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Sharepoint Online. are all the features in the Trial version the same as the full version?
Sharepoint Online. are all the features in the Trial version the same as the full version?
- Hello everyone,
We are currently evaluating the trial version of Business Productivity Online Standard Suite taking a good look at Sharepoint Online. Are there some features not enabled in the trail version or does the trial version provide everything that the paid version includes?
I ask this question because the Site Collection workflows show that I have the Three-state, Approval, Collect Feedback, Collect Signatures, Disposition Approval, Translation Management workflows available, but the only one that is active is the Three-state workflow. Is there a way to make some of the other workflows active? Am I missing something
I have tried going into the settings of a document library and tried to add a workflow, but the only workflow listed is the Three-State. I have been able to created a custom workflow in Sharepoint Designer, but I would really like to try the Approval and Collect Signatures workflows.
Otherwise the trial version has been great to play around with and has been great to work with in our evaluations.
Thanks, Roy- Split by[msft] Steve HiskeyModeratorFriday, February 20, 2009 4:18 PMsplitting away from the answered Portal question
Answers
- The BPOS trial and and paid versions are identical.
As you discovered, the only out-of-the-box workflow currently enabled is the three-state workflow. We are looking to enable the other workflows at some point in the future. Until then, you do have the option of using SharePoint designer to create custom no-code workflows.- Marked As Answer byTroy Hopwood [MSFT]ModeratorWednesday, February 25, 2009 12:07 AM
- Proposed As Answer byTroy Hopwood [MSFT]ModeratorWednesday, February 25, 2009 12:07 AM
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- I'm pretty sure that what you see in the trial demo is what you get in the full Shared offering. I just checked my BPOS SharePoint site, and the only workflow I have available is the Three-state workflow. I see the same other workflows you mention in the Site Collection Site Settings page, and they're all inactive without the ability to activate them.
My best guess is that at some point in the future these workflows will be come available, but right now they're not activated for us to use.
John
MCTS: WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SCOM 2007 ******* Now Available on Amazon - the SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide: http://is.gd/da9q - The BPOS trial and and paid versions are identical.
As you discovered, the only out-of-the-box workflow currently enabled is the three-state workflow. We are looking to enable the other workflows at some point in the future. Until then, you do have the option of using SharePoint designer to create custom no-code workflows.- Marked As Answer byTroy Hopwood [MSFT]ModeratorWednesday, February 25, 2009 12:07 AM
- Proposed As Answer byTroy Hopwood [MSFT]ModeratorWednesday, February 25, 2009 12:07 AM
- Hello Troy - is this still the case? I am working with a company using BPOS-S and only see the Three-State workflow - however the online documentation suggests there are many more workflows:
http://www.microsoft.com/online/help/en-us/bpos/index.html?page=html%2F586c1824-c22f-4690-9358-52f7a02128be.htm
Your response here dates from February 2009 - I assume based on the documentation that there are now more workflows available to use. How do I enable these additional workflows?
Alex Talarico
