating Workflow Manager 1.0 Cont… • Install Azure Service Updates • Service Bus 1.0 Cumulative Update 1 • Workflow Manager 1.0 Cumulative Update 1 • Workflow Manager 1.0 Cumulative Update 1 via WebPI • Installs Service Bus 1..0 CU as a Prerequisite • SharePoint 2013 March 2013 Public Update • After update, rerun the workflow registration service with force
- 16. Visio 2013 • What's New & Improved • Added support for stages • Shape Properties can be modified • Exporting made simple • Demo
- 17. SharePoint Designer 2013 • What’s New • Stages • Loops • Visio visual designer in SPD 2013 • Cut, Copy, Paste • Support for calling Web Services • Demo
- 18. Architecture – In depth
- 19. Model based on Pub Sub
- 20. Q&A