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Can I use the same dev database for Azure AppFabric Workflows, as well as "regular" WF4.0 workflows?

I'm exploring the .NET 4.0 Update 1 features and installed the Azure Appfabric SDK and also Workflow Foundation Samples.

I'm mostly interested in testing the new State Machine, correlation, persistance, ASP.NET MVC, and Azure + MVC in this example.

Should I use a separate database for my Azure Appfabric work, and traditional ASP MVC Workflow work? Can I use the same one?

Solution

  • The database schema AppFabric uses is a super set of the normal persistence schema. So it could work but there is a good change AppFabric will get confused. My recommendation is to use separate databases if at all possible.