How to update mulitple list items at same time

Question

Hi

I have to do a workflow usign SPD (at the moment we are not having VStudio) which has to update "Meeting Title" field in "List A" depending upon the approval process in another list (List B). if the an item is approved then there is no problem. but if the item is rejected in "List B" we have to update "Meeting Title" field to "On-Hold" in List A by checking all the items in List A. it has to update mulitple list items at once if they exist.

I have developed the workflow in SPD to do this thing but i have noticed that it is updating only the first item it found in the list. how can we make it to update multiple items.
as there is no visual studio with us now i have to do it with Sharepoint Designer. is there anyway to do this? Please 

thanks

 

Answer 1

I have developed the workflow in SPD to do this thing but i have noticed that it is updating only the first item it found in the list. how can we make it to update multiple items.
as there is no visual studio with us now i have to do it with Sharepoint Designer. is there anyway to do this? Please 

 

Unfortunately, default activities could not update several items. You should create a new activity via Visual Sudtio or use custom activity.

For example:
Loop through list items and set the value of field
Loop through list items and update list items

http://www.virtosoftware.com/wikis/sharepoint-workflow-designer/list-activities.aspx

from commercial activities kit.

Answer 2

You could use OOB recursive approach:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2009/07/13/service-pack-2-prevents-an-on-change-workflow-from-starting-itself.aspx

You will need to use pair of workflows firing at onUpdate/onUpdate or onUpdate/onNew

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Answer 3

try to look into using timer jobs. workflows don't update all items in a list. you either develop that functionality, or use timers.

Answer 4

I have written a workflow and added it to codeplex

https://umlisdw.codeplex.com/

as well as

https://rwomi.codeplex.com

Please let me know what you think

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