"So You Want to Develop Custom Workflows in Visual Studio..." - The Blog Series
Hi everyone!
I've been getting a lot of questions about developing SharePoint workflows in Visual Studio (VS), and a lot of them seem to have common points of confusion. And I can totally understand why. With so much information out there, it’s sometimes hard to see the big picture amidst details and know what’s really important or how to put all the pieces together.
So I've put together a hopefully more cohesive guide of key concepts, and converted it to a blog series that I'll be posting over the next couple weeks to make it more interactive.:) We'll start off with some fundamental workflow terminology and critical architectural concepts, then go over the steps for developing a workflow, covering the most common questions and points of confusion, and noting pitfalls and tips for success along the way. Understanding the material in this series will hopefully equip you with the right tools and knowledge to solve or work around a lot of problems that you encounter.
Note that this is not a replacement for the SDK, and you should still look there for the finer details. But it will highlight the major concepts so that you have a sense of what to look for.
Here's a preview of what we'll see over the next couple weeks:
- The Workflow Objects and Crash Course on Mechanics
- Planning Your Workflow
- Steps for Developing Workflows:
- Modeling Your Workflow in VS
- Designing and Binding Forms
- Coding Your workflow
- Deploying and Debugging Your Workflow
- Summary and Final Thoughts
Anyway, I hope you'll find this series helpful! Here we go!
-Eilene Hao, Program Manager, SharePoint Workflow
