How to migrate SharePoint 2010 List based workflows
Problem Statement:
We have a SharePoint 2010 list on our site and a workflow is associated to that list.
Sometimes, the existing list gets corrupt and we have to replicate the list using the list template saved earlier. Now, the existing workflow does not get associated to the new list and we have to re-create the entire workflow in SharePoint Designer.
Another scenario for associating an existing workflow is when the site is migrated; as, the workflow-list association is broken.
Solution:
Re-creating the entire workflow in SharePoint Designer can be a tedious process.
The alternative to this is to modify the source workflow files to force it to re-attach to the new list.
Note: There should be no schema mismatch between the old and new list.
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December 31, 2012
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