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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Workflows
Business Processes
Workflow Activities
Defining Requirements
Model Driven Development
Component Diagrams
Use Case Diagrams
Class Diagrams
Sequence Diagrams
Activity Diagrams
Building an Activity Diagram
Workflow Technology
Summary
Chapter 2: Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation
WF History
Platform Update 1
WF Components
Workflow Runtime
Defining Workflows
Workflow Designer
Persistence
Tracking Workflows
A Lap Around WF4.5
Activities
Summary
Chapter 3: Windows Workflow Activities
Activity Basics
Data Management
Activity Life Cycle
Authoring Activities
Testing Activities
Communicating with Activities
Implementing Activities
Debugging Activities
Error Handling
Summary
Chapter 4: State Machine Workflows
State Machine Components
State Machine Workflow
State
Transitions
Final State
Auto-Connect
Auto-Insert
Debugging State Machine States
State Machine Behavior
Transition Requirement
Building State Machine Workflows
State Machine Host
Summary
Chapter 5: Flowchart Workflows
Flow Activities
Flowchart
FlowDecision
FlowSwitch <T> Activity
Using Entity Framework with WF
ForEach <T> Implementation
Flowchart Composite Activities
Bookmarks for Flowchart Workflows
Pick Activity
Summary
Chapter 6: Versioning and Updating Workflows
Persistence Maturity
Side-by-Side Workflow Execution
Adding Definition Identities
Updating Running Workflow Instances
Step 1: Preparing the Update Map
Step 2: Apply the Update Map
Step 3: Updating the Workflow Instance
Saving a DynamicUpdateMap to File
Preparing a Workflow for Update
Knowing What Can be Updated
Updating Activities
Summary
Chapter 7: Building Custom Workflow Activities
Activity Base Classes
Getting Started
Code Activity
Activity Arguments
Asynchronous Activities
Native Activities
Scheduling Activities
CacheMetadata
Distributing Custom Activities
Summary
Chapter 8: Persisting Workflows
Persistence Behavior
Non-Persisted State
Persistence Patterns
SQL Server Persistence
SQL Server Data Store
SQL Server Profiler
SqlWorkflowInstanceStore
ConnectionString Property
PersistableIdleAction Property
DefaultInstanceOwner
HostLockRenewalPeriod
InstanceCompletionAction
WorkflowServiceHost
ServiceBehavior Element
Persistence Participant
Summary
Chapter 9: Tracking Workflows
Tracking Overview
Tracking Records
Tracking Profile
Tracking Participant
WorkflowServiceHost Tracking
Filtering Tracking Records
Activity State
Custom Data Tracking
Record Annotations
ETW Tracking Participant
Summary
Chapter 10: Rehosting the Workflow Designer
Rehosting Components
WF Designer
WF Toolbox
WF Properties
Rehosting WF Controls in XAML
Viewing Workflow XAML
Gaining WF4.5 Designer Features
Rehosting Arguments
Managing Workflows
Setting Up the UI for Managing Workflows
Workflows for Client Applications
Dynamic Business Logic
Summary
Chapter 11: Stateful WCF Services Using Workflow
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
WCF Fundamentals
Service and Data Contracts
Combining WCF and WF
Workflow Management Service (WMS)
Summary
Chapter 12: Workflows in Windows Azure
Windows Azure
Azure Portal
Cloud Services
Data Management
Azure Development Tools
Azure Workflows
Workflow Hosting Patterns
Hosting Non-Durable Workflows
Queuing Data for Workflows
Cloud Workflows
Configuring Azure Storage
Publishing to Azure
Workflows in Blob Storage
Service Bus and Workflows
Hosting Durable Workflows
Workflow Manager (Workflow 1.0 Beta)
Summary
Chapter 13: Hosting Workflows in Windows Server
Architectural Components
Hosting Services
IIS Manager
AppFabric Windows Services
Persistence Data Stores
Monitoring Data Stores
Deployment Types
Single Server Deployment
Server Farm Deployment
Installing AppFabric
Upgrading
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Installation and Configuration
Deploying to AppFabric
AppFabric Dashboard
Action Pane
Persisted WF Instances
Monitoring WF Instances
Understanding WF Metrics
Purging Tracked Events
Workflow Host Management
Auto-Start Feature
Summary
Index
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