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In this instructor-led course, students will gain the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) solution.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP) 6462: Windows Workflow Foundation.

What You'll Learn

• Windows Workflow Foundation concepts and features
• Create sequential workflows
• Create state machine workflows
• Modify workflows at run time
• Implement conditional branching in a workflow
• Define and execute rule sets
• Forward chain rules
• Change rules at run time
• Call methods on the host process
• Handle events from the host process
• Consume services from a workflow
• Publish a workflow as a service
• Create a custom activity
• Create a custom composite activity
• Define custom activity layout
• Customize activity serialization
• Create a custom runtime service
• Hydrate and dehydrate workflows
• Monitor workflows
• Track workflows
• Handle faults in a workflow
• Handle cancellations in a workflow
• Create and manage transactions in a workflow
• Create and handle compensations

Who Needs to Attend

Application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008

Prerequisites

• Intermediate experience developing applications using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200
• Previous experience creating workflow-based solutions is not required

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Creating and Hosting Workflows

• Overview of Windows Workflow Foundation
• Creating Sequential Workflows
• Creating State Machine Workflows
• Modifying Workflows at Runtime

2. Applying Conditions and Rules

• Implementing Flow Control
• Defining and Executing Rule Sets
• Forward Chaining of Rules
• Changing Rules at Run Time

3. Communicating with Workflows

• Calling Methods on the Host Process
• Handling Events from the Host Process
• Consuming Services from a Workflow
• Publishing a Workflow as a Service

4. Creating and Configuring Custom Activities

• Creating Custom Activities
• Creating Custom Composite Activities
• Customizing Activity Serialization
• Defining Custom Activity Layout

5. Creating and Managing Runtime Services

• Creating a Custom Runtime Service
• Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
• Monitoring Workflows
• Tracking Workflows

6. Managing Faults, Cancellations, Transactions, and Compensations

• Handling Faults
• Handling Cancellations
• Creating and Managing Transactions
• Creating and Handling Compensations

Labs

Lab 1: Creating and Hosting Workflows

• Creating and hosting a simple sequential workflow
• Passing parameters into a workflow
• Creating a state machine workflow
• Hosting the state machine workflow

Lab 2: Applying Conditions and Rules

• Making Decisions
• Performing Iteration
• Defining Policies

Lab 3: Communicating with Workflows

• Invoking a Method on the Host Process
• Handling Events from the Host Process
• Consuming Services from a Workflow
• Publishing a Workflow as a Service

Lab 4: Creating and Configuring Custom Activities

• Creating a Custom Activity
• Validating a Custom Activity
• Developing a Custom Activity Designer
• Creating a Custom Composite Activity

Lab 5: Creating and Managing Runtime Services

• Creating a Custom Runtime Service
• Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
• Monitoring Workflows
• Tracking Workflows

Lab 6: Managing Faults, Transactions, and Compensations

• Handling Faults
• Implementing Transactional Behavior
• Implementing Compensation Behavior