Validation steps Workbox

This article contains the Validation steps to be taken to validate if the Workbox software is installed correctly.

Validation needs to take place at the: 

• SharePoint Server
• DCS SharePoint site

SharePoint Server

The following validation steps need to be executed on a SharePoint Server

Preconditions

• SharePoint is installed
• Workbox is installed
• Correct version of DCS is installed
• A DCS site is available

Validation steps Central Administration

1. Open Central Administration of the SharePoint Server
2. Click System Settings
3. Click Manage Farm Solutions
4. Check if the "datapolis.licensemanagement.wsp" and "workbox.wsp" have the status "Deployed"
   

   

     Figure 1 DataPolis farm features are deployed

   
   
5. Go back to the Central Administration
6. Click on "Licence Management" at the section "Organice Process System"
7. Check If there is a valid Workbox license (green square, maintenance end date not expired)
   Figure 2 Datapolis license management
   
   
8. Check if the While activity is enabled in the web.config of the web application.
   To go to the web.config, do the following:
   1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the SharePoint server(s)
   2. Open the Sites menu
   3. Select the DCS web application
   4. In the menu on the right, select "Explore"
      Figure 3 web.config location
   5. Open the web.config file in this directory

 The web.config must contain:

For SharePoint 2010

<configuration>

  <System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler>

    <authorizedTypes>

      <authorizedType Assembly="System.Workflow.Activities,  Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"  Namespace="System.Workflow.*" TypeName="WhileActivity"  Authorized="True" />

    </authorizedTypes>

  </System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler>

</configuration>

For SharePoint 2013/2016

<configuration>

  <System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler>

    <authorizedTypes>

      <targetFx version="v4.0">

        <authorizedType Assembly="System.Workflow.Activities,  Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"  Namespace="System.Workflow.*" TypeName="WhileActivity"  Authorized="True" />

        <authorizedType Assembly="System.Workflow.Activities,  Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"  Namespace="System.Workflow.*" TypeName="WhileActivity"  Authorized="True" />

      </targetFx>

    </authorizedTypes>

  </System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler>

</configuration>

DCS SharePoint site

The following validation steps need to executed on a DCS SharePoint site

Preconditions

• Site feature Organice Process System is Active
• Settings menu option "Manage Organice Workflows" (SP2010) or "Manage Site and Reusable Workflows" (SP2013/SP2016) is available

 Figure 4 Option Manage Organice Workflows / Manage Site and Reusable Workflows is available

Validation steps

1. Click the option "Manage Organice Workflows" (SP2010) or "Manage Site and Reusable Workflows" (SP2013/SP2016)
2. Check if all workflows in the site have the status "Deployed" with a check mark