Manually initiate a workflow by following these steps:

1. Browse to the item you want approved, click the drop-down list, and choose Workflows. You see the Workflows page for that library or list.
2. Under Start a New Workflow, select the Approval workflow you want to initiate.
3. Click the Start button.

Manual triggers Select an item in a list or library that has at least one workflow. Open the Workflows page (ellipsis >More >Workflows), and, under ‘Start a New Workflow’, click on the workflow you want to start . Create a button that starts the workflow.

Open the site you want to develop the workflow in SharePoint Designer 2010. Click on Workflows. Click List workflow and select any document or list you want to associate with the workflow, then provide the workflow name (for example Custom WF) and click OK.

Schedule workflows

1. Access the Workflow Schedules page for either an item or for site workflows. For an item in a library or list: Click More options ( ), click Advanced, and then click Schedule Workflows.
2. Click Add Schedule on the right.
3. Configure the workflow schedule for the item:
4. Click Save to save changes.

Manually starting workflows

1. Access the Workflows page for the list item: Click More options ( ), click Advanced, and then click Workflows.
2. Under Start a New Workflow, click the name of the desired workflow.
3. Click Start.

Building a workflow. Workflows consist of a beginning (the Start node), a series of steps or stages (nodes), and the paths between them (connections). To build a workflow, set up the Start node, add and configure nodes for all the stages you want contacts to go through, then connect all the steps together.

To schedule a site workflow:

1. In the Gear menu , hover over Nintex Workflow 2013.
2. Click on Schedule Site Workflows.
3. Click on the Workflow link to modify/delete an existing Site Workflow schedule.
4. Click Add Schedule button to add a new Site Workflow schedule.

Manually initiate a workflow by following these steps: 1 Browse to the item you want approved, click the drop-down list, and choose Workflows. 2 Under Start a New Workflow, select the Approval workflow you want to initiate. 3 Click the Start button.

SharePoint 2010 workflows have been retired since August 1, 2020 for new tenants and removed from existing tenants on November 1, 2020. If you’re using SharePoint 2010 workflows, we recommend migrating to Power Automate or other supported solutions.

SharePoint 2010 improves on the workflow system found in earlier versions. Specifically, new options for structuring workflows are available to increase the number of scenarios that can be automated: Parallel branches Workflow actions can be configured to run in serial or parallel configurations.

Additionally, non-technical information workers can use Visio to construct workflow logic that you can then import into SharePoint Designer and assemble into a SharePoint workflow project. However, the primary authoring environments are Visual Studio 2012 and SharePoint Designer 2013.