SPWorkflowManager class
Contains members that enable you to centrally control the workflow templates and instances across a site collection.
Inheritance hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowManager
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SubsetCallableTypeAttribute> _
Public Class SPWorkflowManager _
Implements IDisposable
'Usage
Dim instance As SPWorkflowManager
[SubsetCallableTypeAttribute]
public class SPWorkflowManager : IDisposable
Remarks
Use the SPWorkflowManager class to centrally manage and control the running instances of workflows across a site collection.
Use the SPWorkflowManager object to:
Start, run, or cancel workflows.
Return all the workflows currently running on a specific item.
Perform other workflow administration operations.
The SPWorkflowManager class has no equivalent in the user interface. Through the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation user interface, users interact with the workflows running on items on an individual basis.
Thread safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See also
Reference
Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow namespace
Other resources
Workflows in Windows SharePoint Services
Workflow Development for Windows SharePoint Services
Workflow Object Model in Windows SharePoint Services Overview