Chapter 1. SharePoint workflows for your business processes
Figure 1.1. A workflow is generically described as a business process. This example shows a common workflow that manages an expense-reporting business process.
Figure 1.2. To manage workflows on a list or library, go to that list or library’s Settings page.
Figure 1.3. Within the Settings page of a list or a library, you can add a workflow.
Figure 1.4. After a workflow is started on a list item or document, an autogenerated column appears, showing the workflow status.
Figure 1.5. SharePoint workflows build on three layers of the Windows Workflow Foundation architecture. The programming layer is the interface between SharePoint and WF and resides on top of the core layers that manage the runtime and hosting.
Figure 1.6. A sample sequential workflow that, in the process, always advances forward, never backward
Figure 1.7. This sample workflow needs a state machine because in many different instances it may need to go back a step or repeat the whole process entirely.
Figure 1.8. To start a workflow on a list item or document, click the dropdown on that item, and then select the Workflows menu item to take you to a page where you can initiate a new workflow instance.
Figure 1.9. InfoPath forms are excellent tools for developing custom forms for your workflows. This example shows the InfoPath Office client in design mode.