Glossary:Definition - Windows Workflow Foundation
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| Term | Windows Workflow Foundation | |
| Definition | WWF or WF is the built-in collaboration and workflow technology included in the .NET Framework of the Windows Vista operating system. WF is part of the Vista programming model formerly called WinFX and now called .NET Framework 3.0. To develop workflow applications, Visual Studio 2005 is required plus the Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation.
Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) comprises: Activity Model: Activities are the "building blocks" of workflow—the units of work to be executed. An activity is easily created by either writing source code or assembling them from other activities. A set of standard activities is provided, e.g. if/else, parallel execution, Web service call Rules Engine: Windows Workflow Foundation has a rules engine which supports declarative, rule-based development for workflows. Workflow Designer: This is the Visual Studio design interface (surface). It allows workflows to be created and organized graphically by placing activities within the workflow model. Plus, the designer can be re-hosted within any Windows Forms application. Workflow Runtime: Hosted within any .NET process, a light-weight and extensible runtime engine that executes the activites comprising a workflow. Thus, developers can bring workflows to any ASP.NET Web site, Windows Forms application, or Windows Service. | |
| See also | .NET Framework 3.0, WF, First Windows Workflow, Windows Vista | |
| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms. | ||
