Developing a Workflow

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

This topic provides links to other topics that describe tasks that you typically perform when you develop workflows in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Enabling Workflow

How to: Enable a Form or List for Workflow
Describes how to enable a form for workflow.
How to: Enable a State Model for a Workflow Document
Describes how to enable the state model for a workflow document by using a class or by creating a method on a table.
Activating a Workflow
Explains the ways you can activate a workflow at run time.

Workflow Type Checklist
Shows the steps to create a workflow type for a Microsoft Dynamics AX workflow.
Workflow Approval Checklist
Shows the steps to create an approval for a rich client or web client in a Microsoft Dynamics AX workflow.
Workflow Task Checklist
Shows the steps to create a task for a rich client or web client in a Microsoft Dynamics AX workflow.
Workflow Automated Task Checklist
Shows the steps to create an automated task that invokes business logic, without user interaction, in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
How to: Create a Workflow Event Handler
Describes how to create and implement event handlers on the workflow level.
How to: Create a Workflow Task or Approval Event Handler
Describes how to create and implement event handlers on the workflow element level.
Creating a Line-item Workflow
Describes how to create and implement a line-item workflow.
Workflow Providers
Explains the workflow providers in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Workflow Best Practices
Describes general principles to follow when you develop workflows, a table of the best practice checks, and how to fix any best practice check errors.

Workflow Security
Describes general and specific workflow considerations for an application.

Walkthrough: Creating a Workflow Type
Describes how to create a workflow type in the Application Object Tree (AOT).
Walkthrough: Adding Workflow to an Existing Form
Describes how to add workflow support to the CustTable form, create a method to run when the form is submitted to workflow, and then test the workflow.
Walkthrough: Creating a Workflow with a Task and an Approval
Describes how to create and add a task and an approval to a workflow.
Walkthrough: Adding an Automated Task to a Workflow
Describes how to add an automated task to a workflow.

Troubleshooting Workflow in Microsoft Dynamics AX
Describes common problems that can occur when you develop and test a workflow in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
How to: Debug X++ Code in Workflow
Describes how to debug X++ code for workflow.