Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Best Practices

Workflow Deployment Options

Out-of-the-box workflows can be added to both document libraries or lists and content types, including site and list content types. By default, document libraries (not lists) include two partly configured workflows—Approval (serial) and Collect Feedback—which can be selected from the contextual drop-down menu on documents added to a document library, as shown in Figure 10-7.

Figure 10-7. Choosing a workflow from a document within a document library

Let’s quickly review the configuration for creating workflows specific to a document library before discussing how you might choose to implement and run document library workflows. ...