By default, in SharePoint 2013, Workflow Manager Service is not configured. Workflow Manager Service has to be downloaded, installed and configured manually before it can be used in SP 2013. Here is a step by step walk-through.
After installing SharePoint 2013 in our server, only 2010 workflows are available in SharePoint. To work on SharePoint 2013 workflows, we need to install and configure the workflow manager in the server. There exists a new option while building a workflow for SharePoint Server called Platform Type. The option for the SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform is not available because the workflow service is not configured on the server. The SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform requires Workflow Manager and must be installed separately and then configured to work with your SharePoint Server farm. To function correctly SharePoint 2013 Workflows require to have App Management Service and Site Subscription Service provisioned.
My version of WPI is 4.5
Step 2: Search for Workflow. You will get the below list
Step 3: Select Workflow Manger 1.0, click Add and then 'Install'
Step 5: Click on 'Continue'
Step 7: Click on 'Configure Workflow Manager with Custom Settings'
Step 9: Supply User details and Passwords
Step 10: Accept the defaults and check 'Allow Workflow management over HTTP on this computer' option as your system is not configured for HTTPS.
Step 12: Do test connections and select 'use the same account' and 'use the same certificate' options.
Step 14: Now, installation in progress and it will take couple of
Step 16: Check Application Pool 'WorkflowMgmtPool' running or not
Step 17: Check web site 'Workflow Management Site' running or not
Step 18: Install Cumulative updates. First install cumulative update of Service Bus
Step 19: Install Workflow Manager 1.0 Cumulative Update 1
Step 21: Workflow Service Status will still remain 'Not Connected'
Step 22: You need to register 'Workflow Manger'. For that, Open Management Shell
Step 23: Give this command 'Register-SPWorkflowService -SPSite 'http://xxxx' -WorkflowHostUri 'http://xxxx:12291' - AllowOAuthHttp
Step 24: Refresh the page. Your Workflow Service Status is 'connected' now.
Step 25: You can also verify this using SharePoint Designer. For that, connect to the server
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Sharepoint 2013 Workflow Service Is Not Configured On The Server Instance
Step 26: Select Workflow, click on List workflow. Check the platform type by clicking on Platform Type Selection box. You will see both SharePoint 2010 Workflow and SharePoint 2013 Workflow.
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Steps toinstall SharePoint 2013 workflow platform type with new workflow engine.
Let’s begin the installation and configuration-
1. Downloadworkflow manager from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2520922. Runthe workflowmanager.exe as admin.
3. Clickon ‘Install’ button.
5. WhenWorkflow Manager 1.0 installation process has completed. Click ‘Continue’ on configure screen.
6. Youwill get ‘Workflow Manager Configuration Wizard’ after this. Choose ‘Configure Workflow Manager with DefaultSettings (Recommended)’.
7. On‘New Farm Configuration’ (not to be confused with SharePoint Farm), enter SQLserver instance and the credentials as required.
8. Inthe ‘Configure Service Account’ section enter the appropriate service accountto run the Workflow Manager.
9. Checkthe Allow Workflow management over HTTP on this computer (for development) butyou don’t need to do on production.
10. Inthe ‘Certificate Generation Key’ section enter a unique key and press rightarrow to continue.
11. Inthe ‘Summary’ dialog box, verify all information entered and click OK (tickmark). Also you can save it by clicking on ‘Copy’ link button.
12. Now‘Configuration Process’ will start.
13. Ifall configuration processes are right, then you will get screen similar tobelow.
14. Verifythat the following services are running:
a. WorkflowManager Backend.
b. WindowsFabric Host Service.
c. ServiceBus Gateway.
15. OpenIIS and check ‘Workflow Management Site’is working or not. We get two ports configured as:
a. *:12290(https)
b. *:12291(http)
16. Tocheck the proper configuration, open the following link in your browser.
a. http://servername:12291
b. https://servername:12290
17. Allthe required databases are created as given below.
18. Open‘SharePoint Management Shell’ andrun the following command.
19. Aftersuccessful execution of command a new service application will be created andset its administrator the user provided while doing workflow configuration(optional).
20. Ifservice application is correct, you will get the screen as given below.
21. Afterthe successful installation of ‘SharePoint2013 Workflow Manager’ a new platform as SharePoint 2013 Workflow willcome.
Sharepoint Workflow Start Another Workflow
Nowtake the full advantage of the SharePoint 2013 Workflow engine.
Sharepoint 2013 Workflow Tutorial
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