When creating event receivers or workflows it might be interesting to look at the differences between the following SPListItem methods. The differences might be subtle but it can make a huge difference when you have extra event receivers or workflows attached to your SharePoint list or items. Update() Updates the item in the database. Updates [...]
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Update vs Systemupdate vs UpdateOverwriteVersion
Posted in Development, SharePoint, Uncategorized, Workflows, tagged differences, Event handler, Modified by, systemupdate, triggering events, update, UpdateOverwriteVersion, version, workflows on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Custom workflow does not start. Feature needed.
Posted in SharePoint, Workflows, tagged custom workflow, MOSS, not executed, OffWFCommon feature, SharePoint 2007, Visual Studio workflows, won't start on June 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Lost again a few hours today. Apparently workflows on your SharePoint site need the hidden ‘OffWFCommon’ feature to be enabled. If not the workflow code is simply not executed. The annoying thing is that there is no indication that the workflow is not starting. You can assign the workfow to a list , let the [...]
