Advanced SharePoint Designer 2013 Workflows SCOTT SHEARER SHAREPOINT EVANGELIST HAYSTAX TECHNOLOGY
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Impersonation Step vs App Step Impersonation step SharePoint 2010 Style Workflows Runs AS the account that published the workflow Any changes to list items show as modified by the person who published the workflow Someone with appropriate permissions should re- publish if original publisher loses permissions or account is disabled/removed Additional actions included with Impersonation step include actions to set item permissions
App Step Designer 2013 Workflow feature Has contribute access to all lists and libraries in the site collection*
Demo Impersonation Step App Step
Association Columns Site Columns that are automatically added to a list when a workflow is associated with the list SharePoint 2010 Style workflows only
Initiation Form Parameters Variables created when a user is prompted for data when a workflow starts Default values needed if workflow can be run automatically on new or change
Demo Association Columns Initiation Form Parameters
Calling a SharePoint 2010 Workflow From a 2013 Workflow Start a List Workflow action Allows for use of a 2010 workflow to access features not supported in a 2013 workflow Demo
Web Service Call Ability to interact with web services
Utility Actions Primarily String Functions Zero Based
Task Actions Start a Task Action
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Resources Web Service Calls Serge Luca blog sharepoint-2013-rest-api-from-a-sharepoint-designer- workflow/ sharepoint-2013-rest-api-from-a-sharepoint-designer- workflow/ SharePoint Power Hour – Episode 22 Task Actions Laura Rogers video