| | |  | Identity & Access Management | Home » » Workflow in the 2007 Microsoft Office System | | | | | | | Description: | | Workflow is the next hot area in Office-based technology and enables workers to share data, enforce process and business rules and work more efficiently, both together and individually. This book is written by a developer and architect with 9 years of experience building Information Worker solutions, including building custom workflow engines and working with existing third-party workflow products. It takes an approach rooted in real world business and technical problems from the Information Worker space and methodically walks through the process of building a solid, useable workflow solution. The author challenges the reader to look at the Office System in general, and workflow specifically, in a new light and to expand their comfort level developing solutions within the Office System. The book is targeted at the serious Information Worker developer, a growing group in IT, who is interested in learning the inner workings of workflow and Office 12, not just in scratching the surface of this exciting new technology. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| David Mann | | Paperback:
| 456 pages | | Publisher:
| Apress | | Publication Date:
| February 15, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1590597001 | | Product Width:
| 177.5 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 228.25 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 1.58 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Outstanding coverage of a difficult topicMar 14, 2007
By Scot Hillier
"Scot Hillier"
I have been creating workflows in SharePoint 2007 since early in the beta. The process is challenging and - at times - frustrating. David has done an excellent job providing the details and examples necessary for developers to be successful. You will find answers in this book that are not available from any other source.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic WF+MOSS 2007 referenceMar 27, 2007
By Andrew Connell
"AC"
I struggled with workflows, especially integreating the webified versions into MOSS 2007 Forms Server going back to the very early beta days. While I was able to get them to work, some concepts were hazy to me. David's book brought it all together with some fantastic examples. If you're new to WF, this first section will address the core concepts... no need to go out and get another workflow book. The three chapters on creating a custom activity, creating a sequential & statemachine workflow, and making it available over the web via Forms Server are fantastic.
Only reason I'm not giving it a 5 out of 5 is because the book is very conversational. A book of this type should be more reference, not "chatty."
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent coverage of an undercovered topicMar 14, 2007
By C. White
"Chris White"
Having used MOSS 2007 and WF since their beta timescales I've always struggled to find a source of useful information on this topic . . . enter "Workflow in the 2007 Microsoft Office System".
The book starts off basic, covering the concepts behind WF and workflows using SharePoint Designer. Then it gets down and dirty into the essentials like activity development, sequential workflows, state machine workflows, workflow forms and lots of other good stuff that you'll need to know should you want to write custom workflows for MOSS.
Excellently covered and very informative and easy to follow - a must for a SharePoint developers bookshelf.
7 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Good reference book for anyone who wants to learn workflow on SharePointFeb 20, 2007
By K. Waggoner
"K. Waggoner"
This is one of the first books to focus on Workflow solutions for Office Sharepoint server. I think the author has done a good job covering the essential technology and given good examples.
Over all, I think this is a very good reference book for someone who starts to learn work flow development on SharePoint.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
All the EssentialsApr 27, 2007
By Adam Drewes
I agree with many of the reviews already written. This is a well organized and to the point tutorial on workflows with the Office system. I skimmed through once to get the high level overview, and dove into chapter 6 to get into designing workflows in visual studio very quickly.
As was pointed out in another review, the author is 'conversational' but I didn't feel like it hurt the book at all. I guess that is a matter of personal preference. Overall, this book was very helpful and I would highly recommend it.
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