Tamara Bredemus

1. Create a Reusable Workflow
You don’t need to repeat
yourself

2. Who am I?
• Technical Instructor at Mindsharp
– SharePoint 2007 Power End User
– SharePoint 2010 Power End User
– SharePoint Designer 2010
– UserVersity Minion
• Code Free…Unless you count Copy and Paste
• Business User Perspective
• SharePoint Junkie
• Dog Mom

3. Poll – Raise Your Hand If…
• Use SharePoint
• Use WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007
• Use SharePoint Designer 2007
• Use SharePoint Foundation or Server 2010
• Use SharePoint Designer 2010

4. Visio 2010 Premium
• Diagram a workflow
• Export to SharePoint Designer
• Import from SharePoint Designer

5. SharePoint Designer Interface
• Ribbon
• Workspace
• Galleries
• Setting Pages

6. SharePoint Designer Workflows
• Copy and Modify OOB Workflows
• List, Reusable and Site
• Save and Publish = Site
• Publish Globally = Site Collection
• Publish Template = Farm

7. Reusable Workflow
• Available as template in browser
• Globally Reusable Workflow
– Approval
– Collect Feedback
– Collect Signature
– Publishing
• Single Content Type
• All Content Types
• Use Site Columns

8. Walk Through Then Lab

9. Lab
• Change permission on an item
• Create a Reusable Workflow in SPD 2010
• Publish Reusable Workflow to Site
• Create instance of Workflow
• Test Workflow
Instructions for Lab at
http://sharepoint.mindsharpblogs.com/Tamara/

11. Contact Information
Tamara Bredemus
Email: Tamara@mindsharp.com
Twitter: @TamaraBred
Blog: http://sharepoint.mindsharpblogs.com/Tamara/