.NET: Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

Course Overview

Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0 namespace, an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Visual Studio 2005. Windows Workflow Foundation is available for both client and server versions of Windows. Windows Workflow Foundation includes support for both system workflow and human workflow across a wide range of scenarios including: workflow within line of business applications, user interface page-flow, document-centric workflow, human workflow, composite workflow for service oriented applications, business rule driven workflow and workflow for systems management.

Audience

Developers that are looking to use Windows Workflow Foundation to build workflow enabled applications.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that delegates have a strong programming background and good knowledge of C# 2005 or Visual Basic 2005. They should also be familiar with building console and Windows applications with Visual Studio 2005.

Course Outline

• Inttroduction to Workflow
• Handling Conditions an Exceptions
• Flow Activities
• Making Decisions in Workflows
• Workflow Communications
• Creating State Machine Workflows
• Using and Building Persistence Services
• Creating Custom Activities
• Dynamic Workflow Updates
• Workflows and Web Services