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windows workflow - approval level process

I am planning to write a windows forms application that requires multilevel approval in order to process something. Like Creator (Requester) -> Review (Reviews the order and escalates to next level) -> Clerk (first level approval) -> Manager (Final approval) -> Back to creator

Once Creator/Requester fills out a form and submits, I wanted to start a workflow which automatically fires emails and based on response it sends it to the next level.

  • Question: I never worked on Windows workflow, is WF suitable for this type of application? Is there any sample(not exactly like this) available?
Solution

  • That sounds like a process orchestration that WF4 is well suited for. In general I would recommend using an IIS hosed workflow service and let that take care of all processing.