6462 Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities

This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008. The course does not require previous experience creating workflow-based solutions.

Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200

•Explain Windows Workflow Foundation concepts and features
•Create sequential workflows
•Create state machine workflows
•Modify workflows at run time
•Implement conditional branching in a workflow
•Define and execute rule sets
•Forward chain rules
•Change rules at run time
•Call methods on the host process
•Handle events from the host process
•Consume services from a workflow
•Publish a workflow as a service
•Create a custom activity
•Create a custom composite activity
•Define custom activity layout
•Customize activity serialization
•Create a custom runtime service
•Hydrate and dehydrate workflows
•Monitor workflows
•Track workflows
•Handle faults in a workflow
•Handle cancellations in a workflow
•Create and manage transactions in a workflow
•Create and handle compensations

Module 1: Creating and Hosting Workflows

•Overview of Windows Workflow Foundation
•Creating Sequential Workflows
•Creating State Machine Workflows
•Modifying Workflows at Runtime

Module 2: Applying Conditions and Rules

•Implementing Flow Control
•Defining and Executing Rule Sets
•Forward Chaining of Rules
•Changing Rules at Run Time

Module 3: Communicating with Workflows

•Calling Methods on the Host Process
•Handling Events from the Host Process
•Consuming Services from a Workflow
•Publishing a Workflow as a Service

Module 4: Creating and Configuring Custom Activities

•Creating Custom Activities
•Creating Custom Composite Activities
•Customizing Activity Serialization
•Defining Custom Activity Layout

Module 5: Creating and Managing Runtime Services

•Creating a Custom Runtime Service
•Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
•Monitoring Workflows
•Tracking Workflows

Module 6: Managing Faults, Cancellations, Transactions, and Compensations

•Handling Faults
•Handling Cancellations
•Creating and Managing Transactions
•Creating and Handling Compensations

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