Workflow Soluiton

I am a brand new user of Workflow Advance. I am looking for training resources that will help me get started with workflow development and using the Workflow Designer tool.

I'm starting from the ground floor. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Honestly you probably won't find much out there other than the Workflow Solution Foundation training course offered by Altiris or one of the Altiris Authorized Training Centers. Here is a link to more info on the Workflow Solution Foundation training course info.

From what I've seen and heard, this training is pretty much a pre-requisite for a majority of users new to Workflow. I haven't personally attended this course but hopefully others will chime in with some feedback or have other resources they can suggest. Good luck.

I would suggest looking at Juice (http://www.symantec.com/community/). While the information regarding Workflow is not organized particularly well, there is some good information ranging from very basic to more advanced.

For a beginner to the software, there are some videos with names such as "Chapter 1: Introducing Altiris Workflow Solution 6.0". I believe there are 5 or 6 videos that are good at introducing the software.

The other options for just starting out are the online Workflow training at learn.altiris.com. This training is very basic, but is a lot less expensive than the full training.

However I would agree with matzebru that the best option would be Workflow Solution Foundation course. This would be the recommended path for someone serious about learning the product.

Good point David! I can't believe I forgot to mention the Juice! The vast majority of what I have learned to date has been on the Juice site. I guess I was thinking more of formal training but the Juice site has been an excellent resource.

As well as the videos David mentioned, here are a series of articles geared towards beginners that should be helpful:

Workflow Installation and Configuration, Part 1
Altiris WorkFlow, Part 2: Creating a Web Form
Altiris WorkFlow, Part 3: Enhanced Web Forms
WorkFlow Solution Project, Part 4
Altiris WorkFlow: Part 5 - Adding Components to a Basic WorkFlow Project


Below are links to some more advanced topics that should be useful:

Adding an Attachment to an Incident

Basic Word Merge Example

Clicking Button From a Drop Down in Web Forms

Comparing Date-Time Values by Timespan

Creating a Default Send Email Component

Creating a Report Integration Library

Creating a Smart Task in Workflow

Custom Validation

Dynamically Assign a Worker an Incident

Ensuring Parallel Workflow Tasks Are Allowed to Complete

Grid Display Based on Value

Integration Librabry Naming Decisions

Practical Uses - Compare Numbers Rule Component

Practical Uses - Configurable Auto Start

Practical Uses - Date Greater Than Component

Practical Uses - Dialog Workflow Component

Practical Uses - Display Current Users Helpdesk Incidents

Practical Uses - Exception Trigger Component

Practical Uses - Hanging Path Trigger Component

Practical Uses - New File Auto Start Component

Practical Uses - Number Range Rule Component

Redirecting Workflow Approval E-mails

Setting the Root URL and Respond Link

Setting Up Tiered Approval Levels

Understanding Data Types

Version Control

Workflow Basic - Administrator Interface for Deployed Processes

Global Exception Service - Video 1 (How to Build It)

Global Exception Service - Video 2 (How to Use It)

Thank you very much. This is really helpful.

It may be a little while after your original question but I would suggest you check out www.Protirus.com who are a trusted Workflow partner offering workflow training