Workflow
Workflows are a simple way to extend the logical operations of your Force.com applications. A workflow is an action which is triggered by inserting or changing a data record. A workflow can trigger a task, email alert, update a data field or send a message.
Workflow rules specify the criteria which determine if a workflow is triggered. A workflow can be triggered immediately, or set to operate at a subsequent interval after the triggering event. These outbound messages are one of the ways you can send information from your Force.com environment to external data stores and applications.
A specialized type of workflow called an 'approval' can route information to a series of people, each of whom can approve the information, sending it on to the next recipient, or decline the approval.
- Overview of workflow.
- Video presentation introduction to implementing workflow.
- Workflow & Approvals (What's New in the Winter 07 Release): Feature overview of the new workflow capabilties, including Field Updates and Approval Workflow.
- Wielding Workflow (Developers@Dreamforce '06): Detailed review of the new workflow features in Winter 07 that greatly enhance and simply the ability to create these process-centric apps.
- PTODemo: This screencast provides an overview of using the new approval workflow and other platform features to create a complete Time Off request and management app.
