Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Power User Cookbook

Chapter 8. Automating Business Processes—Recipes for Electronic Forms and Workflows

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Creating an InfoPath form for a SharePoint list
• Creating a holiday request InfoPath form and publishing it to a Form Library
• Using the Collect Feedback workflow to receive feedback on a Microsoft Word 2010 document
• Creating a list workflow using SharePoint Designer 2010
• Using Microsoft Visio 2010 to model a SharePoint workflow

Introduction

The recipes in this chapter explore the technologies and options available for creating electronic forms and workflows in SharePoint 2010. Understanding the technologies explored in this chapter is key to building no-code composite applications, which automate the business process.

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