Workflow - Task Due Date, Send Reminder, Possible ?

Some sharepoint workflow questions
1. I am assigning a task but how is the due date calculated?
2. I need to send a reminder if the task is not completed by Friday 12:00 noon to the assigned person. How can I do this?

Hi SP, you can do that a couple ways: 1) have a due date column with a workflow that is triggered when the date is past the due date. 2) make a calculated column taking the date and subtracting x number of days. This will have the workflow send out
the reminder before the due date.
Your calculation would be something like, if "today's date" = "due date - 7," then start workflow (to send out the reminder 7 days before).
cameron rautmann

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Hi,
I am trying to manage time out issue efficiently and, as described in the
WLI documentation, the
timeout has to be design with a dedicated path with, as the first task, a
set task due date action.
I was wondering about the timeout of this task due date...
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Alexandre

HI,
Customizing the Task List
You can customize the column headers or search for required tasks by clicking on Customize Table Header. The option allows you to specify the columns to be showed in the list table, to provide the sorting order, and to set the page size. The sorting order could be complex with option to provide multiple columns for sorting and the order (ascending/descending) for each of them.
To create a custom query and search for tasks:
1.In the Task List page, click Customize Table Header.
In the Construct a Custom Query form, specify the search criteria by specifying any of the following values.
2.Enter the task name. You can use the * character at the start or the end of the name.
3.Enter the task ID. Separate multiple values using comma.
4.Select the check box against the Administration and Working state of the task.
5.Enter any comment. You can use regular expression.
6.Enter the priority range.
7.Enter the Assignee, Owner, or Claimant names.
8.Specify the completion due date range.
9.If required, select the Include tasks with no completion due date check box.
10.Click Apply.
All tasks that match the specified criteria are displayed in the Task List page.
To customize the table header:
1.In the Task List page, click Customize Table Header. The Construct a Custom Query form appears.
2.In the View form, select the columns that you want to view in the Task List page.
3.Select the Preserve Search Criteria check box to retain these details for the current session.
4.Select the maximum number of search results that should be displayed on the page.
5.Select the number of rows that should be displayed in the page.
6.Click Apply.
The view in the Task List page is updated based on the current settings.
Using this option you can set the completion due date
Hope this information will help you solve the issue.
Regards,
Kal.

Task Due Date Escalations

Can I enable Task Due Date Escalations ?

Hi,
Use this BADI 'LTRM_TO_RQST_CHANGE' to change the due date on the Request that gets created based on the TO created from WM. Due date field is on Request Header 'IT_LIRQH'.
Thanks
Vinod.

How would I setup some kind of template that creates tasks, due dates, and assignments automatically.

Basically I want to setup something (project, workflow, template, list item), and what I would like it to do is:
1. Ask for a name (text field, ex. "create business cards")
2. Ask for a due date (date, ex. "9/1/2015")
Then based on those items, a number of tasks are created with relative due dates and assignments, ex. :
"send email to marketing for logo" assigned to John Smith
"Get logo approved from designer" due "8/1/2015" (1 month previous to due date), assignemd to Robert
"send logo to shipping company" assigned to Matthew.
And this process should be repeatable many, many times. Say we are a business card company, so we need to do this same process over, and over again.
I'm hoping to use as much OOB as possible, without any programming, but not sure where to even start looking. I've googled Task Templates, and Templated Task List, and stuff like that, but not finding much. I'm learning more about Workflows,
but not sure if that will even help me in this. Thank you all!
Edit: I have full access (system administrator) on SharePoint 2013 Enterprise.

Russ,
If you watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7a_7KiE9vk you'll get a very good idea of how to develop the content type form, and then check out the Lynda Designer tutorial to build the workflow: http://www.lynda.com/SharePoint-tutorials/Using-parallel-blocks/144025/161226-4.html?autoplay=true
Basically, you build the custom form, make it the default document for a list, every time someone opens and saves that form as a new document, your workflow is triggered on it and the tasks and emails you noted above get fired off. You'll want
to pay attention to the differences between SP 2010 and SP 2013 Designer workflows (and will likely want to go with SP 2013 workflows). I think you'll also want to go with a List Workflow over the other choices. If you have 2 days mostly uninterrupted,
you'd be able to watch the tutorials and get a basic workflow in place; Designer and Workflow Mgr on the server can be a bit tricky, so installing those may be more of an issue than the actual development.
Chad

