Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Windows Workflow

What is Workflow?

Microsoft has built many workflow solutions for Microsoft Exchange, dynamics CRM, BizTalk, Sharepoint and Content management server.However these solutions are used for some utility purpose.To bring the workflow to the masses, Microsoft introduces the Windows workflow foundation framework.It provides a workflow engine and a set of tools to create a workflow enabled application rapidly.
Workflow is a set of activities which run within the host process.Workflow is a simple visual depiction of a real business process.Simply it is a picture of a business process

Types of Workflow?

The sequential workflow is just as the name implies, it involves a prescribed processing order that relates closely to a flowchart model.

A state machine workflow is more reactive. It is event driven, with the external events driving the processing order. In state machine workflow, you can skip or rework steps triggered based on various events within the workflow.

Workflow Activities?

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