Virto Extended Workflow Activities Kit for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007

Extended Workflow Activities for SharePoint Designer & Visual Studio

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Extended Workflow Activities for Microsoft SharePoint 2007 & 2010

Office SharePoint Server includes wide opportunities of company’s business process adjustment. Despite of the fact that customized working processes included into Office SharePoint Server 2007 can partly satisfy different needs of your company, you may still require to project and design working processes which are specific for your company business. The complexity level of business processes depends on business process requirements. Developers can organize business processes run by source users or automatically in response to such events as creating or editing of list elements. Designed and implemented custom working processes can be used in addition to working processes described before or instead of them.

There are two ways of creating working processes for Office SharePoint Server 2007 & 2010:
1. Professional software developers can create working processes with the help of Visual Studio 2008/20010. Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation. These working processes contain user code and operations. After professional developer creates custom working processes, server administrator will be able to deploy them n several sources;

2. Web designers can create working processes which do not contain a code for using in a certain list or library with the help of web design software such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. These working processes are created from the list of available working process operations (nearly 30 standard blocks are available for WorkFlow creating), and web designers creating working processes can deploy working processes directly to the list or library where they will be used;

If the first way is supposed for analyst, advanced user and etc., the second one is aimed to developers.

Why Need Virto Workflow Activities Kit

Virtosoftware expands the range of SharePoint activities, allowing for creating custom activity sets, and thus, more flexible customization of business processes. Virto SharePoint Workflow Kit is a set of no-code blocks that you can easily add to SharePoint Designer or can be used in Visual Studio for building your own workflow within a minute.

Virto SharePoint Workflow Kit is set of SharePoint activities for creating custom Workflow using SharePoint Designer 2007 or Visual Studio 2008 & 2010. Virto Workflow Kit that can be used as an add-on for MS SharePoint includes extended activities for sending e-mails, sms, creating folders and AD users, converting date & time and much more.

With Virto SharePoint Workflow Kit you can enjoy

— New e-mail activities including sending emails with List Item/HTTP attachment and using SMTP-Server

— Sending direct messages to Twitter

— Active Directory Activities

— Instant messaging to Jabber, Miranda and GTalk

— Sending SMS

— Text activities (capture, replace, validate, format, translate)

— InfoPath activities

— HTТP-Activities (receive HTML, send HTTP Post)

— Grant permission on Item activities

— Document Library Activities

— SharePoint Site Management Activities and much more

Key Benefits of Virto SharePoint Workflow Kit

— No-code and Ready-to-use Activities

— Easy Deployment (uust add them into your SharePoint Designer)

— Enhanced Capabilities for your Custom Workflow Creation

System Requirements

Please note, Virto Worklfow Activities Kit is delivered in two separate editions - for Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 or 2008

Server:

Virto SharePoint 2007 Workflow Activities Kit requires

SharePoint Release 3:
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

Note: This product is not compatible with SPS 2003 and WSS v2

Virto SharePoint 2010 Workflow Activities Kit requires

SharePoint Release 2010:
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Foundation 2010 (Beta) or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 (Beta);
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5;
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010 (Beta).

Browser:

