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Automating with Workflows

SharePoint Server 2010 contains a powerful workflow engine based on the .NET Framework's Workflow Foundation. Using SharePoint Designer, you can leverage this engine to automate many business processes quickly and easily.

In this chapter, you will explore the concepts and tools used to build and customize workflows in SharePoint Designer 2010. You will begin with the basic ideas behind the workflow engine. Then, you will learn about the components that are available to create new workflows. Finally, you will go through a series of exercises designed to touch on the most important use cases, where workflows can add value to a SharePoint solution.

You will learn about the following topics in this chapter: ...

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