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K2 4.5 Quick Thoughts

I just finished attending a webcast on K2 4.5 and I thought I’d share a few quick thoughts. Power User Story Improved Given it is just a presentation and I haven’t actually played with it, the story seemed improved and more believable that real world power users would be able to define workflows in SharePoint...

Posted to dougherty distilled (Weblog) by bdougherty on 04-08-2010
SharePoint 2010 Workflow

One thing I wanted to get out of the SharePoint Conference 2009 is to see how much has been added to the built-in workflow and how it compares to capabilities of some of the external tools, K2 being the one I'm most familiar with. Whoops...the the K2 and Nintex sessions were scheduled at the...

Posted to dougherty distilled (Weblog) by bdougherty on 10-21-2009
Benefits of K2 [blackpearl]

K2 [blackpearl] is the newest version of workflow software from SourceCode. I believe it can be a valuable tool for developing line of business applications, specifially solutions that involve routing and tracking work and information between people. While I haven't built a production solution in...

Posted to dougherty distilled (Weblog) by bdougherty on 05-10-2008
Stumbling Through: K2 [blackpearl] For-Each Loop Simulation

Technorati Tags: k2 , blackpearl , InfoPath , workflow I know I know, I am way behind on my InfoPath Integration series that I started several weeks back, but still, I'd like to go off on a tangent here on a somewhat tricky methodology for accomplishing something that is probably pretty common in...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 04-17-2008
Stumbling Through: K2 [blackpearl] - Infopath Integration (Part II)

Previously, I identified a couple of specific technical problems that I'd like to stumble through solutions for. One of the technical problems I described like this: 'Submitting one order form may spawn multiple processes that can be acted on simultaneously by different users to accomplish one...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 02-29-2008
Stumbling Through: K2 [blackpearl] - InfoPath Integration (Part I)

The K2 [blackpearl] product integrates very well with InfoPath, as any sales-pitch and pre-made tutorial will inform you. I was very impressed with how easily I was able to use InfoPath as the user interface to my simple workflow processes, but I feel that every new technology looks good when you take...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 02-18-2008
Stumbling Through: K2 Blackpearl Programmability

Technorati Tags: ASP.NET , K2 , Blackpearl While doing a little requirements gathering for a workflow project that will be leveraging the K2 Blackpearl product, I came across a few requirements that were not features we'd get 'out of the box' in Blackpearl. Specifically, the project required...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 01-16-2008
Stumbling Through: K2 Blackpearl (More Smart Objects Part I)

Technorati Tags: k2 , blackpearl , visual studio , c# , smartobject , workflow Since 'Smart Objects' are one of the key new features of K2 blackpearl over K2 2003, I've decided that I need to spend more time stumbling through them and their capabilities. I'm still a little confused as to when,...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 12-05-2007
Stumbling Through: K2 Blackpearl (Escalations Part I)

A key feature of workflows that needs to be implemented in any technical workflow solution is escalations, that is, redirecting a task to a different user or sending notifications to various system users if the task goes un-addressed for too long. Today, I'd like to take a look at how the K2 blackpearl...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 12-04-2007
Stumbling Through: K2 Blackpearl (Automatic Workflows Part II)

We left off previously with a workflow that can automatically assign itself to an appropriate user after a set amount of time passes, effectively simulating a reoccurring workflow. There was one major weakness, however, and that is that the time used to determine when to escalate the activity is based...

Posted to Stumbling Through (Weblog) by tbyrne on 11-30-2007

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