Launching a Server-initiated Mobile Workflow on the Device

On Windows Mobile platforms, Mobile Workflow packages are integrated with the Outlook Mail inbox. On iOS, messages are sent to a container that is provided by the Workflow device client.

Click the e-mail message to launch the Mobile Workflow container and display the Mobile Workflow associated with the e-mail message.

When you click the Workflows menu item in the device inbox, only the latest version of the Workflows appear. When you click the Workflow icon for a particular workflow, the Workflow version that is associated with the e-mail notification is launched, whether it is the latest version or not.

Example

You develop a Mobile Workflow application that has both client-initiated and server-initiated starting points. You deploy the initial version, which is called version 1, and a Mobile Workflow e-mail notification is sent.

Next, make some changes and deploy a second version, version 2. Again, a Mobile Workflow e-mail notification is sent.

There are now three ways that this Mobile Workflow application can be launched, and the way that it is launched determines which version of the Workflow is launched:

• If you launch the application from the Workflows menu item, the last deployed version of the Workflow, in this case, version 2, is launched. Although version 1 of the Mobile Workflow application still exists somewhere on the device it is never used as long as you launch the Workflow from the Workflows menu.
• If you launch the Workflow by opening the initial e-mail notification, the version that corresponds with the latest version that existed at the time the notification was sent, is used. In this case, that is version 1; it does not matter that a later version (version 2) exists.
• If you launch the Workflow by opening the second notification, the version that corresponds with the latest version that existed at the time the notification was sent is used. In this case, that is version 2.