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

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<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