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Windows Workflow Foundation Data Model

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The Windows Workflow Foundation data model is composed of three concepts: variables, arguments, and expressions. Variables represent the storage of data and arguments represent the flow of data into and out of an activity. Arguments are bound (assigned a value) using expressions that may reference variables.

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Variables and Arguments.
Describes the concepts of variables and arguments and how they are used.

Expressions
Describes expressions and how they are used in workflow development.

C# Expressions
Describes C# expressions in workflows, introduced with .NET Framework 4.5.

Properties vs. Arguments
Describes how to select which type to use for activity input.

Exposing data with CacheMetadata
Describes how to expose a custom set of metadata about an executing activity's members.