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The Workflow Studio toolbar provides immediate access to a variety of tools and application-specific development commands. The commands are dynamic in that the number of commands at any given time is determined by the number and types of designers and editors opened in the Workflow Studio IDE.
Toolbar Commands
Command | Purpose |
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Exit Application | Closes Workflow Studio. |
Common > Save | Saves the currently open item. |
Common > Save As | Opens a dialog that allows you to name an open folder item and choose the folder to which you wish to save it. |
Common > Deployment Services | Provides options for opening and creating new manifests, building solutions and packaging development items for deployment to the local file system. |
Common > Refresh Toolbox | Forces a refresh of the toolbox. If any recent changes have occurred you can elect to have those reflected in the update. |
Common > Object Browser | Displays the Workflow Studio class library. |
Build > Compile | Compiles the open workflow, activity, form or lookup. |
Build > Publish | Publishes workflows to the designated workflow server. |
Build > Deployment | Provides options for opening and creating new manifests, building solutions and packaging development items for deployment to the local file system. |
Tools > View Assemblies | Opens a list of all Workflow Studio assemblies by version number, allowing you to add or remove any from your copy of Workflow Studio. |
Tools > Activity Templates | Opens a dialog that allows you to view and delete any activity templates from Workflow Studio. |
Tools >Event Viewer | Opens an Event Viewer that allows you to view any workflow events that have occurred on a selected machine. |
Tools > Isolate Workflow Versions | Allows you to select an existing workflow and save it as different version. |
Workspace > Build Log | Opens the Build log, if one exists. |
Workspace > Cancel Build | Cancels any batch build operations that exist in your workspace. |
Workspace > Program Files | Opens the Program Files folder on the local machine. |
Workspace > Program Data | Opens the ProgramData folder on the local machine. |
Workspace > Compile Temp | Opens the ProgramData > CompilerTemp folder on the local machine. |
Workspace > Dyna Local Temp Dll | Opens the ProgramData > DynaLocalTempDll folder on the local machine. |
Workspace > Intelli Cache | Opens the ProgramData > Cache folder on the local machine. |
Workspace > Workflow Templates | Opens the ProgramData > UserWorkflowTemplates folder on the local machine. |
Options and Settings > Alert Receivers | Opens a window displaying a list of the current Alert Event Receivers configured in your environment. |
Options and Settings > STS Claims Extensions | Opens the STS Claims Extensions dialog with a list of extensions and related assemblies in your environment. |
Options and Settings > SSO Extensions | Opens the SSO Extension editor displaying a list of extensions and related assemblies. |
Options and Settings > C# Code Editor Font | Opens the Editor Style dialog, which allows you to style how text appears in the C# Code Editor. |
Workflow Studio Workflow Editing Commands – The following commands only appear when a workflow is open in the Workflow Designer or an activity is open in the Activity Designer. | |
Add New Property | Opens the Add New Property dialog, which allows you to add a new property to the workflow or activity. Once added, the new property can be used for data binding. |
Delete Property | Allows you to delete a selected property. You must select a property to delete it. |
Promote | Promotes the selected property. |
Bind Property | Opens the Data Binding Shortcut dialog, which allows you to create a new workflow or activity property bound to another property in the same workflow or activity. |
Bind Wokflow | Opens the Shortcut Workflow Association wizard, which allows you to call an external workflow to return a property from that external workflow to the current workflow or workflow activity. |
Copy | Copies an item selected in the designer. |
Cut | Cuts an item selected in the designer. |
Paste | Pastes a previously copied item into the designer. |
Delete | Deletes a selected item from the designer. |
Zoom In | Allows you to magnify the designer. |
Zoom Out | Allows you to decrease the magnification level of the designer. |
Pointer | Releases the mouse from the Zoom In and/ Zoom Out control. |
Print Setup | Opens the Page Setup dialog, which allows you to configure print options. |
Print Preview | Displays a preview of what the workflow or activity will look like when printed. |
Prints the workflow or activity to the printer selected in the Page Setup dialog. | |
Add Reference | Opens the GAC Assembly Reference dialog, which allows you to add an assembly reference to the project. |
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Solution Explorer
The Solution Explorer tab in Workflow Studio is an essential tool for organizing, accessing, and managing your workflow applications and other objects within the development environment. The three sub-tabs within the Solution Explorer provide different functionality to help you efficiently work with your projects:
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