Create a list with associated workflow from a list template.

Question

Hi,
I have a calendar list with two workflows and I saved it as list template. Also I have an event receiver which creates a list based in this list template I created, but I noticed that the list is created without workflows. If I create the list
using the list template using SharePoint it does it with the workflows but my event receiver does not.
Here is my code:
if
(list == null){
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates =
true;
var lstTemp = web.Site.GetCustomListTemplates(web);
var template = lstTemp[listTemplate];
var listId = web.Lists.Add(listName,
string.Empty, template);
list = web.Lists[listId];
list.Title = listName;
list.OnQuickLaunch =
false;
list.Update();
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates =
false;
Thanks anyway.

Answer 1

Hi,
According to my understanding, you have a list template contains workflow, you can create a new list with this template from UI. However, when create a list with this
template in Event Receiver, the workflow is missing.
I tried to reproduce by creating a list template contains an OOTB Approval workflow, then use an Event Receiver to create a list with this template, it turned out
that the workflow is attached to the newly created list.
I would suggest that you create another Event Receiver with the code snippet below to see if it is an issue of Event Receiver:
public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties)
base.ItemAdded(properties);
createListWithTemplateWithWF(properties);
public static void createListWithTemplateWithWF(SPItemEventProperties properties)
using (SPSite site = properties.Site)
using (SPWeb web = site.RootWeb)
SPListTemplateCollection listTemplates = site.GetCustomListTemplates(web);
SPListTemplate listTemplate = listTemplates["ListTemplate_List001_withWF"];
web.Lists.Add("List005", "List005", listTemplate);
Feel free to reply with the test result or if there any questions about this.
Best regards,
Patrick
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support