Incorrect task due dates after synchronization

My device: Curve 8900. TMobile. Blackberry desktop manager software v5.0.1. Windows VISTA. Outlook 2003, SP3.
Sorry, not sure of the exact mechanics of what happens, but I know that after synchronizing my Curve with Outlook, or perhaps it takes multiple synchs, some tasks end up with bizarre due or start dates in Outlook, but typically not in the device. Normally, I don't enter a start date, only a due date and/or a reminder, as appropriate for that task. Sometimes I leave none for all the dates. One task I initially created over a year ago, but leave active as a reminder, now has 9/1/2155 for the due and start dates, even though I could have sworn I recently set those dates to none in Outlook, and subsequently synched outlook w/ the device.
Another task has a due date of 10/11/1969 in Outlook, and none in the device.
Has anyone else experienced this or similar problems? If so, I would appreciate hearing about any possible solutions.

i have the same issue- weird random dates. I don't see any replies to this post. Have you had any luck figuring out what's going on?
I'm on Windows XP, Outlook 2003, Desktop manager v4.5 (looks like I need to update that!)

Sharepoint 2013 workflows and Due date

hi, i'm a sharepoint designer 2010 user, and i recently migrate to sharepoint 2013 (and use sharepoint designer 2013).
I understood it was impossible to migrate sharepoint 2010 workflow to sharepoint 2013 workflows ! But it was possible to call 2010 workflow from 2013 worikflow.
However, i thought i could reproduce workflow under SPD 2013. I recently discover that was not as possible as it seems
for example, it was possible to escalate a task after due date, under SP2010 workflow. I try to reproduce it under sharepoint 20103 workflow, but it seems not to be possible any more (i read this article >>
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Does any sharepoint's expert can confirm it to me !?
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Also please note that you can combine both workflow engines together! It means you can create 2013 workflow using the new model and if you face any action which is no longer available (and you cannot find any other way, e.g. impersonation step) -
you are able to just easily invoke 2010 workflow with its set of actions.
To do so, please read following article, which also describes why some features are no longer available and how to implement these deprecated activities in 2013 environment:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj728659.aspx
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Yes, i know i can call a 2010 worklfow from a 2013 one, but it seems to me "tricky", and not a very good practice. Because, these workflows can be either deprecated or abandonned.
I prefered to use a "full" 20130 workflow instead of mixing it with an older version
Anyway, if there is no other way, i'll do it
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E-mail via Workflow task is not send they say aprox once a month

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I am asked to check one system with a workflow running 2+ years. It is actually an task with method which sends an e-mail when Purchase requisition is created.
It istriggered by event in user exit(via function).
The version is IS oil 4.6C.
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            EVENT             = 'ZCREATED'
                      creator           = sy-uname
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Task TS92000018 is a background task and has atribute »general task« . Metoda (program) is:
BEGIN_METHOD ZWF_SEND CHANGING CONTAINER.
   call function 'ZWF_SEND_MAIL7XX'
      Exporting
       banfn = OBJECT-KEY-NUMBER.
END_METHOD.
Function Z_SEND_MAIL7XX:
FUNCTION ZWF_SEND_MAIL7XX.
""Local interface:
*"       IMPORTING
*"             REFERENCE(BANFN) TYPE BANFN OPTIONAL
*"             REFERENCE(STATUS) DEFAULT 1
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        objtxt    TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solisti1   WITH HEADER LINE,
        objpack   TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF sopcklsti1 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: doc_chng TYPE sodocchgi1,
        tab_lines TYPE sy-index,
        subject   TYPE so_obj_des,
        email like zwf_emailko7XX,
        menge(17) TYPE c,
        I_Zwf_obdelan7xx like zwf_obdelan7xx,
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        SELECT SINGLE * FROM Zwf_obdeLAN7xx into i_zWF_obdelan7xx WHERE
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IF sy-subrc NE 0.
KONCNEMU
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    reclist-rec_type = 'U'.
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CONCATENATE text-015 banfn INTO subject SEPARATED BY space.
doc_chng-obj_name = 'SENDFILE'.
Mail Subject
doc_chng-obj_descr = subject."text-001.BO22.11.2005
Mail Contents
refresh i_eban.
CONCATENATE text-015 banfn text-016 sy-mandt text-017 eban-ernam INTO
objtxt
SEPARATED BY
space.
    APPEND objtxt.
select * from eban into i_eban where banfn = banfn.
menge = i_eban-menge.
CONCATENATE i_eban-matnr i_eban-txz01 menge i_eban-meins INTO objtxt
SEPARATED
BY space.
APPEND objtxt.
append i_eban. clear i_eban.
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DESCRIBE TABLE objtxt LINES tab_lines.
READ TABLE objtxt INDEX tab_lines.
doc_chng-doc_size = ( tab_lines - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( objtxt ).
CLEAR objpack-transf_bin.
objpack-head_start = 1.
objpack-head_num = 0.
objpack-body_start = 1.
objpack-body_num = tab_lines.
objpack-doc_type = 'RAW'.
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            put_in_outbox              = 'X'
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           object_header              = objhead
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There are several things you can check before starting to check the code/solution.
I would start by sending an e-mail from SAP Business Workplace - either to someone who say he/she receives e-mail only once a month, or to yourself if that is not possible. Check how long it takes from the mail is sent until it is received. Once the first mail has been received, send another mail and check the time again (to determine the sendmail process' interval). Of course you can probably just check the configuration of send processes ... but you may as well give them some hard proof.
Secondly, check the send log (transaction SOST) - and find out how often there are the type of messages you are interested in. Alternatively, test the workflow and verify that messages are sent immediately.

