Workflow TV - WF4 in the Real World - Microsoft Support ASP.NET MVC Wizard Framework

Exactly what i neadet. Thanks

This is awesome.

This is going to be very helpful in what I'll be working on in the next few months. Usman, thanks for your hard work on this. You've made my life easier. I quickly showed it to a couple of my pals, they loved it too and will be looking forward to final released version. I do love the fact that I chose Microsoft ecosystem for my developer career. People like you enable us & make things easier for us. Thanks!

Very nice! Thanks.

Very very nice and interesting ! Thanks

Very interesting, but example for download is quite a mess.

@Giedrius:would be nice if it all worked as well...

Hi,

This is really great. I was looking for something similar for my project. Things got change drastically btw .net 3.5 and 4.0 regarding WF. The state activities in .net 3.5 were very mature. There were event driven activites which we can use to move from one state to another, that was really great but microsoft architects made a successful mess while migrating from 3.5 to 4.0 regarding state activities. Look at this link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd557867.aspx , there is no way to do this in .net 4.0 so easily.

Usman -
When i drag wizard container over the workflow designer, it does not allow me to drag and drop wizard over it. I think the reason might be the wizard container in the toolbox is WizardActivityPack.Activities.WizardContainer class not the WizardActivityPack.Activities.Design.WizardContainerDesigner.xaml

Waiting for your update ron. I am sure you will do something great.

Thanks.

@Mandeep :I noticed the Visual Studio is not attaching the designer with the activties.Thats the reason you are not able to drop the wizard on the wizard container.

@Giedrius ,@jcmm33 : we will have the update available with the issues fixed.

Thanks.

Usman:

Thanks for the reply.

Any idea how to fix that?

Regards,
Mandeep.

Incase any one else is also facing this issue, this is how I resolved this.
Please refer to my earlier posts for history.

I moved designers and activities under one project - "WizardActivityPack.Activities" and then I enabled the attribute "[DesignerAttribute(typeof(WizardContainerDesigner))]" on top of class WizardContainer. Please do this also for rest of classes. Please modify the correct path for images in WizardContainerDesigner.xaml file

I will be continuously working on this, please contact me at mandeepjanjua@hotmail.com , incase of any issues.

Very nice,Thanks!

Hi, This code is great but i am having some trouble with its implementation :

- The views do not apply validation
- The data collected in the views is suposed to be saved in the end or in each step ?
- If browser crashes in the middle of the workflow data can't be recovered

Does there is a new version available that addresses this problems ?

Best regards,
Carlos Fonseca

Hi. I solved all the problems. I changed a bit the implementation and also created a GerericWorkflowController from wich my controllers are derived that handles all the common logic. This GenericWorkflow controller handles view initialization, validations and controls the flow. Also i can now put any kind of activities inside my workflows (flowchart, transactionscope,etc.). I also make an generic step activity that renders dinamically any view i want.

If anybody needs similar functionality please email me carlos.fonseca@inspirennovit.com

Best regards,
Carlos.fonseca

This example is an awesome example of the first half of the process. are there any plans to demo the designer you have built? We are looking to implement a very similar process and any guidance for the Designer would be great.

thanks,
Brian

Any news on a working updated sample?

When I step back to a previous step, I lose my data in the form. What's the best way to save the data and keep the form filled in when stepping back or forward?

I see that the data is saved in the Request.Items in the workflow context, but how to Update the Model/Views using this values? Request.Items is not a ValueProvider.

for those of you looking for custom activity designer

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/AppFabric-tv/AppFabrictv-How-to-create-a-Custom-Activity-Designer

Have same problem others mentioned, the data is not being saved as you move between pages, it doesn't seem like the bookmark functions are working.

Some people have asked for my code and i imediatlly send them a copy of my work. It would be nice to get some feedback, good or bad.

Is there going to be an updated sample that works? I saw a promise from Ron but I'm still seing the unworkable code. An update would be great.

@Carlos Fonseca: thanks for your help Carlos it saved me a lot of time

@Carlos_Fonseca: Thanks for sending me your code.  It proved invaluable in creating my own custom wizard handlers for validation, state saving etc.

@Carlos, could you please send me the updated code you spoke of above. I am a newbie and trying to finger this stuff out for an MVC app I am writing. My email is MikolWestling <at> gmail <dot> com.

Thank you in advance for your help.

@Carlos Thanks for sending me your code. I like where you are going with it and now the above video is much clearer.

@Carlos, thank you for the code example.

The only way I have been able to get the Wizard designer working was to copy the Activities folder, from the Activities projects into the Activities.Design project, then within the WizardContainer, Wizard and Step units ( inside the Activiate folder ), uncomment the [DesignerAttribute*] attributes. I then removed any reference to the Activities project and just replaced them with Activities to Activities.Design. Build and you should be good to go.

Ron and Muhammad, it would be nice if someone actually updated this project so that ALL parts of the sample code work.

@Carlos,  would be very grateful if you would be willing to share your code with me ?  Have managed to get the sample code to work as per the video thanks to Dominique's instructions (thank you for those!)  

Must say it's very disappointing that it was left to the community to try address this, i don't expect everything to be done for me but it would have been nice if MS had at least cleaned up the sample solution.  Perhaps the required level of interest was just not there?? 

@pmgriffin:Send me an email and i will send you my code. Best regards.Carlos

Carlos,

Thanks for sharing the results of your good work.  I like your use of a generic workflow controller, generic code activity, event handling, and other additions.  Very much appreciated!

hi, can anyone send me CARLOS_FONSECA`s code ? I emailed him but no answer. It would help alot right about now.  my email is: mail at ander dot ro

Thanks. 

Hi,
I would also need the code from Carlos...Can anyone send me his code at goreamonicaf@gmail.com?

Many thanks in advance!

@MonicaG: I sended you a copy a few minutes ago.

@AndreiV: Sorry for not answering your email but i am with a flew. Anyway i now answered some emails and hope one of the is yours.

Ron, Usman, this is quite helpful.
@Carlos: many thanks to for your help in getting me (and quite a few others from what I see) on the right track.

Ron - Thanks for posting this video

 

Carlos - Thanks a ton for your modifications; they really accelerated my project.  I wish you continued success  in your business