RuleDesigner Element (WorkflowActions)

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Complex type element. The RuleDesigner element contains information needed to render a workflow sentence in a declarative, code-free workflow editor such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.

<Conditions>
  <Default>…</Default>
    <Condition>
    <RuleDesigner>
      <FieldBind>…</FieldBind>
    </RuleDesigner>
  </Condition>
</Conditions>
<Actions>
  <Action>
    <RuleDesigner>
      <FieldBind>…</FieldBind>
    </RuleDesigner>
  </Action>
</Actions>

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Sentence

Required text. Text displayed in the workflow editor that represents the workflow rule. The rule sentence can contain static text as well as text dynamically generated at run time. Variables can be embedded into the sentence using the notation %1, %2, and so on. Each variable maps to a FieldBind element Id. Then, during workflow design, the text displayed for these variables is the Text attribute of the FieldBind element.

Child Elements

FieldBind Option

Parent Elements

None

Example

The following XML demonstrates how to construct a RuleDesigner element so that it can be displayed in a code-free workflow editor.

<WorkflowInfo>
  <Conditions>…</Conditions>
  <Actions Sequential="then" Parallel="and">
    <Action Name="Update my custom SharePoint list"
            ClassName="CustomActivities.OrderListFunctions"
            Assembly="CustomActivities"
            Category="My Custom Actions"
            CreatesTask="true"
            CreatesInList="UpdateList"
            AppliesTo="all"
            ListModeration="false"
            UsesCurrentItem="true">
      <RuleDesigner Sentence="Update %1">
        <FieldBind Field="UpdateList"
                   Function="UpdateOrderList"
                   DesignerType="ChooseListItem"
                   ID="1"
                   Text="My Custom List">
        </FieldBind>
      </RuleDesigner>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Type="System.String, mscorlib"
                   Direction="In"
                   Name="UpdateList" />
      </Parameters>
    </Action>
  </Actions>
</WorkflowInfo>

See Also

Tasks

.ACTIONS File Example

Concepts

Creating Declarative, No-Code Workflow Editors

Default Workflow Actions

Default Workflow Conditions