The Workflow Designer

When you create a new workflow project you typically interact with the designer to define your workflow (unless you are only creating CodeActivity types). This tool enables you to express your workflow in terms of a collection of connected activities. You also use the tools to work with each activity to configure its properties and set up relationships. Figure 23.3 shows an example of the workflow designer inside Visual Studio 2010.

Figure 23.3 The many parts of the workflow designer in Visual Studio.

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Notice first the center of the screen. This is the design surface for a workflow. This is a basic workflow activity in the ...

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