Course Overview
TOPYou want to build SharePoint solutions that improve the productivity and efficiency of your organization, but you don t want to write code. Where do you start?
With Microsoft SharePoint Designer, you can design no-code workflow solutions that manage simple to more complex business processes in an organization. Workflows add logic to both system and human processes. Workflows for system processes might update one data source when another data source changes. Workflows for human processes might send a document, such as an expense report, to an employee's manager for approval, and, if approved, on to the accounting department for processing.
This course is designed for the Power User, Site Owner, Site Collection Administrator, and Developer who want to learn to create custom SharePoint workflow solutions using SharePoint Designer, Visual Designer, and Visio. SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2016 maintain the same functionality as SharePoint 2013 for workflows and continue to use SharePoint Designer 2013.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOPIn this course you will:
- Use The Out-Of-The-Box Workflows.
- Explore SharePoint 2013 Designer User Interface.
- Learn Workflow Platform types available in SharePoint 2013/2016/Online
- Create a SharePoint 2010 and 2013 Workflow
- Create and Configure Stages, Steps, Actions, Conditions, and Events
- List Workflows, Reusable Workflows, and Site Workflows
- Learn Workflow Best Practices
- Create and Configure Workflow Initiation Parameters and Variables
- Use Workflow Data Sources and Lookups
- Use Workflow in Visual Designer and Visio, and Microsoft Flow in Office 365
Outline
TOPPart 1: Introduction to Business Process Automation using Workflow
- Out-Of-The-Box Workflows
- Approval Workflow
- Feedback Workflow
- Digital Signatures Workflow
- Three State Workflow
- Publishing Workflow
- Disposition Workflow
- Workflow Settings
- Association Forms
- Workflow Template
- Task List
- History List
- Workflow Initiation Parameters
- Adding Users to Workflows
- Due Dates
- Duration Per Task
- Content Approval
- Workflow administration
- Manually Starting a Workflow by an Authenticated User
- Workflow Creation from the Web Browser
- List/Library Workflows
- Content Type Workflows
- Site Workflows
- Complete a Workflow Task
- Office Applications
- Outlook
- SharePoint Sites
- Workflow Status
Part 2: Lab - Using Out-of-the-box Workflows
- Creating List/Library Workflows
- Creating an Approval Workflow
- Creating a Feedback Workflow
- Creating Content Type Workflows
- Creating a Digital Signature Workflow
- Creating a Three-State Workflow
- Creating Site Workflows
Part 3: Creating Custom Workflows with SharePoint Designer
- Explore SharePoint Designer 2013 User Interface
- Workflow Platforms available in SharePoint 2013/2016/Online
- List Workflows, Reusable Workflows, and Site Workflows
- SharePoint 2010 Custom Workflows
- Create Rules Based Workflows
- Steps
- Actions
- Conditions
- Events
- Create Rules Based Workflows
- SharePoint 2013 Custom Workflows
- Changes from 2010 Custom Workflows
- Create Rules Based Workflows
- Stages
- Actions
- Conditions
- Events
- Loops
- Workflow Best Practices
- Comments, Log to History List, Parallel Blocks, If/Else If Branches
Part 4: Lab - Creating Custom Workflow with SharePoint Designer
- Workflow Basics and Settings
- Creating a 2010 Custom Workflow
- Creating a 2013 Custom Workflow
Part 5: Advanced Workflow Topics
- Email Customization
- Layout, Markup, and Branding
- Creating Custom Workflow Forms
- Modifying Forms Used in SharePoint Workflows
- Initiation Forms
- Collection Information from Users to Reference in Workflows
- Workflow Variables
- Creating Reusable Content in Word for use in Workflows
- Workflows and Quick Parts
Part 6: LAB - Advanced Workflow Topics
- Working with Advanced Workflow Topics
- Email Customization
- Creating Custom Workflow Forms
- Initiation Forms with Workflow
- Workflow Variables
Part 7: Customizing Out-Of-The-Box Workflows
- Feedback workflow
- Approval workflow
Part 8: Lab - Modify out-Of-The-Box Approval Workflow
- Approval workflow
Part 9: Visio Workflow
- SharePoint Designer 2013 Workflow in Visual Designer
- Custom Workflows with Visio Professional
Part 10: Lab 5 - Visio Workflow
Part 11: Flow for Office 365 Workflows
- Intro to Flow
- Application and Service Integration with Flow
- Creating and Administering Flow
- Flow Templates
- Flow Basics
- Services
- Triggers
- Actions
- Conditions
- Loops
- Build a Flow
Part 12: Lab - Create a Flow
- Building Flows
- Services
- Triggers
- Actions
- Conditions
- Loops
- Managing Flows
Part 13: Azure Workflow
- Association Forms
Prerequisites
TOPAlthough it is not mandatory, students who have completed the self-paced Introduction to Custom Workflow in SharePoint Designer eLearning course have found it very helpful when completing this course.
Who Should Attend
TOPThis course is intended for all SharePoint business professionals including:
- IT professionals
- Power users
- Site Owners
- Team leads and supervisors
- Business analysts
- Project managers
- Project leads
- Developers
- Content editors
- Information managers
- Site administrators
- Site collection administrators