Tutorial: Create a Workflow Service
Workflow services are Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services authored as workflows using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Using the WF framework enables these services to be durable, be long-running, and inherit other existing WF functionality.
This tutorial shows you how to create a workflow service that combines various aspects of WF and WCF into one service. The first exercise shows you how to use Visual Studio to create a basic state-machine workflow service. The next exercises use that same service and build on it by adding new functionality such as claim-based authorization and local host communication.
In This Section
Exercise 1: Create a Basic Workflow Service
Exercise 2: Implement Security Features on the Workflow Service
Exercise 3: Enable Local Host Communication between the Workflow Service and Host Application
Reference
Related Sections
Workflow Services and Durable Services Overview
Workflow Service Authoring Styles
Supported Message Exchange Scenarios
How to: Configure a Workflow Service
How to: Host a Workflow Service in IIS
Security Considerations for Workflow Services and Durable Services
Conversations with Workflow Services
See Also
Other Resources
Windows Workflow Foundation Tutorials
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Last Published: 2010-03-04