RMSUG Presentation – Workflow References, 11/18/08

If you attended the Rocky Mountain SharePoint User Group meeting on the 18^th, I thank you for sitting through my presentation on Workflow. Hopefully, you found it informative. (Or entertaining at the very least!) The following is a list of 10 sites and materials that helped me in preparing for this presentation and can be used as general references for Workflow in a SharePoint environment and beyond, with an emphasis on custom workflows for SharePoint.

1. SharePoint Workflow Development in VS – This is the first of a series of walkthroughs written by Eilene Hao for creating workflows with Visual Studio.

   http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2006/11/18/developing-workflows-in-vs-part-1-workflow-objects-and-a-crash-course-on-mechanics.aspx

2. Introduction to Workflows – One good basic introduction into Workflows in an Office environment

   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101544241033.aspx

3. Information on Translation Workflows

   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA101544301033.aspx

4. Writing Workflows in VS 2005

   http://blah.winsmarts.com/2007-8-Writing_SharePoint_Workflows_in_VS2005_-_Crawl_Walk_Run.aspx

5. How to Debug your Windows SharePoint Services Workflow

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms455354.aspx

6. SharePoint Advanced Asynchronous Workflow Messaging – Video presenting advance techniques for creating workflows with asynchronous functionality

   http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/BB47/

7. Delete Files with Workflow Using Duration

   http://www.sharepointblogs.com/holliday/archive/2007/07/26/delete-files-using-workflow-using-duration.aspx

8. Deactivate and Delete a Workflow Activity from SharePoint

   http://russellmccloy.blogspot.com/2008/01/deactivate-and-delete-workflow-feature.html

9. Developer Introduction to Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa830816.aspx

10. K2 Underground – Third party company specializing in providing workflow engines for SharePoint and beyond

    http://www.k2underground.com/