Free version of sharepoint 2013 and workflows

Hello,
Our company just switched to the free version of Sharepoint 2013. I just need to know if we are able to do workflows with custom lists in this version and be able to route the list to other people within the company. We just need to know if it
is possible first before we dig into it.
Thanks
Natalie.

I assume you mean SharePoint 2013 Foundation. You can see the detailed set of features here:
http://www.apps4rent.com/sharepoint-2013-features-comparison.html
If you get down to Workflows, you'll see that Foundation does not have those options.
Edit: Correction. That is 2013 Workflows. You are able to make 2010 Workflows.
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Hi,
We have a requirement to update a column value once the item has been approved.
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Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you want to update Column value after current item is Approved and then publish major version using Sharepoint 2013 designer workflow.
You will get into this kind of Catch-22 situation trying to set the Content Approval Status in SharePoint Designer workflow:
- You must check out the document before you can change the Content Approval Status
- You can't change the Content Approval Status once the document in checked out
Since you set the Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited=Yes, you will need to check out the document when run the workflow on the item. But you cannot approve a document when it is checked
out. So the logic in workflow conflicts.
As a workaround, you can use the Start Another Workflow action to start the normal Approval workflow on the document. The built-in Approval workflow can work with a document that’s not checked out.
The designer approval workflow also can work with a document that’s not checked out.
You can create two workflow using SharePoint Designer 2013.
First, create a SharePoint 2010 platform workflow.
Then, create a SharePoint 2013 platform workflow.
Then when the SharePoint 2013 platform workflow start, it will start the SharePoint 2010 platform workflow to set content approval status, then the SharePoint 2013 platform workflow will update current item value.
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Hi,
In SharePoint Designer 2010, we could not save the workflow as a template directly except the reusable workflow.
However, in SharePoint Designer 2013, we can just save all the types workflow as a template, then you can import the workflow into the new environment.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/workflows_for_product_catalogs/archive/2012/11/02/deploying-a-workflow-on-a-different-server.aspx
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How to configure workflow manager 1.0 ? Scenario "sharepoint 2013 and sql server 2012 workflow manager in one server" .

i have sharepoint 2013 and sql server 2012 in one server . how to configure workflow manager 1.0 on the same server ?

Please follow below technet article :
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Note: The steps in this article apply to SharePoint Server 2013.
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Hi,
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Per my knowledge, the Association Columns feature is available only on the SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform.
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Hi Amit,
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http://www.sharepoint-reference.com/Blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=37
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sharepoint 2013 designer workflow auto approve task after due date is passed.
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Hi Amit,
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How do I setup SharePoint with SQL Always On.
I have two servers SQL1 and SQL2. I created Windows 2012 cluster and called it MyCluster.
I installed SQL Server 2012 SP1 on both servers. I created AlwaysOn group called MyAlwaysOn and added test database to sync between those two servers.
Now I have to install SharePoint 2013. How do I specify the SQL server? Do I say that name is SQL1? Or MyCluster? Or MyAlwaysOn?
MyAlwaysOn does not have IP address or DNS record, so I do not think I can do it. So, is it SQL1 or MyCluster?
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Please see))
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sambetts/archive/2013/04/24/sharepoint-2013-and-sql-server-alwayson-high-availability-sharepoint.aspx
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Now assuming you don’t have SQL Server tools installed (which you shouldn’t if it’s on production!) you’ll need to use a tool called “cliconfg.exe” to create a SQL alias. Run it; click the “Alias” tab, and the Add button.
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And if you know Russian languages
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Hello guys,
I've installed the service pack 1 for SharePoint 2013 and then I tried to update the workflow manager, but I always get an error message that the workflow manager could not be updated!
Is the installing order wrong? should I first install the update for the worklfow manager and then the update for SharePoint 2013?
Best regards
Matthias

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[06/06/14 09:48:44] At least one of the product packages has been detected.
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[06/06/14 09:48:48] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:48] Copying files...
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[06/06/14 09:48:48] Package Workflow Manager Client 1.0 is not installed. Skipping it.
[06/06/14 09:48:48] Package Workflow Manager 1.0 is installed.
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[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Copying file AppServerV1-WorkflowManagerpatch30.msp ...
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Copying file TargetWFVersion.txt ...
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Copying file UnifiedWFHotfixUpgrade.PS1 ...
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Copying file Setup.xml ...
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Copying file Setup.exe ...
[06/06/14 09:48:49] Operation succeeded.
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get-itemproperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Service Bus\1.0'
because it does not exist.
At C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\E-Business Servers
Updates\Updates\Uninstall2799754\UnifiedWFHotfixUpgrade.PS1:971 char:21
+ $sbinstallpath = (get-itemproperty "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Service
Bus\1.0" ...
That's the log file
Best regards
Matthias

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Hi Amit,
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