Manage workflows (SharePoint Server 2010)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010
You can modify the configuration settings for existing workflow associations, cancel running workflows, remove workflow associations, and uninstall or delete workflows from your site.
In this section:
Activate or deactivate a workflow (SharePoint Server 2010)
Workflows that are deployed as a feature package must be activated to be available to use on lists, libraries, content types, or sites. This article describes how to activate or deactivate a workflow that has been deployed as a feature package.
Add a workflow association (SharePoint Server 2010)
Before a workflow can be run, it must be associated with a list, library, content type, or site. This article describes how to associate a workflow template with a list, library, content type, or site.
Modify a workflow association (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to modify the configurable options that are available for most for workflow associations.
Remove a workflow association (SharePoint Server 2010)
Workflow templates must be associated with a list, library, content type, or site before it can be run. This article describes how to disassociate a workflow template from a list, library, content type, or site.
Start a workflow instance (SharePoint Server 2010)
Workflows can be configured to start when a particular event occurs or can be started manually by a user. This article describes how to start a workflow manually.
Cancel or terminate a workflow instance (SharePoint Server 2010)
If you do not want an instance of a workflow to complete you can cancel the workflow. You can terminate a workflow that cannot be cancelled either because it does not support cancellation or because the workflow has stopped responding. This article describes how to cancel or terminate a workflow.
Uninstall a workflow (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to uninstall a workflow that is deployed as a feature.
Delete a SharePoint Designer workflow (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to delete a workflow that was deployed using SharePoint Designer.