Can I see a diagram of my Windows Workflow instance?

Question

I have a Windows workflow host with Persistence and Tracking services enabled. I would like to show my permanent copy of the workflow in the workplace as a diagram (for example, in the visual studio workflow designer). Is there an easy way to do this?

Please note that I would like to display this diagram in an Admin-like web interface that system administrators can use to view the status of an executable instance of a workflow.

Answer 1

You can override the constructor. Not easy, but doable. Then you can color / annotate the actions of the diagram based on knowledge of the state of the workflow using tracking. See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480213.aspx

Answer 2

This link from Kirk Evans explains how to use Ajax Workflow Monitor to display the status of running instances on a web page. It looks promising!

Answer 3

Follow this link and then click on the download sample ... This will include a workflow monitor already created for you with window forms.

Workflow monitor