Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
About the Title
About the Cover Illustration
1. Introduction to SharePoint workflows
Chapter 1. SharePoint workflows for your business processes
1.1. What is a workflow?
1.2. How does SharePoint help?
1.3. SharePoint as a technology platform
1.3.1. Windows Workflow Foundation architecture
1.3.2. Types of workflows
1.4. Workflow-enabled SharePoint objects
1.4.1. List items
1.4.2. InfoPath forms
1.4.3. Content types
1.4.4. SharePoint sites
1.5. Out-of-the-box SharePoint workflows
1.5.1. Three-state workflow
1.5.2. Approval workflow
1.5.3. Collect Feedback workflow
1.5.4. Collect Signatures workflow
1.5.5. Disposition Approval workflow
1.5.6. Translation Management workflow
1.6. Tools for building custom SharePoint workflows
1.6.1. SharePoint Designer 2010
1.6.2. Visual Studio.NET 2010
1.6.3. Visio 2010
1.6.4. Forms
1.6.5. Object models
1.7. New workflow functions
1.7.1. Visio 2010 SharePoint workflows
1.7.2. Customizing the out-of-the-box workflows
1.7.3. New actions and conditions in SharePoint Designer
1.7.4. Reusable workflows
1.7.5. Site workflows
1.7.6. Task processing customization
1.7.7. Workflow templates in SharePoint Designer