SharePoint OOTB Workflow

Recently, I had the chance to play with SharePoint lists and Document Libraries. I also had the challenge of using SharePoint without the use of Designer.


In creating a List or Document Library and associating it with a Workflow, my challenge was to create a View such that I could filter it based on the Workflow status.


Thanks to the wisdom of the internet crowd, I chanced upon this article here


The status of each workflow is stored as a numeric value but displayed as a string description as follows:
  • NotStarted = 0
  • FailedOnStart = 1
  • InProgress = 2
  • ErrorOccurred = 3
  • StoppedByUser = 4
  • Completed = 5
  • FailedOnStartRetrying = 6
  • ErrorOccurredRetrying = 7 
  • ViewQueryOverflow = 8
  • Canceled = 15 (to be confirmed) 
  • Approved = 16
  • Rejected = 17 (to be confirmed)


To filter, compare the value against a numeric constant. For example:
  1. show only those that are in progress: = 2
  2. show only those that are not completed: < 5
  3. show only those approved: = 16

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