Integrated workflow apps
for SharePoint Online allows the creation workflows that can be attached to
list or library in Host Web. Though this feature has been available in
SharePoint Online for some time there is no tooling support for this Visual
Studio 2013. To create an integrated workflow app in Visual Studio 2013 we will
have to perform a workaround by editing the workflowmanifest.xml manually and
setting the Integrated App value to true. This process is explained clearly in
Andrew Connell’s article
With the release of Visual
Studio 2015 Integrated Workflow Apps can be created from the IDE without
requiring manual edit of XML files. Below are the steps to create an integrated
workflow app in Visual Studio 2015
- Create SharePoint Hosted App and target it to SharePoint Online.
- Add a workflow item to the SharePoint App project. The app can become an integrated workflow app only after a workflow has been added to it.
- Open the project properties window and set the Integrated App property available under the Workflow section to true
- That’s all you need to do. Now after the app is deployed to a SharePoint online site you will be able to add a workflow to a list or library in the host web.
