How does Sitecore implement workflow?
How does Sitecore implement workflow?
When you go to the Content Editor, select ‘System’ and scroll down to the ‘Workflows’ node in the tree on the left hand of the editor. This is exactly where the Sitecore Simple workflow is configured. Each workflow is defined by the node that rests in the System/Workflow/Workflow template.
How do I create a workflow in Sitecore?
To use the Workbox:
- Log in to the Sitecore Desktop.
- Click the Sitecore Start button and then Workbox.
- In every workflow state, you can preview, open, compare, each content item as well as apply the workflow commands that have been defined for that workflow state.
What is workflow state?
A Workflow State is a state in the workflow you create. Different Workflow States may be achieved before or after applying different Workflow Actions on them.
How many Workflows can be assigned to an Item in Sitecore?
You can have as many workflows as you like. To add a new workflow, you only have to add a workflow node and populate its children. The workflow node has only one meaningful field named ‘Initial State’.
What is workflow in Sitecore?
A workflow is a series of predefined states that reflect the work processes and procedures for creating web content in your organization. The Workbox is a tool in Sitecore that displays information about the items in a workflow such as editing history or the number of items that you can find in each workflow state.
How do I change my workflow in Sitecore?
Click the relevant workflow command to send the item to the next workflow state. In the dialog box that appears, you can enter a comment about the page you have edited, and click OK. The item is now in the next workflow state and new workflow commands are available in the notification bar.
What are workflows in Sitecore?
A workflow is a series of predefined states that reflect the work processes and procedures for creating web content in your organization. For example, your workflow states could correspond to the creation, review, and approval stages that items must go through before they are published on your website.
What happens when a user edits an item in final State of workflow?
If you edit an existing item that is in a workflow, Sitecore creates a new version of the item and places it in the initial workflow state. If you edit this item again later, you edit the version that is in the workflow unless you specify that you want to edit another version.
How to build a simple Sitecore workflow?
A Sitecore workflow requires a collection of user roles, content access roles, client access roles, workflow roles, and optionally notification roles. Together with the proper role hierarchy we can construct a simple and clean workflow.
What actions can be defined within Sitecore content editor?
Certain actions within Sitecore Content Editor are not strictly defined by workflow but help make the process a lot more efficient and the author experience more pleasant. Here are some examples. Customize the Sitecore ribbon to be more intuitive. Certain functions are only appropriate for certain roles.
How to define user roles in Sitecore?
It is best practice in Sitecore to define user roles by assigning to each a set of core capabilities in the form of inherited parent roles in Sitecore that control content access, client access, and workflow options.
How do I publish items that are not in workflow?
Items that are not in workflow will require the Publish button such as those found in Media Library. The tab should remain visible bu no publish or analyze commands should be select-able for a custom tab so their is no back channel to direct publishing.