Thursday, September 25, 2014

How to reuse / associate list workflows built using SharePoint Designer 2013 on multiple lists

What?

How to reuse / associate list workflows built using SharePoint Designer 2013 on different lists

Why?

You want to built a reusable list workflow using SharePoint Designer 2013 and be able to attach them to multiple lists.


How?

Create a list
Develop a workflow using SharePoint Designer 2013
Export the workflow to Visio 2013

If you delete the workflow from the list and try to import it back, you won't be given the option to choose a list as long as the list on which the workflow was built exists.

To enable this workflow to be associated to any list, delete the list (and create the list again if needed)

Once the original list on which the workflow was built has been deleted, SharePoint Designer 2013 lets you associate the workflow with any list.


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