In this recipe, we will implement the Visio 2010 workflow created in the previous recipe, and we will accomplish this by using SharePoint Designer 2010.
Now we will import, implement, and enhance the workflow in SharePoint Designer 2010:
Open SharePoint Designer 2010 to the Chapter 7 URL. In the Navigation section, click on Workflows.
In the ribbon, click on the Import from Visio button. On the dialog that pops up, browse to the ProposalAmountWorkflow.vwi file. Click on Next.
In the Import Workflow from Visio Drawing dialog, provide a workflow name such as Proposal Amount Approval, and run this as a List Workflow against the proposals list. Click on Finish:
The workflow edit screen will open. Fill in all of the Log to History list messages appropriately. Change the title box of the workflow.
We will use a variable to hold the dollar limit that will trigger an approval. In the ribbon, click on Local Variables. On the...