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Workflow Foundation .NET 4.0 not quite the cousin of WF .NET 4.0

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:54:15 GMT

Check this out, it appears that WF 4.0 is a completely new framework, not related in any way to WF 3.0/3.5. Good news is that you can still use old 3.0/3.5 activities as long as you wrap them in a interop activity.

Best Practices For WF Apps

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:59:50 GMT

Since its release as part of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, I've spent a lot of time with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), implementing systems with the technology and teaching others to do the same. These experiences have given me some insights into some best (and less-than-best) practices to consider when using WF to realize software solutions in the real world.

WPF ICollectionViewExplained

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:31:23 GMT

Tips and tricks on ICollectionView for WPF Apps and how it can be used in M-V-VM

Lookup user info in a Workflow

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:48:06 GMT

Business Requirement: Use the Name user property in an Email sent out by a Workflow Suppose following scenario: you have created a site based on the Help Desk template, one of the Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. With Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, you have added a Workflow to the Service Requests list which sends out an email each time a service request is changed to the Service Representative. Problem is that the user information in the email will be the Account, though you would prefer to have the Name in the email.

Pavel Nikolov's blog: Workflow Foundation 4.0

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:50:21 GMT

My first look at Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 and the new features in Visual Studio 2010 related to WF applications.

Creating Custom Activities in Windows Workflow Foundation

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:06:48 GMT

Activities are basic units in workflow execution. Activities are two types basic activities and composite activities. Basic activities are steps in the workflow and composite activities can contain other activities. Base activities are comes with Workflow Foundation and these can be used by dragging it from visual studio toolbox. We can also create custom activities that appear in the visual studio toolbox.

Using IF/ELSE Activity in Workflow Foundation

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:44:25 GMT

In this post I will explain how to utilize the IF\Else activity and a declarative condition in the workflow to perform the conditional processing.

Windows Workflow Foundation Key Concepts with example

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:52:24 GMT

This post discusses the key concepts of workflow foundation, authoring the sequential workflow using the visual studio 2008 designer for WF and debugging the workflows using visual studio 2008 designer.

Windows Workflow Foundation Overview

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:39:45 GMT

Windows Workflow Foundation is Framework for building the workflow enabled applications on windows. It consisting the workflow engine and designer. Workflow foundation supports both human and system workflow.

Unit Testing Coming to a Workflow Near You

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:05:27 GMT

If you've been working with Windows Workflow, you'll find it has some cool features for orchestration, long running operations, state machines, etc. However you won't find very much support for Test Driven Development (TDD) or unit testing in general. In fact the architecture that makes Windows Workflow powerful (strict separation of workflow, activities, and the host for example) really gets in the way of unit test.

How to trigger a workflow based on a non-empty Comments field?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:36 GMT

At an installation where I created a helpdesk functionality based on the Help Desk template, one of the Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, I was asked to create a workflow which sends out an email automatically when a comments is added to a service request. The email may not be sent out if the comments added was empty.

SharePoint Designer PowerActiviy-The Most Powerfull Activity On Earth

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:28:10 GMT

I've just released the V1.0 of PowerActivity for SharePoint Designer. Anything PowerShell can do, anything PowerActivity can do. That's really, really a lot :-)

Windows Workflow Odyssey - Creating Your First Activity Part II

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:10:05 GMT

the conclusion of creating a WF activity.

Windows Workflow Odyssey - Creating Your First Activity Part I

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:07:09 GMT

Creating a windows workflow activity.

Windows Workflow Odyssey - Creating Your First Activity Part II

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:02:28 GMT

creating a workflow activity walkthrough.

MVC Storefront Part 19: Processing Orders With Windows Workflow

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:29:21 GMT

MVC Storefront Part 19: Processing Orders With Windows Workflow. Awesome!

Windows Workflow Foundation - A New Programming Concept

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:54:43 GMT

Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is a framework developed in .Net to build workflow-enabled applications. It provides an extensive and powerful base for design and development of systems that incorporate both system workflow and human workflow across a variety of scenario. The framework provides seamless development experience with other .NET Framework 3.0/3.5 technologies, such as Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Presentation Foundation. Read More...

Windows Communication Foundation - An Overview

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:20:48 GMT

Windows® Communication Foundation (WCF) is the unified communication programming model in the .Net framework for building service-oriented applications. In this article I will explain the facets of WCF. I will also build a simple WCF service to demonstrate the concepts.

Exam 70-502 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundati

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:43:18 GMT

Back in may I posted Part 1 of this series on my old blog. Looking at the statistics it turned out to be one of the highly visited post. Recently I also had a comment asking me when I was publishing other parts of study links. Continuing the same trend here is the second part of this series.

WF Activities

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:49:58 GMT

Perfect for beginners: This chapter provides a high-level review of the standard activities that are provided with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).

Starting WF in ASP.NET Global ASAX File

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:46:08 GMT

shows the ASAX file for using WF in an asp.net application

Seup Your environment 4 WF with ASP.NET in VS 2005

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:15:16 GMT

what you need to know to set up your environment to use workflow foundation while still using visual studio 2005

Workflow Foundation Anatomy

Fri, 23 May 2008 20:02:39 GMT

A description of the anatomy of Windows Workflow Foundation.

Navigational Workflows Unleashed In WWF/ASP.NET 3.5

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:50:23 GMT

What is a Navigational Workflow? In a nutshell, a Navigational Workflow is a method of describing navigational logic for an application as well as the rules that ensure that logic is adhered to. Any application that must follow some sort of process flow, requires a Navigational Workflow. This article is a case-study on the internals of a Navigational Workflow engine for a fictional dating website called "World Wide Dating." The host application is written in ASP.NET and the Navigational Workflow is written using Windows Workflow Foundation.

State Machines In Windows Workflow

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:31:03 GMT

Excellent introduction into the usefulness of state machines in WF.