Office 2010 Workflow: Developing Collaborative Solutions

Prelim......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Office Workflows......Page 21
Summary......Page 22
About the Author......Page 23
About the Technical Reviewers......Page 24
Acknowledgments......Page 25
About This Book......Page 26
Introduction......Page 29
End-User Perspective......Page 31
Workflow Overview......Page 33
Business Connectivity Services......Page 34
Technology Overview......Page 35
Summary......Page 38
Single-Computer Installation......Page 39
Installing SharePoint on a Server OS......Page 40
Installing SharePoint on a Desktop......Page 54
Installing SharePoint Server......Page 60
Installing Other Applications......Page 67
Configuring E-mail......Page 70
Summary......Page 71
Columns......Page 73
Lists and Libraries......Page 79
Subsites......Page 81
Templates......Page 82
Summary......Page 84
Using Workflows......Page 85
Creating a New Site......Page 87
Associating the Workflow......Page 93
Using the Work Request Workflow......Page 98
Workflow Tasks......Page 102
Summary......Page 104
Creating a SharePoint Site......Page 105
Using the Document Workflow......Page 110
Integrating the Task List......Page 117
More About Tasks......Page 120
Summary......Page 123
Creating the Site......Page 125
Using Visio to Define a Workflow......Page 128
Importing a Visio Workflow......Page 130
Executing the Workflow......Page 142
Exporting to Visio......Page 145
Summary......Page 146
Reusable Workflows......Page 147
Site Workflows......Page 172
Summary......Page 181
Workflows in Visual Studio 2010......Page 183
Creating a Simple Site Workflow......Page 185
Using Visual Studio 2010......Page 186
Designing a SharePoint Workflow......Page 196
Deploying the Workflow......Page 199
Resolving Retract Issues......Page 204
Summary......Page 207
Creating a SharePoint Project in Visual Studio......Page 209
Writing SharePoint Details to the History List......Page 213
Scanning the Tasks List......Page 221
More About Content Types......Page 225
Summary......Page 226
Creating a Sequential Workflow......Page 227
Adding an Initiation Form......Page 228
Implementing the Workflow......Page 234
Content Types......Page 242
Creating Custom Task Forms with InfoPath 2010......Page 254
Summary......Page 267
Modifying the Calendar List......Page 269
Designing the Workflow......Page 274
Testing the Workflow......Page 297
Summary......Page 301
Setting Up the Project......Page 303
SPMetal......Page 307
Using LINQ to SharePoint......Page 316
Testing the Workflow......Page 324
Summary......Page 327
Creating the Sample Project......Page 329
Creating the BugList Workflow......Page 355
Designing the Workflow......Page 363
Handling the Work Task......Page 378
Adding Additional State Processing......Page 382
Implementing the Event Handlers......Page 384
Adding an Association Form......Page 398
Testing the Workflow......Page 402
Summary......Page 409
Miscellaneous Topics......Page 411
Setting Up the Project......Page 413
Designing the Workflow......Page 418
Using the DelayActivity......Page 427
Testing Your Workflow......Page 429
Summary......Page 432
Creating a Workflow in the SharePoint Designer......Page 433
Importing the Workflow......Page 442
Summary......Page 451
Setting Up the SharePoint Project......Page 453
Implementing the Custom Activity......Page 457
Defining the Action......Page 464
Deploying the ActivityLibrary......Page 469
Testing Your Custom Action......Page 473
Testing the Workflow......Page 476
Summary......Page 478
Creating the Workflow Project......Page 479
Creating a Local Service......Page 482
Implementing the Workflow......Page 492
Testing the Workflow......Page 497
Summary......Page 499
Business Connectivity Services (BCS)......Page 501
Creating External Content Types......Page 503
Creating a Read-Only List......Page 504
Creating an Updatable List......Page 521
Defining an Association......Page 527
Summary......Page 535
Creating the Business Data Connectivity Project......Page 537
Using the BDC Explorer......Page 541
Implementing the CRUD Operations......Page 552
Creating a Updatable External Content Type......Page 562
Creating an Association......Page 575
Summary......Page 580
Linking the External Content Type......Page 581
Synchronizing Data......Page 588
Linking the Territories List......Page 593
Summary......Page 599
Index......Page 601