What are the different workflow services in SharePoint?
The Workflow Services CSOM consists of several different services that are used to perform different tasks. Each of these is discussed in the following sections. There is one additional service that is not present in the CSOM, but is present instead with the server-side API.
Which is the gateway to all services included in workflow services?
The gateway to all services included in the Workflow Services CSOM API is the Workflow Service Manager. This object is what developers use to obtain instances to all the other services described in the following sections.
How to use subscriptions in workflow services CSOM?
You can use a Subscription Service in the Workflow Services CSOM to explore existing associations and subscriptions, create and delete associations and subscriptions, and request to be notified of events. The WorkflowSubscriptionService object is available through the WorkflowServicesManager class, as shown in the following code examples.
Why are associations called subscriptions in workflow services?
This should clarify, then, why workflow associations are now called subscriptions within the API (that is, under the covers). You can use a Subscription Service in the Workflow Services CSOM to explore existing associations and subscriptions, create and delete associations and subscriptions, and request to be notified of events.
How does a subscribed Association work in SharePoint?
The subscribed association is found and the workflow is started. For more information about how this process works, see the MSDN article, SharePoint workflow fundamentals. This should clarify, then, why workflow associations are now called subscriptions within the API (that is, under the covers).
How to write CSOM code using SharePoint Online?
Now we can write the code using CSOM SharePoint online. To connect with a SharePoint Online site from the console application using CSOM SharePoint, we need to add the username and password to the SharePointOnlineCredentials. Here, the password will be a secure password, you can pass like a string.
Which is the executequery method in CSOM SharePoint?
ExecuteQuery () method The SharePoint CSOM ExecuteQuery () method sends the request to the server. There is no network traffic until the application calls this method. Until the ExecuteQuery () method is called only the requests are registered by the application.