Bind workflow programmatically to list

Question

How to bind workflow programmatically to list in an visual studio project?
In our project we have list templates and 2013 workflows designed. How to associate a workflow with a template?

Answer 1

Hi,
In the Visual studio under Workflow1->Elements.xml as shown in the below screenshot.
In the Elements.xml, you need to update the following section.
<File Url="WorkflowStartAssociation" Path="Workflow1\WorkflowStartAssociation" Type="GhostableInLibrary">
<Property Name="WSDisplayName" Value="Workflow1 - Workflow Start" />
<Property Name="ContentType" Value="WorkflowServiceSubscription" />
<Property Name="WSPublishState" Value="3" />
<Property Name="WSEventType" Value="WorkflowStart" />
<Property Name="WSEnabled" Value="true" />
<Property Name="WSGUID" Value="9afd9ce7-daa2-44c9-a9b0-3415177f6097" />
<Property Name="WSEventSourceGUID" Value="{$ListId:Shared Documents;}" />
<Property Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.ActivationProperties.ListId" Value="{$ListId:Shared Documents;}" />
<Property Name="HistoryListId" Value="{$ListId:Lists/WorkflowHistoryList;}" />
<Property Name="TaskListId" Value="{$ListId:Lists/WorkflowTaskList;}" />
</File>
From the above section, you have update the WSEventSourceGUID
<Property Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.ActivationProperties.ListId" Value="{$ListId:Shared Documents;}" />
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn456545%28v=office.15%29.aspx
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