Introduction to Nintex Workflow for SharePoint

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2. Agenda Definition of workflow SharePoint and workflow Nintexworkflowfor SharePoint Demo Pricing References 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

3. Definition of Workflow management Workflow management is a system of overseeing the process of passing information, documents, and tasks from one employee or machine within a business to another. Through proper workflow management, each of these employees or machines will pass the work on according to a predetermined procedure. As technology advances, much workflow management has become automated and takes advantage of special software to make the process much smoother. 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

4. Options for SharePoint - Workflow Since SharePoint 2007 has workflow build-in Standard workflows for: Approval Disposition Approval Translation Customizable to some extend. Nice integration with Outlook 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

5. Optionsfor SharePoint - Workflow Customworkflowsfor SharePoint Build in SharePoint Designer Custom code build in Visual Studio (VS) 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

6. SharePoint Designer Sequentialworkflow No export possibility (Difficultdeployment) No versioningsochangingworkflow is risky Limitedreach / no code enhancements 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

7. Workflow in Visual Studio Basedon Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) Flexibility (Everything is possible) Deployablewithin the Solutions and Feature framework Setup and MaintenanceNeeds .Net Developer 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

8. VS WWF SharePoint Designer Options for SharePoint Workflow with NintexAdd-on 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

9. Key benefits from business perspective Business / Information Worker can design and implement proces improvements Realtime insight into processes Automate common SharePoint tasks 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

10. Keybenefitsfromdeveloperperspective Integrationwith backend via Webservices Business Data Catalog XML Createcustomactivities(SDK provided) 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

11. Demo 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

12. Pricing 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

13. References NintexConnecthttp://connect.nintex.com/ (Good forum with a lot of activeusers) Tutorials and HowTo’shttp://connect.nintex.com/files/folders/tutorials/default.aspx SharePoint Magazinehttp://sharepointmagazine.net/products/review-workflows-with-nintex-workflow-2007 24 September, 2009 Nintex Workflow for SharePoint, by Thijs ter Beek

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