Blog change: Now using a Code Sharing Tool

Since last post I started to use Pastie to share source code. It's a nice free tool which helps to share and embedded code in other sites, a Pastebin Application. Today I updated the last posts also with embedded source codes from Pastie.

I hope you like it!

http://pastie.org/

How to create a Custom Report on Nintex Workflow 2007

Since last week I was looking forward on how to deal with custom reports on Nintex. And it's very nice, the way they developed it gives the users some great capabilities on querying workflow information. This post shows the necessary steps to create a custom report using the data already available on Nintex Workflows. I also suggest a previous reading on the SDK document, available here:

http://connect.nintex.com/files/folders/sdk/entry122.aspx

Nintex have it own database separated from SharePoint. The developers are capable of creating new tables, stored procedures and what else is necessary to improve the workflow customizing. On the Reporting case, we can create Stored Procedures to handle our custom queries. This How to create a query which looks for how many tasks the users handled. It's quite simple, but is a good way to check how reporting works.

How to create links to the Workflow Status and Details on a List

This post is quite simple, because it uses some common Nintex variables, but it born from a real user needing, and before I realized it was partially available. My first approach to create the links to the Workflow Status and Details pages was to create the URLs manually. And it worked! But then I realized that it is not necessary. Below I explain step by step how to do it!

How the delegation works on Nintex Workflow 2007

After reading a good article on Let's SharePoint blog, I decided to do some tests about delegation on Nintex Workflows 2007, and I found interesting results.

Let's SharePoint post, Nintex Best Practice Task Delegation:

http://aknauer.blogspot.com/2009/10/nintex-best-practice-task-delegation.html

First of all, the way I'm doing the delegation is for all tasks, using the top menu, as I have described in my first HOW TO post on this blog:

http://workflowexperience.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-get-delegated-user-of-task.html

Nintex Workflow 2010: Just Released

Hello!

Yes, it was released today! And with a many improvements, comparing to the 2007. Check it by yourself!

http://www.nintex.com/en-US/Products/Pages/NintexWorkflow2010.aspx

I also recomend a look on the two flyers who describes the product, and the comparative table between the 2007 and 2010 versions:

Product Brochure
Edition Comparison Table

In my opinion, the most interesting features available on this new version are:

• Fluent ribbon interface (Office 2007-2010 like)
• Create “User Defined Actions” using the drag and drop workflow designer (if it allows to export this actions)
• Export workflows to Visual Studio 2010 (it’s very useful to customize the workflow, adding new capabilities)
• InfoPath form generation/support (no idea how it works yet, there are no info available, but sounds nice)

I hope I can play with it soon! :)