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Windows Workflow Foundation Using C# On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

This course covers WF 4.5 and uses Visual Studio 2015, which provides a visual designer for creating workflows

Course Description/Agenda

Students Will Learn

Understanding the concept of workflow and the architecture of Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Implementing workflow applications using WF
Using standard activities from the Built-In Activity Library
Implementing custom activities for workflow applications
Providing hosting for workflow applications
Implementing persistence in workflow applications
Implementing and consume workflow services
Debugging workflow applications
Handling errors and perform compensation in workflow applications

Course Description

Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) provides a framework for creating scalable applications consisting of independent program units called activities. This course covers WF 4.5 and uses Visual Studio 2015, which provides a visual designer for creating workflows. The course begins with an overview of the concepts of workflow and the programming model provided by WF. The essentials of WF programming are then covered followed by a systematic treatment of the major features of WF, including the Built-In Activity Library. Primitive and control flow activities are discussed, and the alternatives to hosting workflows are covered. Collection and parallel activities are covered. The creation of custom activities, both using the designer and code, is explained. Flowchart and state machine activities are covered. Persistence and bookmarks are discussed. Workflow Services, using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is covered. The course concludes with coverage of debugging, error handling, transactions and compensation. Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning and develop real competency.

Course Prerequisites

C# programming experience.

Course Overview

Windows Workflow Foundation Overview How Windows Workflow Foundation Supports Workflow Applications Concepts of Workflows and Activities Runtime Services Provided in WF Differences Between WF 3 and WF 4/4.5	Getting Started with WF Overall Structure of Workflow Programs Implementing Workflows Using C# Code Using the Sequence Activity to Implement Workflows Consisting of Multiple Activities Creating Workflow Projects Using Visual Studio 2015 Implementing Workflows Declaratively in XAML by Using the Visual Studio Workflow Designer Using the WriteLine and Assign Activities in Workflow Programs Use of Variables, Arguments and C# Expressions in Workflow Programs Control Flow Activities Illustrate Using the While Activity
Primitive and Control Flow Activities Using the InvokeMethod Activity to Call Both Your Own Methods and Methods of the .NET Framework Class Library Performing Input in Your Workflow Programs Using the Delay Activity in Workflow Programs Using Control Flow Activities: Parallel If While DoWhile Switch Implementing More Complex Workflows that Have Nested Control Structures	Custom Activities Overview of Using Custom Activities in Workflow Foundation Approaches for Authoring Custom Activities Explaining the Use of Arguments in Custom Activities Outlining the Activity Class Hierarchy Implementing Custom Activities Using the CodeActivity Class Implementing Custom Activities in the Workflow Designer Using the Activity Class
Workflow Hosting Methods for Hosting Workflows in Workflow Foundation Using the WorkflowInvoker Class to Invoke a Workflow as if it were a Method Call Using the WorkflowApplication Class to Host Workflows in More Complex Scenarios Assigning Code to Delegate Members of the WorkflowApplication Class to Respond to Life Cycle Events of the Workflow Methods of Manually Stopping a Workflow Cancel Terminate Abort Hosting Workflows in a Windows Application Hosting Workflows in a Web Application	Collection and Parallel Activities Using the Collection Activities Provided by the Built-In Activity Library AddToCollection RemoveFromCollection ExistsInCollection ClearCollection Using the ForEach<T> Activity Using ParallelForEach<T> Activity Implementing Asynchronous Behavior in Workflows Using AsyncActivity
Flowchart and State Machine Modeling Styles in Windows Workflow 4.5 Implementing Workflows Using Flowchart Activities Using the Flowchart Activity Designer in Visual Studio Implementing Workflows Using State Machine Activities Using the State Machine Activity Designers in Visual Studio Using of Triggers and Entry/Exit Actions in State Machines Handling Threading Issues in Workflows with State Machines	Persistence Explain the Need of a Persistence Mechanism in Long Running Workflows Describing the Role of Bookmarks in Persistence How to Setup a Persistence Store in SQL Server Implementing a Workflow that Persists its State Implementing a Workflow that Persists its State, Unloads, and then Loads its State from the Persistence Store How to Serialize Workflow Instance Identification Implementing a Long Running Workflow
Workflow Services How WCF Unites and Extends Existing Distribution Technologies Concepts of Address, Binding, Contract and Endpoint How WCF Works with WF Messaging Activities Provided by WF Implementing a WCF Service by Exposing a Workflow as a Service Calling a WCF Service from a Workflow Implementing Workflow Service Contracts with Multiple Operations by Using the Parallel Activity	Debugging and Error Handling Using Visual Studio to Debug Workflow Applications Handling Exceptions in Workflows Use of Transactions and Compensation in Workflows Implementing Compensation in Workflow Applications