• How to get an SPD Workflow to Run at a Specific Time – Employee Vacation Reminder: Part 1

    Solution provided by Dessie Lunsford at EndUserSharePoint.com.

     
  • Workflow History is Hidden by Default

    Workflow History can be found at

    /lists/Workflow%20History

     
  • Code for formatting a Workflow Email Notice

    The following code was used to create an Easy To Read email notice generated by SharePoint Designer Workflow.

     

    <table style=”border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%” dir=”ltr” cellspacing=”0″><tr style=”background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid”><td style=”font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt; background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid; padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px”>The Review workflow has started on <strong>[**********LOOKUP Name**********]</strong>.</td></tr>

    <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr style=”background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid”><td style=”font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14pt; background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid; padding: 10px 40px 10px 40px”>Dates</td></tr>

    <tr><td style=”font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; padding: 5px 60px 5px 60px”><p style=”margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px”><strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Document Owner**********]</strong> has requested <strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Priority**********]</strong>.</p>

    <p style=”margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px”>The initial reviewers must complete their review by <strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Initial Review Due Date**********]</strong>.</p></td></tr>

    <tr style=”background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid”><td style=”font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14pt; background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid; padding: 10px 40px 10px 40px”>Reviewers</td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; padding: 5px 60px 5px 60px”><p style=”margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px”>The initial reviewers are:</p>

    <ul style=”margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px”><li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Reviewer 1**********]</strong></li>

    <li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Reviewer 2**********]</strong></li>

    <li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Reviewer 3**********]</strong></li></ul>

    <p style=”margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px”>The backup reviewer is:</p><ul style=”margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px”>

    <li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><strong style=”color: #E84037; font-variant: small-caps”>[**********LOOKUP Backup Reviewer**********]</strong></li></ul></td></tr>

    <tr style=”background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid”><td style=”font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14pt; background-color: #f8f8f9; border: thin #e8eaec solid; padding: 10px 40px 10px 40px”>Links</td></tr>

    <tr><td style=”font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; padding: 5px 60px 5px 60px”><ul style=”margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px”><li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”>

    <a style=”color: #003399; text-decoration: underline” href=”[**********LOOKUP%20Dashboard%20URL**********]“>Workflow Dashboard</a></li>

    <li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><a style=”color: #003399; text-decoration: underline” href=”[**********LOOKUP%20Document%20DispForm**********]“>View the document properties</a></li>

    <li style=”margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px”><a style=”color: #003399; text-decoration: underline” href=”[**********LOOKUP%20Encoded%20Absolute%20URL**********]“>Open the document</a></li></ul></td></tr></table>

    This is not exactly how it looks in email. But close.