Task Due date in SharePoint 2013

Hi All,
we have an issue where we want some customization or possible turn around solution on SharePoint 2013. i want to know that if we are allocating any Task to any user then we have Start Date & Due Date in Task Form. Here what i want that automatically,
after 2 Days, Due date column should be freezes/locked (No more changes in that). And if we want to change Due date then can only change 2 times & if we want to change again Due date as 3rd time then it should not allow to change at all & require some
kind of approval from Management.

Hello,
For the limited number of modification of the due date, I would use an event receiver on "itemupdating" with this kind of logic
If (Properties.ListItem[«Due Date»] != Properties.AfterProperties[«Due Date»]) //modification of the date
check the number of modification, if less than 3 , increment the number and continue, if 3 set
Properties.AfterProperties[«Due Date»]) =Properties.ListItem[«Due Date»]
here some info about creating event recivers :http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg252010(v=office.14).aspx (for 2010 but the same for 2013)
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Strange one day adding to tasks due date (Outlook –SharePoint- MS Project integration)

Hi,
I have integrated MS Project 2010 with MS Outlook 2010 via SharePoint. Everything has gone more or less smoothly (as it could be for Microsoft
J), but finally I got into a strange problem. Strangely enough,
MS Outlook, while syncing tasks with SharePoint (these tasks are pre-created in MS Project and synced with SharePoint beforehand),
adds one day to due dates of each of these tasks, e.g. for “Task 1” due date in MS Project and on SharePoint is 20.10.2010, but MS Outlook puts it as 21.10.2010, for “Task 2” due date in MS Project and on SharePoint is 22.10.2010, but MS Outlook
puts it as 23.10.2010, etc.
What is a strange trick? I have checked work time, holidays - everything is the same in MS Outlook, SharePoint and MS Project (8-17, Mon-Fri, 8 hours, 40 days a week). What could it be?
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Hi,
It seems nobody can reply, so I will reply by myself because I found out the answer. The answer from Microsoft is pretty simple - ha-ha we know about,
we will work on it, wait, ha-ha. Firstly let me quote Microsoft senior tech answer on the same request 3 month ago:
"Hello Artur,
The senior tech got back to me with the following conclusion:
Outlook is rounding everything set to 12:00 PM or after to the next date because the columns mapped to start date and due dates are only Date columns,
not date/time columns.
It is rounding at noon because of the .5 decimal. This can be seen in Excel - 41115.5 = 7/25/2012 12:00 in date/time format whereas 41115.49 = 7/25/2012
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it looks like the issue will take a good amount of time to get fixed.
I would appreciate your patience while we are working on the issue. I will keep you posted as and when I get an update on the issue."
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before) more than 3 month ago. I have sent it to Microsoft Tech Support. Look at reply I got from them on 22.10.2012:
"This issue has been noticed and will be handled by the product team. Once we have any updates, it will be responded to you timely".
So the basic function does not work properly, there month passed - no way! Wait until what? I could hardly
even imagine how Microsoft launched the product with such a bug and is not resolving the problem for months.

