Create a Workflow Using VS 2010 with an initiation Form and Process the Data in a SP list.

1. Create a Customer List in a SharePoint Site, with required columns.

2. Create a new VS project File, New, New Project, Select C#, SharePoint, 2010, Sequential Workflow and Give the Project name as Mohan_WFSample1.

3. Click on Ok, Enter the Url Http://Madan:8181( Give your site URL). Select Deploy as a farm solution, Click on next, Enter the Workflow name (CustomerWF), Select List Workflow click on next.

4. The library or list to associate your workflow with = select your list/library (ex:- Customer).

5. The history list to display … = Workflow history

6. The task list to display … = Tasks.

7. Click on next.

8. Select a User Manually starts the work flow?

9. Now click on Finish.

Now create a new Workflow initiation Form to be used by the workflow.

v In the solution explorer, with in project select Workflow1, right click on it , in the properties window click on Add, New item, Select Workflow Initiation Form, click Add.

Complete the Workflow initiation form

v Add the following code to the main content placeholder

<asp:CheckBox ID="Checkbox" runat="server" Text="Fast Track Customer" />

v Now open the WorkflowInitiationForm.aspx.cs

1. In the GetInitiationData method replace returnstring.Empty; with the following code.

Now process Workflow initiation Form data in Workflow1

v Open the view Designer of Workflow1.cs. From the Toolbox, add a Code activity, after the onWorkflowActivated1 activity.

v Double click on codeActivity1 to generate an Execute Code event in code behind. Add the following code to the codeActivity1_ExecuteCode method. Set a Breakpoint in the method.

If (workflowProperties.InitiationData == "True")

{

System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("This is a fast track customer");

}

Now Deploy the Workflow / Debug.

v Press F5 to deploy and debug the new workflow

v Navigate to the Customer list and create a new item in the list

v Click on the edit dropdown for the item and select Workflows, Execute

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite roosite = new SPSite(TextBox1.Text);
 Label1.Text = "Root collection found at Url " + roosite.Url.ToString() + " is part of Web Application " + roosite.WebApplication.Name;

 }

protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite site = new SPSite("http://madhanpc:8089");
 SPWebCollection sites = site.AllWebs;
 string[] names = sites.Names;
 foreach (string name in names)
 Response.Write(name + " ");
 }

protected void Button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite site = new SPSite("http://madhanpc:8089");
 SPWeb web = site.AllWebs[0];
 foreach (SPList list in web.Lists)
 {
 Response.Write(list.Title + " " + list.ItemCount + " ");
 }
 Response.Write(web.Lists.Count);
 }

protected void Button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
SPSite site = new SPSite("http://madhanpc:8089");
SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb();
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 SPWebCollection subsite = web.Webs;
 try
{
 SPWeb newSubWeb = subsite.Add("Morning123", "Morning", "Morning only", 1033, "STS#1", false, false);
 Response.Write("New site created.");
 }
catch (Exception ex)
 {
 Response.Write("Is not created.." + ex.Message);
 }
 }

protected void Button5_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 //Accessing List Item Values
 //Create one site and a task with some items
 SPSite rootSite = new SPSite("Http://madhanpc:8089");
 SPWeb web = rootSite.AllWebs["MyTeam"];
 //SPList :- Represents a list on a SharePoint Web site.
 SPList taskList = web.Lists["tests"];
 //SPListItem :- Represents an item or row in a list.
 foreach (SPListItem item in taskList.Items)
 {
 Response.Write("Item Name " + item.Name + "Assigner To " + item["AssignedTo"] + "Due Date " + item["DueDate"] + " ");
 }
 }

protected void Button6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite rootSite = new SPSite("Http://madhanpc:8089/myteam");
 SPWeb web = rootSite.OpenWeb();
 //Security setting that allows you to add to / modify the site
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 SPList taskList = web.Lists["Tests"];
 //Adding new task
 SPListItem newTask = taskList.Items.Add();
 newTask["Title"] = "Create WP";
 newTask["PercentComplete"] = 0.1;
 newTask["Assigned To"] = "15;#MADHANPC\\emp1";
 newTask.Update();
 Response.Write("items manupulation completed..");

 }

protected void Button7_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite rootSite = new SPSite("Http://madhanpc:8089/myteam");
 SPWeb web = rootSite.OpenWeb();
 //Security setting that allows you to add to / modify the site
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 SPListTemplate sourceTemplate = web.ListTemplates["Tasts"];
 Guid newListGuid = web.Lists.Add("Task123", "Tasklist1232", sourceTemplate );
 SPList newList = web.Lists[newListGuid];
 newList.Description = "Modified Custom Task List";
 newList.Update();
 Response.Write("Is added succes fully..");
 }

protected void Button8_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 //Get all document libraries from abcc site
 SPWeb myWeb = new SPSite("http://madhanpc:8089/myTeam/").OpenWeb();
 DropDownList1.DataSource = myWeb.Folders;
 DropDownList1.DataBind();
 }

protected void Button9_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite site = new SPSite(@"http://madhanpc:8089/myteam/");
 SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb();
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 try
 {
 // Add the document library.
 Guid newListID = web.Lists.Add("Doc","Test", SPListTemplateType.DocumentLibrary);
 // Set additional properties on the new document library.
 SPList newList = web.Lists[newListID];
 newList.OnQuickLaunch = true;
 newList.EnableVersioning = true;
 newList.Update();
 }
 catch (Exception ex)
 {
 Label1.Text = ex.Message;
 }
 }

protected void Button10_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite site = new SPSite(@"http://madhanpc:8089/MyTeam/");
 SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb();
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 string path = "";
 // here filePath is html file control with runat="server" being used to pick the file browsed by user
 string[] fileName = filePath.PostedFile.FileName.Split('\\');
 int length = fileName.Length;
 // get the name of file from path
 string file = fileName[length - 1];
 // Get the library object where LibraryName is the name of Document Library.
 SPFolder folder = web.GetFolder("Doc");
 //
 SPFileCollection files = folder.Files;
 // Pick up the file in binary stream
 Stream fStream = filePath.PostedFile.InputStream;
 // Read file in a byte array
 byte[] MyData = new byte[fStream.Length];
 fStream.Read(MyData, 0, (int)fStream.Length);
 fStream.Close();
 SPFile fff = files.Add(file, MyData, true);
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;
 }

protected void Button11_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 SPSite site = new SPSite(@"http://madhanpc:8089/MyTeam/");
 SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb();
 web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
 //Get the Document Library and its view
 SPList list = web.Lists["Doc"];
 SPListItemCollection items = list.Items;
 //Now we have to write a code for downloaing information of the document,
 //Read all documents and write those files to Local System
 foreach (SPListItem item in items)
 {
 //Write only names
 Response.Write(item.Name + " ");
 }
 }

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Create a Workflow Using VS 2010 with an initiation Form and Process the Data in a SP list.

Create a Workflow Using VS 2010 with an initiation Form and Process the Data in a SP list.

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