Windows Workflow Downloads

Solution Overview of Repair and Resubmit with Human Workflow

Stephen W. Thomas — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This is a brief overview of the solution presented in chapter 10 of my book "Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform".

In this solution, a SharePoint 2010 List is used to store customer information. When inserted, a .Net 3.5 Workflow is triggered to make a call into a .Net 4.0 AppFabric Hosted Workflow. Notifications are sent back to SharePoint in the event of errors and the customer information can be collected and resubmitted into the same workflow instance.

The book is available now on Amazon.com

Content Based Correlation in Workflow 4.0 Beta

Stephen W. Thomas — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:33:58 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

Correlation is the act of sending a message outside of a process and expecting an asynchronous response returned to the same instance of that process. Correlation is a common scenario inside business processes. Content based correlation is using data inside the message that is sent out to return the correct response to that process.

BizTalk Server is great at content based correlation inside Orchestrations given the publish and subscribe architecture of BizTalk Server. Workflow 4.0 has the ability to do content based correlation and it looks and feels a lot like BizTalk.

This video takes a quick look at Content Based Correlation inside Workflow 4.0. To set up Content Based Correlation in Workflow 4.0, you first create a correlation variable of type CorrelationHandle. Then, you set this variable and xpath on the corresponding send and receive shapes. This video takes you through the process step by step.

NOTE: I had limited success with setting up correlations in other scenarios other than the provided lab starter solution from PDC.

This video runs 7:45 and is available via Flash for live play or via Windows Media Player for download. If you would like to download this video, use the "Download Version".

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

To launch the Flash video in Full Screen mode, click the download link on the right.

Content Based Correlation in Workflow 4.0 Beta - Download Version

Stephen W. Thomas — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:23:31 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

NOTE: I had limited success with setting up correlations in other scenarios other than the provided lab starter solution from PDC.

This video runs 7:45 and is available via Flash for live play or via Windows Media Player for download. If you would like to download this video, use the "Download Version".

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

To launch the Flash video in Full Screen mode, click the download link on the right.

Consuming WCF Services in Workflow 4.0 Beta

Stephen W. Thomas — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

Microsoft's Workflow 4.0 is a major upgrade to the user experience for developing workflows using the designer inside Visual Studios. This new designer is inside Visual Studios 10 and lowers the bar for developers to do useful tasks in a controlled and consistent manner.

This video takes a quick look at the new designer experience. Using the Sequential Console Application workflow, a simple application is created to communicate with an existing WCF Service. This demonstrates the new interface for Workflow and WCF interactions.

This video runs 12:35 and is available via Flash for live play or via Windows Media Player for download. If you would like to download this video, use the "Download Version".

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

To launch the Flash video in Full Screen mode, click the download link on the right.

Flowcharts and Rules in Workflow 4.0 Beta

Stephen W. Thomas — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

Workflow 4.0 introduces a new type of workflow called the Flowchart and a different approach to Rules inside of Workflow.

This video walks though creating a simple application using this new workflow style. This workflow is started by a WCF request message. Inside the workflow, the new Workflow 4.0 rules are used to evaluate input data. The solution is tested using a WCF test client provided with Visual Studios 10. In the Windows Application Server video this solution is deployed into IIS and monitored using the new tools provided.

This video runs 12:30 and is available for live play via Flash or via Windows Media Player for download. If you would like to download this video, use the "Download Version".

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

To launch the Flash video in Full Screen mode, click the download link on the right.

Consuming WCF Services in Workflow 4.0 Beta - Download Version

Stephen W. Thomas — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

Workflow 4.0 is a major upgrade to the user experience for developing workflows using the designer inside Visual Studios. This new designer is inside Visual Studios 10 and lowers the bar for developers to do useful tasks in a controlled and consistent manner.

This video runs 12:35 and is available via Flash for live play or via Windows Media Player for download.

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

Flowcharts and Rules in Workflow 4.0 Beta - Download Version

Stephen W. Thomas — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 4.0 pre-Beta code.

Microsoft's Workflow 4.0 introduces a new type of workflow called the Flowchart along with a different approach to Rules inside of Workflow.

This video runs 12:30 and is available for live play via Flash or via Windows Media Player for download. If you would like to download this video, use the "Download Version".

Keep in mind this video is based on beta code and all content is subject to change.

Sequential Workflow with WF Sample Code - Workflow 3.0 Beta

Stephen W. Thomas — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 3.0 Beta code

This simple sample shows how to use Beta 1 of Windows Workflow Foundation (WinWF) to create a sequential workflow. This sample uses a Windows Form to host the workflow. This sample is intended to show basic workflow features. Note that Beta 1 of WinWF is required to run the sample.

This was build using Beta 1 of Workflow. This will probably not work on the RTM Release.

Watch the video related to this sample here: http://www.biztalkgurus.com/windows_workflow/m/workflow/32369.aspx

Sequential Workflow with WF Video - WF 3.0 Beta

Stephen W. Thomas — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Note: This is based on .Net and Workflow 3.0 Beta code

Build and execute your first sequential workflow with Windows Workflow Foundation (WinWF) in just 15 minutes with this step by step video. Don't have WinWF? This video can be your first look at this powerful new workflow foundation by Microsoft.

This video shows code written using Beta 1 of WF. While the concepts are the same, the code will not work in RTM