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Issue with Workflows

Asked By: Geena Ma. Date: Nov 19, 2009 Category: MOSS Views: 360

We have a MOSS site that has a number of workflows that were deployed
using the SharePoint Designer Workflow Templates. They are working just
as they were designed to do. However when one of them needed to be
modified the .xoml file cannot be opened in SP Designmer and the .xoml,
.rules, and wfconfig.xml files are reading as 0KB in file size.

Any ideas?

Tagged:issue with workflows

9 Answers Found

Answer #1 Answered By: Dewayne Clay Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

Can you copy/save the file locally from the SPD directory viewer?

Answer #2 Answered By: Angelina Newman Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

Yes the site can be accessed through the
directory viewer. When I try to bring the work flow over to my local
system I only get a 'paste shortcut' (unless I we are looking at
something different than you are referring to.)

No the developer does not have a local copy of the workflows. He works
directly on the server.

Answer #3 Answered By: Shannon Fleming Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

I was thinking specifically of the xoml file, since that's where the meat of
the workflow is (and it seems to be at the root of the problem here).

Answer #4 Answered By: Aditi Msc Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

From what I understand, those built in workflows are custom, and cannot
be edited or tweaked in SharePoint designer. I think that possibly a
developer could use Visual Studio to modify those workflows, but I'm not
positive.

Answer #5 Answered By: Abinav Basu Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

The workflows were built using
SharePoint Designer. I've tried VS as well with the same results. It's
strange because they are working but cannot be accessed.

Answer #6 Answered By: Teresa Simpson Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

Were the workflows built in the site where they currently are being run? Or
were they packaged as part of a site template and ended up in the destination
site when it was created?

SPD workflows are normally editable, but I have seen cases in the past where the
security permissions keep them from being edited. Have the permissions for
users changed in the root of the site or has security inheritance been broken on
the folders in SPD?

Finally, are the users trying to edit the workflow Site collection admins or
regular users? If regular users check to make sure that Contributor settings
haven't been implemented. Using Contributor settings you can turn off a user's
ability to edit SPD workflows.

Answer #7 Answered By: Robby Barr Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

I'm guessing that once a workflow has been implemented, it is no longer
available for editing. Probably will have to create a new workflow version.

Answer #8 Answered By: Patrick Davis Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

not that I know of. We have edited deployed workflows before in the
past.

Answer #9 Answered By: Alexander Rocha Answered On: Nov 19, 2009

That's not the case at all with workflows (SPD or otherwise).

It sounds like something corrupted these things. If they're really reading
0KB for the xoml, your best best is to crank back to a previous version.

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