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SharePoint Server 2010 hosts Windows Workflow Foundation and extends its power to workers who may not have the deep development skills that creating workflow solutions might demand. Likewise, the workflow feature in SharePoint Server 2010 can help automate business processes and ensure that they run consistently.
Many unplanned and manual human workflows can be inefficient, time-consuming, and difficult. Fortunately, with the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 workflow tools, a worker can, without advanced development or other specialized skills, automate processes to improve productivity at both the individual and enterprise levels.
Are there predefined actions in SharePoint Designer 2010?
For a list of built-in, predefined actions that are available in SharePoint Designer 2010, see SharePoint Designer 2010 Built-in Actions later in this article. Because SharePoint 2010 is an enterprise-class collaborative system, security and user context are a critical piece of any solution, and workflows are no exception.
In the pie diagrams below you see that Microsoft divided both SharePoint 2007 and 2010 into 6 different core functional areas, and that these core concepts have evolved from the 2007 to the 2010 version. In SharePoint 2007, the six functional areas include:
This section discusses what components, or building blocks, are used to create a SharePoint workflow; what security rules apply to workflows; and what new features in SharePoint 2010 can increase your options for automating key business processes.
What is a condition in SharePoint Designer 2010?
A condition is a statement that, if true, tells the workflow engine to execute an associated task or group of tasks. SharePoint Designer 2010 has several built-in, predefined conditions that support common workflow scenarios. You can use these conditions to help rapidly develop and deploy SharePoint workflows.