Course Outline
Module 1.1: Creating and Hosting Workflows, and Applying Conditions and Rules
This module explains how to create and host Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) workflows. Furthermore, this module explains how to apply conditions and rules in a workflow.
Lessons:
- Overview of Windows Workflow Foundation
- Creating Sequential Workflows
- Creating State Machine Workflows
- Modifying Workflows at Runtime
- Implementing Flow Control
- Defining and Executing Rule Sets
- Forward Chaining of Rules
- Changing Rules at Run Time
Lab: Creating and Hosting Workflows
- Creating and hosting a simple sequential workflow
- Passing parameters into a workflow
- Creating a state machine workflow
- Hosting the state machine workflow
Lab: Applying Conditions and Rules
- Making Decisions
- Performing Iteration
- Defining Policies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain Windows Workflow Foundation concepts and features.
- Create sequential workflows.
- Create state machine workflows.
- Modify workflows at run time.
- Implement conditional branching in a workflow.
- Define and execute rule sets.
- Forward chain rules.
- Change rules at run time.
Module 1.2: Communicating with Workflows and Creating & Configuring Custom Activities
This module explains how to communicate between workflows, host processes, and services. This module also explains how to create and configure custom activities.
Lessons
- Calling Methods on the Host Process
- Handling Events from the Host Process
- Consuming Services from a Workflow
- Publishing a Workflow as a Service
- Creating Custom Activities
- Creating Custom Composite Activities
- Customizing Activity Serialisation
- Defining Custom Activity Layout
Lab: Communicating with Workflows
- Invoking a Method on the Host Process
- Handling Events from the Host Process
- Consuming Services from a Workflow
- Publishing a Workflow as a Service
Lab: Creating and Configuring Custom Activities
- Creating a Custom Activity
- Validating a Custom Activity
- Developing a Custom Activity Designer
- Creating a Custom Composite Activity
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Call methods on the host process.
- Handle events from the host process.
- Consume services from a workflow.
- Publish a workflow as a service.
- Create a custom activity.
- Create a custom composite activity.
- Define custom activity layout.
- Customize activity serialisation.
Module 2.1: Creating and Managing Runtime Services
This module explains how to create and manage runtime services.
Lessons:
- Creating a Custom Runtime Service
- Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
- Monitoring Workflows
- Tracking Workflows
Lab: Creating and Managing Runtime Services
- Creating a Custom Runtime Service
- Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
- Monitoring Workflows
- Tracking Workflow
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create a custom runtime service.
- Hydrate and dehydrate workflows.
- Monitor workflows.
- Track workflows.
Module 2.2: Managing Faults, Cancellations, Transactions, and Compensations
This module explains how to manage faults, cancellations, transactions, and compensations in a workflow.
Lessons:
- Handling Faults
- Handling Cancellations
- Creating and Managing Transactions
- Creating and Handling Compensations
Lab: Managing Faults, Transactions, and Compensations
- Handling Faults
- Implementing Transactional Behavior
- Implementing Compensation Behavior
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Handle faults in a workflow.
- Handle cancellations in a workflow.
- Create and manage transactions in a workflow.
- Create and handle compensations.
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