Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation
About this Course
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills
to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
solution.
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Audience Profile
This course is intended for application developers who know how
to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008. The course
does not require previous experience creating workflow-based
solutions.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain 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
Course Outline
Module 1: Creating and Hosting Workflows
This module explains how to create and host Windows Workflow
Foundation (WF) workflows.
Lessons
- Overview of Windows Workflow Foundation
- Creating Sequential Workflows
- Creating State Machine Workflows
- Modifying Workflows at Runtime
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain Windows Workflow Foundation concepts and features.
- Create sequential workflows.
- Create state machine workflows.
- Modify workflows at run time.
Module 2: Applying Conditions and Rules
This module explains how to apply conditions and rules in a
workflow.
Lessons
- Implementing Flow Control
- Defining and Executing Rule Sets
- Forward Chaining of Rules
- Changing Rules at Run Time
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Implement conditional branching in a workflow.
- Define and execute rule sets.
- Forward chain rules.
- Change rules at run time.
Module 3: Communicating with Workflows
This module explains how to communicate between workflows, host
processes, and services.
Lessons
- Calling Methods on the Host Process
- Handling Events from the Host Process
- Consuming Services from a Workflow
- Publishing a Workflow as a Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Call methods on the host process.
- Handle events from the host process.
- Consume services from a workflow.
- Publish a workflow as a service.
Module 4: Creating and Configuring Custom
Activities
This module explains how to create and configure custom
activities.
Lessons
- Creating Custom Activities
- Creating Custom Composite Activities
- Customizing Activity Serialization
- Defining Custom Activity Layout
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create a custom activity.
- Create a custom composite activity.
- Define custom activity layout.
- Customize activity serialization.
Module 5: Creating and Managing Runtime
Services
This module explains how to create and manage runtime
services.
Lessons
- Creating a Custom Runtime Service
- Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
- Monitoring Workflows
- Tracking Workflows
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create a custom runtime service.
- Hydrate and dehydrate workflows.
- Monitor workflows.
- Track workflows.
Module 6: Managing Faults, Cancellations, Transactions,
and Compensations
This module explains how to manage faults, cancellations,
transactions, and compensations in a workflow.
Lessons
- Handling Faults
- Handling Cancellations
- Creating and Managing Transactions
- Creating and Handling Compensations
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Handle faults in a workflow.
- Handle cancellations in a workflow.
- Create and manage transactions in a workflow.
- Create and handle compensations.