Workflow Manager 1.0 Setup and Validation on a Development Environment

On June 30, 2013July 3, 2013 By Roy Kim (MVP)In Administration, SharePoint DesignerLeave a comment

Sharing my approach and knowledge of setting up a SharePoint 2013 development server with Workflow Manager 1.0. There are many step by step guides on installing and configuring Workflow Manager 1.0; however, this is from a topology point of view as well as areas of validating the setup.

SharePoint Designer 2013 | Publishing 2013 Workflow Error

On May 31, 2013 By Roy Kim (MVP)In SharePoint Designer4 Comments

Using SharePoint Designer 2013, I create and publish a simple custom workflow (2013 platform). I get the following within the error message: "There was no endpoint listening at net.pipe://localhost/SecurityTokenServiceApplication/appsts.svc that could accept the message." Background: I am able to browse to http://localhost:32843/SecurityTokenServiceApplication/securitytoken.svc with no issues or errors showing. I have installed Worfklow Manager (and update) on a WFE server …

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SharePoint Designer Walkthrough: “Copy & Modify” Publishing Workflow

On February 15, 2011February 17, 2011 By Roy Kim (MVP)In SharePoint Designer9 Comments

Requirements & Business Scenario Customize Out-of-the-box (OOTB) Publishing Workflow Globally Reusable workflow Hide some Initiation form fields Modify the Approvers field to be more simply such that the ‘Assignment Stage’ does not show up Deploy workflow to be used across large site hierarchy (2 levels below root, > 30 sub sites) About the “Publishing Approval …

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