About Workflow Publishing Scopes
There are four different workflow scopes available for the Simple Publishing method, depending on your SharePoint version. You can allow any or all of the following scopes for workflow designers:
Scope | Description |
Publish to List | When you publish a workflow to a list, the workflow is only associated to the list where the workflow was created. It is not reusable and cannot be associated to other lists. If you want to use the same workflow on another list, you can publish the workflow template again to the new list. |
Publish to Site |
When you publish a workflow to the site, it can be associated to any list or library in the site where the workflow was created. It is reusable. To associate a workflow to another list after it is published, use the Workflow Settings option in the List/Library ribbon or Settings page.
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Publish to Site Collection |
When you publish a workflow to the site collection, it can be associated to any list or library in any site in the site collection where the workflow was created. It is reusable. To associate a workflow to another list after it is published, use the Workflow Settings option in the List/Library ribbon or Settings page.
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Publish as Site Workflow |
When you publish a workflow as a site workflow, it is associated to the site where the workflow was created. It is not reusable and cannot be associated to other sites. If you want to use the same workflow on another site, you can publish the workflow template again to the new site.
See an example of a site collection workflow using the Collect Data From User widget. |