SPWorkflowAssociation.CreateWebContentTypeAssociation Method
Creates a workflow association that can then be added to a content type that is scoped at the website level.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function CreateWebContentTypeAssociation ( _
baseTemplate As SPWorkflowTemplate, _
name As String, _
taskListName As String, _
historyListName As String _
) As SPWorkflowAssociation
'Usage
Dim baseTemplate As SPWorkflowTemplate
Dim name As String
Dim taskListName As String
Dim historyListName As String
Dim returnValue As SPWorkflowAssociation
returnValue = SPWorkflowAssociation.CreateWebContentTypeAssociation(baseTemplate, _
name, taskListName, historyListName)
public static SPWorkflowAssociation CreateWebContentTypeAssociation(
SPWorkflowTemplate baseTemplate,
string name,
string taskListName,
string historyListName
)
Parameters
baseTemplate
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowTemplateThe workflow template on which to base this workflow association.
name
Type: System.StringThe name to give this workflow association.
taskListName
Type: System.StringThe task list on which to create workflow tasks for this workflow association.
historyListName
Type: System.StringThe list to which to log workflow history events.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowAssociation
A workflow association.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | baseTemplate or name is null . - or - The workflow template is private and cannot be re-associated. - or - The workflow template requires a task list and taskListName is null . - or - The workflow template requires a history list and historyListName is null . |
| ArgumentException | The name parameter contains only spaces or tabs. |
Remarks
You can add the workflow association that is returned by this method to a site-level content type by calling the AddWorkflowAssociation(SPWorkflowAssociation) method of one of the content types in the content type collection of the website.