No-Code Workflow

The no-code workflows are XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) files, they contain workflow markup in XML format.

The advantages of no-code workflows include the following:

• Can be deployed without compiling

• Easier to develop

• Can be deployed on live CRM servers or on-premise servers

• Can share WWF activities by adding parallel tasks or loop/while conditions

Before starting to be able to create a no-code workflow, we recommend you first create the workflow with the CRM workflow designer interface as explained early on this chapter and then create a new solution, include this workflow on the solution, and then export it.

1. Open the solution file with Visual Studio 2010 and create a new project using the Activity ...

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