Annotation for workflow activities

Nico Burgerhart

June 13, 2013 16:45

 

.NET Framework 4.5 allows the developer to add annotations to a workflow (see e.g. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh305735.aspx). Will this be available in future versions of Workflow Designer?

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  Ryan Cooney

  June 13, 2013 22:54

  Since this is just a feature of the .NET Framework version 4.5 you can actually enable this today, but you need to specifically opt in.

  1. Make sure you have .NET 4.5 installed on both the Essentials server and machine you use to run Workflow Designer.
  2. Edit the config file of your Workflow Designer (found here by default):
     • C:\Program Files (x86)\Latitude Geographics\Geocortex Essentials\Default\Workflow Designer\Geocortex.Workflow.Designer.exe.config
  3. Add the following app setting:
     • <add key="gcx.workflow.designer.targetFramework45" value="true"/>
  4. Open Workflow Designer and you should be able to add annotations.

  Please keep in mind that this will save your workflow .xaml files in a new format that can only be read on machines with 4.5 installed.

  --Ryan

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  Permanently deleted user

  June 14, 2013 03:36

  Hi Ryan

  I am currently running Workflow Designer v2.18.0.96 and according to Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel .Net Framework 4.5 is installed (This is on the server that I am remoting to).

  However after making the changes that you suggested there still does not appear to be a right click Add Annotation option (as described in Nico's link) in the WF Designer.

  Did you have any further thoughts on how to get this working?

  Thanks

  Ralph Price

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  Nico Burgerhart

  June 14, 2013 03:48

  Thank you for your quick reaction, Ryan.

  Same observation as Ralph: some new features are added, but no Add annotation command.

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  Permanently deleted user

  June 14, 2013 08:02

  Hi Ryan

  still no joy. This time I tried on our other server with a config file that has the contents of what is below.

  There is nothing else that you have installed such as VS2012?

  Thanks

  Ralph

   

   

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

   

  <configuration>

   

    <appSettings>

   

      <add key="gcx.io.applicationName" value="Geocortex Workflow Designer"/>

   

      <add key="gcx.io.instanceName" value="Default"/>

   

      <add key="gcx.workflow.designer.targetFramework45" value="true"/>

   

      <!--<add key="gcx.io.fileSystem.path" value=""/>-->

   

    </appSettings>

   

    <connectionStrings>

   

    </connectionStrings>

   

    <system.diagnostics>

   

      <trace>

   

        <listeners>

   

          <add name="gcx" type="Geocortex.Logging.LoggingTraceListener, Geocortex.Logging" />

   

        </listeners>

   

      </trace>

   

    </system.diagnostics>

   

    <!--

   

    <system.net>

   

      <mailSettings>

   

        <smtp from="from@xxxxxx.com">

   

          <network host="mail.xxxxxx.com" port="25" password="password" enableSsl="false" userName="user@xxxxxx.com" defaultCredentials="false"/>

   

        </smtp>

   

      </mailSettings>

   

    </system.net>

   

    -->

   

    <startup>

   

      <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0" />

   

    </startup>

   

    <runtime>

   

      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">

   

        <dependentAssembly>

   

          <assemblyIdentity name="WindowsBase" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />

   

          <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="4.0.0.0" />

   

        </dependentAssembly>

   

        <dependentAssembly>

   

          <assemblyIdentity name="mscorlib" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture="neutral" />

   

          <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="4.0.0.0" />

   

        </dependentAssembly>

   

        <dependentAssembly>

   

          <assemblyIdentity name="System" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture="neutral" />

   

          <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="4.0.0.0" />

   

        </dependentAssembly>

   

      </assemblyBinding>

   

    </runtime>

   

  </configuration>

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  Ryan Cooney

  June 14, 2013 22:29

  Very strange. Do other .NET 4.5 components appear, such as the Document Outline in the bottom right corner?

  --Ryan

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  Nico Burgerhart

  June 14, 2013 23:10

  Yes

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