One of my favorite features in .NET 3.5 is the integration work that has been done between WF (Windows Workflow Foundation) and WCF (Windows Communication Foundation).  Check out a c9 video with that team here.  This short screencasts walks through how to consume a WCF service from a workflow, as well as implementing a service as a workflow. 

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In this screencast, we show how we can use a workflow first design pattern to dynamically create a service contract when we are building workflow services. 

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Got VS 2008 Beta 2?  In this screencast, we walk through the new project templates to rapidly create a WCF service that is implemented in WF using the Send and Receive activities in .NET 3.5.  This is one of the biggest asks we have had from customers, and in this short 3 minutes of your life, you will see how to create them, and see how the tools can make your life easier.[more ]

This video shows how to use this sample to integrate BizTalk and WF today.From Paul Andrew's blog here. The BizTalk Adapter for Windows Workflow Foundation SDK Sample (June 2007 CTP) is a preview of some new technology for business logic and process developers. It provides for workflow models developed using Windows Workflow Foundation from the .NET Framework 3.0 to be hosted in BizTalk Server 2006. By doing this the workflow gains access to services from BizTalk Server 2006 including…[more ]

I often liken WF and WCF to long lost siblings separated at birth.  Almost every customer I talk to wants to use these two technologies together.  In V1, one could certainly use the two together, there was just some plumbing that had to be written.  In Orcas, we aim to take care of most of that plumbing for you.This is a 75 minute training session given by Pravin Indurkar, the PM responsible for the feature in Orcas.For more information, you can check out my blog here. (Orcas…[more ]

Most people think of workflows as a tool to represent and automate back-end business processes. Back-end business processes normally require some user interaction but their main purpose is not to drive the user experience or manage the UI. However, there is a growing type of application that leverages workflow as a tool to drive the user interaction and drive the user experience of an interactive process. This type of technology is called page flow. Last year at TechEd, we showed off some bits…[more ]

Moustafa has put together this screencast to show off how you can use the Rules Engine capabilities contained in Windows Workflow Foundation outside of a workflow, and leverage it to drive the business logic of a Windows Forms application.  Check out the video, and if you're interested in more, then head on over to  our community site where you can download th…[more ]

Sergey, from the Windows Workflow Foundation team, has put together a great sample that highlights designer re-hosting, tracking, and the ability to dynamically update a workflow.  Check out the video, and if you're interested in more, then head on over to  our community site where you can download the sample.

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