SHOW DUE DATE IN REMINDER - and bug

I have 1 reminder that shows "due" under "At a Location
I don't show a due: in any other of my reminders, and can't seem to find how to create it - and doesn't come up in a help search.
this is what my other reminders look like:
Also when I start a new reminder and open the "i" to add dates, etc; it freezes and I have to close reminders and reopen - the new reminder is there w/ correct info.
Would appreciate any input - thank you

hi
there is some kind of bug.
at first i thought there was no way to create a due date.
but then 1 time the Due Date box did appear after a click or two somewhere in the pane.
but i cant re-create it no matter what i do.
thanks

MS outlook task due dates

I am syncing my Tour with MS Outlook 2003. It is randomly assigning due dates (eg 11/21/219 or 9/2/2566) to tasks that are set to "none". How can I fix this? Thanks.

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Setting Guided Procedure Task Due date in UWL

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Currently UWL is configured to show the tasks related to GP.
My question is how do we set the "Due Date" in UWL task View ( remember i am not talking about Due Date tab in GP). I want that the task that gets posted in UWL should have a due date. Now i have configured the Due date for the action(in Due date tab) but i don't see it when i login in UWL for this particular task.
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I need some help.
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I checked in NWA the duedate of the action is changed.But in UWL screen its showing same old DueDate.
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Create Tasks Due dates

Hi All,
I'm new to SharePoint, I'm having requirement of setting a Project Management tool in which the start date, end date of task to be calculated automatically based on few parameters. For example lets take a Project called Project A which has list of tasks, lets
say *Task A, Task B, Task C etc. The start date of Task is*Project confirmation date + 1 and the end date is 2 days from the start date.*
*Now if a create a custom field called Project confirmation date can we calculate the start date and end date of the task automatically, Similarly there are other parameters for Task B, C etc. Is this kind of a set feasible in SharePoint? Please help.
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create task list which is available oob in sharepoint then use calculated columns as below links reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/bb862071(v=office.14).aspx
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/59504/calculated-column-to-calculate-date
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/74474/get-the-month-from-a-date-column-with-the-calculated-column
=DATE(YEAR([project confirmation date]),MONTH([project confirmation date
]),DAY([project confirmation date
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]),DAY([start date])+2)
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I created a basic reminder workflow using due date, and status column. it works well.
Let's say, I want to send a reminder email 2 days prior to the due date.
I used Add -2 to due date and set a variable
then used Pause variable
if status is not equal to completed
then send email
And I have this set to initiate when a new item is created, and modified.
However, if the due date is changed, it does not recalculate the new date to send the reminder email. Help!

Hi MonalisaM,
The in-progress workflow instance will be unable to re-start itself when list item is modified, but I think you can design workflow with using the second workflow to update the list item one filed, then this update triggers
the first workflow again.
Stop this reminder workflow (first workflow) when due date is changed, then this will trigger the second workflow to change another custom column(e.g. Flag), then the first workflow will be triggered due to this custom column
Flag value changed by second workflow, I mean the second workflow is used to upadate this custom list item one filed(e.g. Flag) in order to trigger the reminder workflow(first workflow).
You can read the following article for more information to understand how to make the first workflow re-start by using second workflow.
http://sharepoint713.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharepoint-designer-workflow-to-send.html
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Daniel Yang
TechNet Community Support

Send a reminder mail to a person in 'Assigned To' 7 days before the 'Due Date'

I want to create a workflow on SharePoint list and it should send a notification email to 'Assigned To' person before 7 days of Due Date (another column in the list).
I'm new to SharePoint. Please explain the steps in detail.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Sekhar,
Hope the below links should be useful to you.
http://sharepoint713.blogspot.in/2011/09/sharepoint-designer-workflow-to-send.html
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/e85c2fcb-81fa-4c8d-9f0d-3c4799de771b/send-a-reminder-mail-5-days-before-and-1-day-before-the-due-date?forum=sharepointcustomizationlegacy
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/1e2912f4-3119-49b0-b620-e67f629596d0/how-to-send-alert-on-2-days-before-of-task-due-date?forum=sharepointcustomizationlegacy
https://mysharepointchronicles.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/sharepoint-list-with-workflow-email-reminder-set-to-send-30-days-from-created-date/
http://markeev.com/Articles/item-expiration-reminders-in-sharepoint-using-workflow.aspx
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