SharePoint 2013 workflow troublehsooting

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If you are using workflow manger in sharepoint 2013 you might face different issues  which you are not sure either the issue is comming form workflow manger or sharepoint , by following troubleshooting check list you might find at least the area you need to focus more

 

check list in workflow manager server :
1. Check https://[wfms]:12290 or https://[wfms]:12291 if they are responding
2. Check ”WorkflowMgmtPool” is started
3. Following services are running

  • Workflow Manager Backend
  • Service Bus Message Broker
  • Service Bus Gateway
  • Windows Fabric Host Service (FabricHostSvc)

4. Get workflow farm information , workflow database  by  Start Workflow Manager PowerShell
• get-WFfarm
 
5. Check if the Workflow Manager farm running(workflow service backend and  front end should be rennin)  by  Start Workflow Manager PowerShell
• get-WFfarmStatus


 
6. Check oAut in accessible by https:// [wfms]:12291/$SYSTEM/$Metadata/json/1

7. Restart the WorkflowServiceBackend service

  • net stop WorkflowServiceBackend
  • net start WorkflowServiceBackend

 

If all is fine then time to focus on sharepoint :)

check list SharePoint server :

1. check if you are at least in version March PU 2013
2. Check “workflow service application” started
3. Check , workflow service application “workflow is connected”
4. Check “User Profile Service”
5. Check “App Management Service” is started
6. Check https://[FQDN]:12290 or https://[FQDN]:12291 if they are responding
7. Check https://[myserver]/Lists/Workflow History for error message
8. Check in SharePoint designer if you see workflow 2013 option

 

 

9. Try to register workflow manager
Register-SPWorkflowService –SPSite "https://myserver/mysitecollection" –WorkflowHostUri "https://workflow.example.com:12290"  –force

10. Each server in the SharePoint Server 2013 farm must have the Workflow Manager Client installed.
11. Make sure workflow initiator is not a system account
12. workflow initiator must have a user profile
13. Check following " Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.Activities.dll" version are sync with each other

  •  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.Activities\v4.0_15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c   Will be installed with Developer tools
  •  C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\WorkflowActivities  Will be installed with SharePoint
  •  Database "WFResourceManagementDB", table "Scopes", path "SharePoint "check the default workflow configuration xml  file 


 14. We recommend to have all SharePoint and workflow manager (Office developer tools  in development environment ) sync and have in latest version

 

Hope it helps :)