Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Event Receivers vs Workflows SharePoint 2010

Event Receivers
Workflows
Can execute either before or after the operation
Always executes after the operation
Can cancel the operation
Cannot cancel the operation as the item will have already been created
Cannot be launched manually by the user
Can be started manually by the user
Not designed for user interaction
Specifically designed for user interaction
Can execute in response to many different actions, including deletes
Can only execute in response to one of four events – Manual, an item being created, an item being edited, and an item being submitted for approval
Must be created in Visual Studio
Can be created with Visual Studio, Visio or SharePoint Designer


Workflows are mostly used for business process implementation and Event receivers are mostly used for one time activity based on trigger.

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