SharePoint 2013 Deploy custom code activity

Deployment in detail

•Workflow Manager box (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Defining-and-Using-Custom-d7d87547)

1.Copy activity assembly to following locations:

•%ProgramFiles%\Workflow Manager\1.0\Workflow\Artifacts

•%ProgramFiles%\Workflow Manager\1.0\Workflow\WFWebRoot\bin

2.Add your activity class to the white-list

•Create AllowedType.xml and copy it to above two locations

3.Restart “Workflow Manager backend” service

•SharePoint box (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163911.aspx)

1.Copy activity assembly to SharePoint box and GAC it

2.Add a new .actions4 file to %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\1033\Workflow (need top-level node)

3.Reset IIS

•Client

•Clean up SPD cache (%LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\WebsiteCache)