Workflow is my thing

My passion for workflow and forms automation began over 25 years ago with Lotus Notes. Notes allowed a developer to build business rules into forms and create workflow messaging based upon those rules. An example of this is an expense report or proposal authorization that requires on authorization level for a specific amount and a second approval level for amounts that exceed a threshold.

 

All was good until Notes fell out of favor with large companies. In 2010 I began to focus on workflows using Microsoft SharePoint. The tools I used in the beginning were SharePoint Designer for workflow and InfoPath for forms.

 

Later on working for an energy company I had the opportunity to work with Nintex Forms and Workflow. This dedicated product not only made the design experience more intuitive, Nintex exposed a lot more functionality than the free Microsoft tools.

 

I attended a Microsoft event while working near Hartford CT where PowerApps and Flow where introduced. I immediately viewed all of the introductory videos ( sorry no link ) from Microsoft (Six) and experimented with my own Office 365 subscription.

 

I furthered my study with the following Lynda.com training:

SharePoint 2016: No-Code Workflows

Most recently I attended SPTechCon in Boston and attended several sessions related to PowerApps and flow:

  • Using PowerApps to Customize SharePoint List forms
  • Three Must-Have Workflows with Microsoft Flow
  • Integrate All the Things: PowerApps and Microsoft Flow for Developers
  • Using Azure Runbooks and Microsoft Flow to Automate SharePoint Tasks

http://matthewrubenstein.net/sharepoint/sptechcon-boston-august-2018/

SPTechCon Boston August 2018

Sessions attended:

A Beginner’s Guide to Client Side Development in SharePoint

A Deeper Dive into Client Side Development in SharePoint

Getting Started with SharePoint Development

Introduction to Azure Web Applications for Office and SharePoint Developers

Hit the ground running with the Microsoft Graph

SharePoint Framework Best Practices

BI for the Cobbler’s Children: JavaScript Charting and Graphing

Using PowerApps to Customize SharePoint List forms

Three Must-Have Workflows with Microsoft Flow

Asynchronous JavaScript and TypeScript for SharePoint Developers

Excel automation scenarios with SharePoint client side development

Integrate All the Things: PowerApps and Microsoft Flow for Developers

Using Azure Runbooks and Microsoft Flow to Automate SharePoint Tasks

 

Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016

Exam Ref 70-339 Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016

SharePoint Online Service Description

Office Online Server

240 Self-paced Labs

SharePoint hybrid sites and search

Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint Server 2016

Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server)

Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint Server 2016

Description of MinRole and associated services in SharePoint Server 2016

Governance SharePoint Server

SharePoint Governance Plan Auburn University

How to implement SharePoint Governance

SharePoint Governance Best Practices by Christian Buckley

Start Building a SharePoint Governance Plan in the Real World

SharePoint Governance Policies, Plans, and Documents Listing

Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint Server 2016