Modifying WrkStat.aspx With Custom TaskOutcome

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If you have ever developed custom TaskOutcome field for 2013 workflows with your own choices (link 1 or link 2), you have probably thought how to customize WrkStat.aspx and select your custom column in it for the tasks view instead of standard TaskOutcome:

Manage ListItem Permissions in SP Designer Workflows

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Today I'll show you how to manage List Item permissions in workflows developed in Sharepoint Designer 2013.

If you try to do this, you'll not find that in standard actions. A little bit frustrating, isn't it? But don't be disappointed!

Work with 2013 Workflow Instances Programmatically

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Like in one of my previous posts we had been studying to start workflows programmatically, today we shall work with it properties.

If you would like to get WorkflowInstance of your started or terminated workflow over the SPListItem, you need to use new 2013 workflow API, because the old 2010 workflow API will not work. Let's dive!

Update Workflow Definition in Production Environment

When you develop workflows in your developing environment you simply re-deploy your SharePoint-project to dev-server, and Visual Studio deletes workflow definitions and associations:

 3> Deleted file 'http://portal-dev/wfsvc/de109848e7d84f2bb90713227d48d9fe/Workflow.xaml' from server.  
 3> Deleted file 'http://portal-dev/wfsvc/de109848e7d84f2bb90713227d48d9fe/WorkflowStartAssociation' from server.  

But when you have developed workflows and publish them to the production environment, you will meet an issue that workflows are not updating.

Workflow Tasks Emails Disabling

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Assigning a task you may want to disable email sending to determine your own emails like in this thread. But what will you see at the task activity properties?

Code Activities Exceptions at Workflow Publishing

I encountered a problem when your old workflows, that already have been working, was caused exceptions on publishing. For example, this forum discussion. You may spent many hours to make them work again. Let's dive!

Cross-stage workflows for beginners. Part II. WorkflowDesigner in Visual Studio

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As I wrote in previous part, we are studying to program cross-stage workflows. Today we'll look at how it implements by more powerful instrument - Visual Studio 2012.