Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation

Module 1: Creating and Hosting Workflows

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

Lab: Creating and Hosting Workflows

• Creating and hosting a simple sequential workflow
• Passing parameters into a workflow
• Creating a state machine workflow
• Hosting the state machine workflow
  

Module 2: Applying Conditions and Rules

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

Lab: Applying Conditions and Rules

• Making Decisions
• Performing Iteration
• Defining Policies
  

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

Lab: Communicating with Workflows

• Invoking a Method 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

Lab: Creating and Configuring Custom Activities

• Creating a Custom Activity
• Validating a Custom Activity
• Developing a Custom Activity Designer
• Creating a Custom Composite Activity
   

Module 5: Creating and Managing Runtime Services

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

Lab: 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 

Lab: Managing Faults, Transactions, and Compensations

• Handling Faults
• Implementing Transactional Behavior
• Implementing Compensation Behavior