Friday, February 5, 2016

Using Dictionary Actions variables from SharePoint Designer 2013 Workflows?

Dictionary is a new kind of variable that can be used to save multiple values during the workflow .

 Three actions specifically designed for the Dictionary SharePoint WorkFlow. 


  1. Build Dictionary 
  2. Count Items in a Dictionary 
  3. Get an Item from a Dictionary 


Build Dictionary 

  • create a variable of type Dictionary. 
  •  Type of variable available in the SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform.


Count Items in a Dictionary   

  • Count Items in a Dictionary action to count the variables that a Dictionary contains
  •  return  Integer variable.  item count to loop through the Dictionary.


Get an Item from a Dictionary 


  •  Get an Item from a Dictionary action to retrieve a variable from Dictionary
  •  dictionary stored in a stand-alone variable.
  • returns retrieve a value by entering the name of the variable. 
The variable types available:


  • Boolean: A Yes or No value
  • Date/Time: A date and time
  • Dictionary: A collection of variables
  • Guid: A Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)
  • Integer: A whole number without decimals
  • Number: A number that can contain decimals
  • String: A string of characters




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