6462: Visual Studio 2008 Windows Workflow Foundation

This two-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) solution.

Doelgroep

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.

Voorkennis

Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Inhoud

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

Lessons

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

Lessons

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

Lessons

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

Lessons

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

Lessons

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