Whilst working for a client, we had a requirement to create a workflow for a list.
This seems simple enough, but testing on the OOTB SharePoint 2010 workflow showed problems when updating the Approval Status; SharePoint Designer was a no-go, as the clients were worried about using it – and Visual Studio was ruled out too.
What we did : Used SharePoint Designer to fix the problems with the OOTB workflow (post to follow) – then exported this as a .wsp file.
This was then added to the clients Solution store, and activated as a site feature.
