Publication date : 06/17/2024

Course : SharePoint 2016, workflow design

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. SHF
Price : 1190 € E.T.

SharePoint 2016, workflow design




In this course, you'll learn how to modify native Workflows inherited from previous versions of SharePoint, as well as how to create new Workflows for SharePoint 2016 with SharePoint Designer and Visio without the need for development. You'll also learn how to customize forms with InfoPath.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. SHF
  2d - 14h00
1190 € E.T.




In this course, you'll learn how to modify native Workflows inherited from previous versions of SharePoint, as well as how to create new Workflows for SharePoint 2016 with SharePoint Designer and Visio without the need for development. You'll also learn how to customize forms with InfoPath.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Designing a workflow
How to use SharePoint Designer for Workflows
Understanding tasks and task processes
Customizing an InfoPath form

Intended audience
Functional site administrators, business analysts, developers, or anyone who needs to think about setting up workflows and forms.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of the use and functional administration of SharePoint 2016 sites, such as the creation of lists and libraries.

Course schedule

1
Getting started with Workflows

  • Workflow definition, sequential and stateful workflows.
  • What's new in SharePoint 2016 for Workflows, new possibilities.
  • Tools for creating workflows: Visual Studio, Visio, SharePoint Designer.
  • Native workflows, approval workflows.
Hands-on work
Create a three-state workflow and an approval workflow.

2
The "SharePoint Designer 2013" tool for SharePoint 2016

  • Containers, Conditions, Actions, Navigation.
  • Platform operations, versions, instances.
  • Local variables, Search, String generator.
  • Best practices. Infinite loops. Debugging.
Hands-on work
Handling basic actions. Using list actions. Understanding an infinite loop. Implement a list join.

3
Tasks and task processes

  • Task action. Content type. Custom task wizard.
  • Task process, task process customization.
Hands-on work
Task and form action, customized approval workflow.

4
Global workflows

  • Reusable workflows, Site workflows.
  • Customization of native workflows.
  • Association of columns. Set of documents.
Hands-on work
Reusable workflow. Site workflow. Customize native workflow, association columns.

5
Workflows of type "SharePoint 2013" for SharePoint 2016

  • Differences with previous-generation workflows.
  • Management of loops, steps and jumps between steps, Application step.
Hands-on work
Start a SharePoint workflow. Conditional branching, loop n times.

6
External environments

  • Visio Professional, Workflow import/export. Integration with SharePoint Designer.
  • Role of the visual designer.
  • File types, differences between XML files.
  • Solution file, WSP file handling.
Hands-on work
Importing and exporting with Visio. Use the visual designer. Deploy a workflow.

7
Customizing an InfoPath form

  • Definition and role of an InfoPath form. Form types.
  • InfoPath Designer and InfoPath Filler tools.
Hands-on work
Modify an existing form. Create a new form.