You cannot copy a workflow with the same name back to the server if any instances of the existing workflow are still running.
Going with version numbers isn't such a bad thing as it means you can still finish running the existing workflows while having the new version install and begin running. If you're concerned about the history logs then you could always build a custom workflow page and order them by group/version to make the process more readable. It's not ideal but it's the best you can hope for with the current implementation of workflows within MOSS. More here if you're interested: http://blogs.officezealot.com/jkremer/archive/2007/05/02/20330.aspx Regards, Paul Online Developer, ICT CEO Sydney From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Trevor Andrew Sent: Monday, 28 April 2008 11:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OzMOSS] Workflow History Lists - retaining history for older versions of workflows Hi All, I'm working on a State Machine workflow, using VS 2008, and all is going OK, but I am a bit concerned about the default handling I'm seeing of Workflow History. If I deploy a new version of my workflow (with an incremented build number), the currently enabled workflow on the list gets set to "No New Instances". But when I associate the new version of the workflow with my list, and remove the old one, all of the Workflow History for items handled under that older version of the workflow appear to be removed. If however I try to use the same name for the Workflow when I associate with the list without removing the old one, I get told a workflow with the same name exists. All of this behaviour sort of makes sense, but I want to retain the workflow history for items handled under earlier versions of the workflow. Am I missing something here? It's going to be a fact of life that subsequent versions of a workflow need to be deployed into a live environment as changes are made, but surely you don't have to pay the penalty of losing all of the workflow history for the previous versions of the workflow? Kind Regards, Trevor Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com ____________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressed recipient(s) only and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you have received this message in error, please delete the message and any attachments and copies immediately; and notify the sender by return e-mail. Any views expressed in this message or any attachments are those of the individual sender and do not necessarily represent the corporate opinion of the Catholic Education Office (CEO), Sydney. The CEO Privacy Policy is located at http://www.ceo.syd.catholic.edu.au ____________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com