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7 or higher is required

Activities

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Release Notes

Release	Date	Comments
2.9.0	07-23-2010	Fixed "System.Security.SecurityException: Access denied. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFormDigestSettings.set_Enabled(Boolean value) " error in "Copy list extended" activity.
2.8.0	05-12-2010	Added "Delete list items extended" activity. Added "Get field value extended" activity. Finds the list item by url and returns value from specified field. Added "Save document to file" activity. Saves file to output folder. Added "Create document from file" activity. Creates a new document from file. Added "Rename document" activity. Added "Add SharePoint group to Quick Launch" activity. Adds group to Quick Launch on the People and Groups page. Added "Remove SharePoint group from Quick Launch" activity. Removes group from Quick Launch on the People and Groups page. Added "Change list item content type" activity. Changes the content type that is associated with the item. You can use Content Types as Statuses, see more information http://www.sharepoint911.com/blogs/laura/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=49 Added "Execute SQL Script" activity. Executes SQL statements from within SharePoint Designer workflows. Added "Url Encode" activity. Encodes URL string. Added "Url Decode" activity. Converts a string that has been encoded for transmission in a URL into a decoded string. Added "Change page layout" activity. For MOSS only. Changes a page's layout to the new one.
2.6.0	03-03-2010	Added Get parent folder ID Added Get parent folder name Added Get parent folder URL New Edition is availbe - Virto Workflow Activities Kit for SharePoint 2010.
2.5.0	02-19-2010	Supports non-english installation of SharePoint. Added "ExcuteCustomCode" activity. Executes a custom C# or VB.NET code from SharePoint Designer Workflows. Added "Send Email" activity. Sends email from custom Smtp server. Added "Set DateTime constant" activity. Set DateTime constant: Now, UtcNow, Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow, Begin of this Week, End of this Week, Begin of this Month, End of this Month, Begin of this Year, End of this Year to variable. Added "Converts Date from Local Time to UTC" activity. Converts the value of the current DateTime object from specified Time Zone to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Added "Converts Date from UTC to Local Time" activity. Converts the value of the current DateTime object to local time using the specified Time Zone. Added "Converts Date to Text" activity. Converts the value of the current DateTime object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format. Added "Is User a member of an Active Directory group" conditon (Free). Updated "Is Role assigned to User" conditon. Updated "Is User a member of a SharePoint group" conditon.
2.4.0	01-29-2009	[Critical Update] Smtp settings were removed from "Send Email ..." activities. By default, activity uses the default outbound mail service. If you want to use custom SMTP settings, use "Set Smtp server settings" activity before "Send Email ..." activities. Added "Set Smtp server settings" activity. Added "Generate report" activity. Creates a text report from filtered list items as data source. Added "Get emails from List field" activity. Extracts all emails from field in filtered list items. Added "Split text" activity. Returns a string array (store in variable) that contains the substrings in this string that are delimited by elements of a specified string array. Added "Join text" activity. Concatenates a specified separator between each element of a specified array. Added "Forward email" activity. Forwards the attached email file (EML format) from selected list item. Updated "Send SMS via Clickatell Bulk SMS Gateway" activity. Added optional SenderID property. Updated "Send Email ..." activities. Smtp settings were removed from activity.
2.3.0	01-14-2009	Updated "Send Email with List Item attachment" activity. Send email if item doesn't have attachments. Updated "Send Email ..." activities. Added Workflow History comments. Updated "Send Email ..." activities. Fixed problem if recipient is "domain\user". Updated "Create SharePoint group". Added optional property: the URL of the site collection where the group is being created. Updated "Delete SharePoint group". Added optional property: the URL of the site collection where the group is being deleted. Updated "Add user to SharePoint group". Added optional property: the URL of the site collection to which the user account is being added. Default value is current site collection. Updated "Remove user from SharePoint group". Added optional property: the URL of the site collection from which the user account is being removed. Default value is current site collection. Updated "Translate Text" activity. Fixed problem "pause for duration" activity after any virto activity.
2.2.0	12-22-2009	Added "Send Fax with List Item attachment" activity. Added "Send Fax with Http attachment" activity. Added "Send Fax with attachments" activity. Updated "AddUserToSharePointGroup" activity. Added adding a user to site collection, if user does not exist. Updated "RemoveUserFromSharePointGroup" activity.
2.0.0 - MAJOR UPD	11-12-2009	Added "Send SMS via Office Mobile Service Protocol" activity. OMS Providers http://messaging.office.microsoft.com/HostingProviders.aspx. More info http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd774103.aspx. Added "Create SharePoint site" activity. Like stsadm.exe -o createweb ... . Added "Delete SharePoint site" activity. Like stsadm.exe -o renameweb ... . Added "Rename SharePoint site" activity. Like stsadm.exe -o deleteweb ... . Added "Create SharePoint group" activity. Added "Delete SharePoint group" activity. Added "Add user to SharePoint group" activity. Added "Remove user from SharePoint group" activity. Added "Loop through list items and update list items" activity. Allows updating multiple field and selecting source list. Added "Calculate aggregate function" activity. Updated "Loop through list items and set the value of field" activity. Fixed problem with set lookup and user field properties. Updated "Send Email ..." activities.
1.8.4	10-15-2009	Added "Currency converter" activity Added "Add user to Active Directory group" activity Added "Remove user from Active Directory group" activity Added "Set user's display name in Active Directory" activity. Added "Set user's email in Active Directory" activity Added "Set user's job title in Active Directory" activity Added "Set user's manager in Active Directory" activity Added "Set user's department in Active Directory" activity Added "Set User Password" activity Updated "Create user in Active Directory" activity. By default, Password never expires" account is checked Updated "Set user's custom attribute in Active Directory".Added support for userAccountControl property. Fixed "Create user in Active Directory" activity. Added support for user name in the format "domain\user".
1.7.0	10-02-2009	[+] "Create folder in the document library" activity. [+] "Delete folder from the document library" activity. [+] "Set user's custom attribute in Active Directory" activity. [+] "Set Active Directory authentication" activity. [+] "Create user in Active Directory" activity
1.6.0	09-16-2009	[+] (Sms) Send Sms via Clickatell Getaway [+] (Sms) Send Sms via Smscountry Getaway [*] (Text) Translate Text - Update Language List [+] (Text) Substring, Trim Activities [+] (List) Delete items from list. Ssupports filter. Filter property supports View Name, View ID and CAML string (<Where>...</Where>). Default value is all items.
1.5.0	08-28-2009	[+] Delete all list item permission assignment" activity. [+] Delete specific user permission from List item permission assignment" activity. [+] Filter property to Loop Through List Items activity. Filter supports View Name, View ID and CAML string (<Where>...</Where>). Default value is all items. []Grant permission on Item activity. Added multi permission assignment support in PermissionLevel property. Use ‘,’ or ‘;’ separator to grant several permission. Example: "Approve, Read, View Only". [] Grant permission on Item activity. Added OverrideCurrentPermissions property (default value is Yes). You can specify No and new permission will be append to current user permission.
1.0.1	08-05-2009	Active Directory Activities Added
1.0.0	07-21-2009	First Public Version

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Virto SharePoint Workflow Activities Kit for SharePoint 2007&2010

Commercial License. Standard Edition, Full Software License, per 1 server	$995
Developer License. Standard Edition, Full Software License, per 1 developer seat	$199
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