Workflow Manager Reference

Workflow Manager

The Workflow Manager Reference section includes information on the Workflow Manager interface, organized by page and dialog box. Additional reference information on Workflow Manager configuration file, extending Workflow Manager, and using custom plug-ins with Workflow Manager is also provided. Reference information for Workflow Manager is presented in the following sections:

Workflow Manager Reference

Section

Description

Navigation Bar

Describes the items available on the navigation bar.

Home Page

Describes the items available on the Home page and its tabs: Dashboard and Getting Started.

Workflow Request Related Pages

Describes the pages and views used to submit a request, perform workflow request tasks, and check on a request’s progress.

Administration Pages

Describes the pages and views used to perform Workflow Manager administrative tasks.

Dialog Boxes

Specific help for each pop-up dialog box in Workflow Manager is covered in this section.

Configuring Workflow Manager

Explains how to set company preferences using the Configuration Wizard, by editing the settings on the Company Preferences page, and by editing the Workflow Manager Configuration file: web.config.

Extending Workflow Manager

A list of the officially supported mechanisms for extending the functionality of Workflow Manager.

Using the IPlugin Interface

Explains how to create custom plugins for Workflow Manager. The IPlugin interface defines some standard callback methods which will be called by Workflow Manager during the course of application submission and workflow advancement. Your custom implementation of this plugin can have custom code to link these events with external systems.

Web Services

Explains how to use the Workflow Manager web services.

Workflow Manager Caching Logic

Explains how, to help reduce the amount of time it takes to search Active Directory, Workflow Manager caches the results of searches for users belonging to a specific role.

Workflow Manager Installation Issues

Points you to information you can find in the Workflow Manager Installation Guide.