Association Columns in Sharepoint 2013 Reusable Workflow

Question

at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj728659.aspx it says Association columns are not available in Sharepoint 2013 Workflow 
But http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn292551.aspx#bkm_07 is suggesting to use Association columns in Sharepoint Server 2013. Doesn't Sharepoint Server 2013 uses Sharepoint 2013
Workflows?
Cheers, IXI solution

Answer 1

Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is that you want to know if the Association Columns can be used in SharePoint 2013 workflow.
Per my knowledge, the Association Columns feature is available only on the SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform.
The article in the link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn292551.aspx#bkm_07 introduces the best practices for developers using Visual Studio to create workflows in SharePoint 2013.
We can create 2010 workflows in SharePoint 2013 and we can use the
Association Columns feature in SharePoint 2010 workflows.
We can also integrate features from the SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform into the new SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform.
To do this, create a SharePoint 2010 Workflow by choosing the SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform; create a SharePoint 2013 Workflow by choosing the SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform; and then use the
Start a list workflow and Start a site workflow actions in the SharePoint 2013 Workflow to call the SharePoint 2010 Workflow.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reply.
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