Remove a Workflow Solution From a Site Collection or Web Application

Remove a Workflow Solution From a Site Collection or Web Application

APPLIES TO:

  • Workflow Conductor 1.0 through 1.6.1
  • Workflow Conductor 2.0 and higher configured to use Solution Deployment
  • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  • SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010

A Workflow Conductor workflow solution must be deployed in order to test it. If a Designer creates multiple versions of a workflow before a “final” version is ready, the earlier versions remain in the site in multiple places:

  • As an associated workflow in the list or library
  • As an active feature in the site collection
  • As a deployed solution in the Web application

Designers or administrators may want to remove these earlier versions to prevent confusion and to maintain a clean SharePoint environment. There are multiple ways to do this, depending on how completely you want to remove the workflow solution and what permissions you have in the site: