Workflow

• A workflow automates a business process by breaking it into a set of steps that users must take to complete a specific business activity, such as approving content or routing a document from one location to another.
• Workflows in SharePoint generally focus on a specific document or list item.

• Workflows are two types:
1. Serial Workflow: A serial workflow is one that allows users to participate one at a time.
2. Parallel Workflow: In a parallel workflow, multiple users can participate at the same time with individual steps being less structured and defined.

• SharePoint provides four types of built-in workflows. They are
1. Collect Feedback: For workflows in which you want to receive feedback around specific documents or items.
2. Collect Signatures: For workflows that result in an approval in the form of a signature.
3. Approval: For workflows that require a review team or manager to review and approve an item or document.
4. Disposition Approval: For workflows that must determine how or when content will expire.

• Custom workflows can be created by using:
• SharePoint Designer
• Visual Studio .Net