I am trying to create sharepoint designer workflow inn designer 2013 on sharepoint online site But whenever I select sharepoint 2013 workflow I get a issue saying "server side activities have been updated you need to restart sharepoint designer error"
I have tried below things from net :
Close SharePoint Designer 2013
Delete everything at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache
Delete everything at %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Web Server Extensions\Cache
Go to SPD2013 options –> General –> Application Options –> Uncheck the “Cache site data across SharePoint Designer sessions”
Restart the SharePoint Designer and open/create the workflow.
Do as follows:
1.Try to copy the file Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.Activities.Proxy.dll to the location %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache\<site-name>\<version-number>.
2.Check your Programs list for Workflow Manager Client 1.0. If it's there, uninstall it.
3.Install the KB for SharePoint designer.
January 12, 2016, update for SharePoint Designer 2013 (KB3114337)
You need to update the SharePoint designer, you have to install the update provided by Microsoft for SP designer 13 (kb3114337).
You can also check this SharePoint Designer Error
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I'm looking for some advice. I need to develop some custom workflow activities for a SharePoint 365 online solution. To that extent I do not have a local install of SharePoint 2013. I am using Visual Studio 2012, and have the office developer tools for VS 2012 installed.
When I try to create an empty project for SharePoint 2013, I get the error stating:
SharePoint not installed. The required version of SharePoint
foundation 2013 or SharePoint server 2013 is not installed on this
system. To develop SharePoint solutions or browse SharePoint
connections in server explorer, SharePoint must be installed on the
local system. Make sure that the local server referenced by the
SharePoint project exists
Now, I understand that for SharePoint projects in the past that a local install was required, but with this being online, I do not have that luxury.
Ideally I'd like to identify a way in which I can create an empty project without the need for said local install.
Further to this, I have been able to create an "Apps for SharePoint 2013" project, into which I can create a custom workflow activity. I'm working through some excellent blog posts on how to develop custom activities and it seems to be working file to a point.
What I am now struggling with is that VS2012 is supposed to create an .actions4 file which I can edit to reflect what the workflow activity requires etc. I do not have this file, nor do I understand how I get it.
I would also appreciate information on how I can deploy this custom workflow activity to SharePoint Online so that I can use it in SharePoint designer workflows.
Appreciate there is a lot of asks here, but appreciate any help that people can provide.
Many Thanks,
Grant
Hope this link will help you to create workflows in office 365 . you cannot degug but you can allow visual studio to think that SP is installed on your machine.
https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/59065/how-visual-studio-checkes-that-sharepoint-has-been-installed-on-my-local-pc
I'm new to SharePoint 2013 and need to edit a site in SharePoint designer. In SharePoint 2010 there was an icon where I could do this but it seems to be gone in 2013. Anyone know what to do?
I have downloaded and installed the trial version of Sharepoint 2013. I have also setup Sharepoint Designer because I want to see what workflows can do. Unfortunately, when I create a workflow, I can only select "Sharepoint 2010 Workflow" in the "Platform Type" dropdown. I also get this message, telling me that I cannot create a Sharepoint 2013 Workflow:
"The option for the SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform is not available because the workflow service is not configured oon the server."
Everything runs on a single server - both the Sharepoint installation, the SQL server, the IIS server and the Designer thing.
Can anybody shed some light on this problem?
Regards Leif
There is a separate installation and setup that needs to be done in order to make SharePoint 2013 workflow type show up in the dropdown. You need to install workflow manager and link it to your farm and you should be good to go.
When working with SharePoint 2013, you must make sure you also have installed the 2013 SharePoint Designer (workflows) and 2013 InfoPath (designing forms) tools. You can not use the 2010 tools with SharePoint 2013.
With SharePoint 2010 whenever you wanted to edit a file in SharePoint Designer 2010, the installation file of SharePoint Designer 2010 is downloaded from the local server. But with SharePoint 2013 when you click "Edit in Sharepoint Designer" you get directed to the Microsoft web site to download the installation package.
How will I be able to download the installation from our local server instead of downloading it from the Microsoft website everytime?
As far as I know SharePoint Designer does not ship with the Installation Media for SharePoint Server 2013.
I looked at all the .msi files in the media and none are for SPD. Also there is no SPDESIGN.exe anywhere on my SharePoint server.
Perhaps you can drop the installation files on SharePoint when someone needs to use it, or leave it in a share.
I have been doing research on Sharepoint 2010 Foundation vs Server in relation to Workflow. Here is what I've researched/setup:
Installed Sharepoint 2010 Foundation with Visual Studio 2010 (SQL Server 2008 Express, Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed)
Installed Sharepoint Designer and Visio 2010
I have been reading through Phil Wicklund's Sharepoint 2010 Workflows in Action.
Our decision point is whether to simply go with Sharepoint 2010 Server or Sharepoint 2010 Foundation. I understand that Sharepoint 2010 Foundation does not allow Infopath forms. I also understand it is missing some built in workflows (only offers three-state).
My question is, is there anything else I'm missing that Server has that Foundation doesn't have that would be considered a "show-stopper"? We are considering using Foundations as a platform for hosting various workflows.
We are using Sharepoint Foundation and if you have Visual Studio or even Sharepoint Designer (its free) then you can do lots of stuff even just around the Sharepoint Foundation. Yes by default you can only have the built in "three-state" but no one is stopping you develop your own workflow and even your own forms but not as infopath but a proper form developed in .Net. If you want to have and idea on whats the extent of customizing your Sharepoint check out this one http://anyrest.wordpress.com/tag/sharepoint/, all of the posts there are done in Sharepoint Foundation.
You can always start with foundation and if it does not suit your needs then you can always upgrade.