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Drupal Actions and Workflow Video

Video by Jeff RobbinsMay 28, 2006 - 3:37pm

This videocast shows how to use Drupal's Actions and Workflow modules to create a simple trigger to send out notices whenever new content is posted to your site. (8 1/2 Minutes - 10 MB H.264 MP4)

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May 29, 2006 - 10:32am Jeff Robbins

Speling

I know! I know! I spelled "announcement" wrong.

Anonymous (not verified) on May 29, 2006 - 11:12am

I can view the workflow tab,

I can view the workflow tab, did you want that?

Karl (not verified) on June 9, 2006 - 4:13pm

Great podcast

Thanks for the great podcast. It would help me to have a more in-depth intro section that expands more on (1) typical uses of this functionality, and (2) how using these modules compares and contrasts with other methods. Life forum postings, in this case? Or, edit/moderator review that story/book/pages nodes can be subject to. -Karl

Gary Feldman (not verified) on June 20, 2006 - 6:25am

Less generic info, more new concepts

This is a useful, beginning example, but I can also think of some room for improvement.

It's a fair assumption that anyone ready for this module already knows how to enable a module, so that whole section at the beginning couuld be omitted. On the other hand, people may not know what actions or workflow are, so those could use some explanation. Also, the transitions page needs more explanation, as it's not obvious what the rows and columns mean.

Gary

PS Lose the porn music

joel (not verified) on July 13, 2006 - 12:15pm

Part deux

Jeff,
Great instructions.
Don't assume anything, it makes an ASS out of U and ME.;) Adding a part two with more advanced concepts would be nice, though.

Persiko (not verified) on June 20, 2007 - 8:47am

the box announcement in the editor page

Hello Jeff,
thank you for the contribute, I have a question for you:
I installed workflow and action module on my test website and implemented a very simple workflow for the publishing of blogs (from unplublished to published in the home or to published but non in the home).

I thougth it was working well untill I saw your video: all the change of status on my site are aviable just from the workflow tab: I cant see anywere in the editor node the box with the name of workflow.

Were can be the problem?

thank you!
Persiko

Anonymous (not verified) on August 8, 2007 - 6:49pm

Quicktime...

Please consider not using Quicktime for videos. I want to see your videos but don't want to install Quicktime. Why not use a more widespread format like mpg?

Anonymous (not verified) on December 14, 2008 - 3:01pm

use winamp

use winamp

subzero (not verified) on December 14, 2008 - 3:05pm

view video

try videolan

Anonymous (not verified) on January 9, 2009 - 12:34am

Flash

There's a convert to flash module with drupal. Flash is pretty much universal amongst all platforms and browsers.

Anonymous (not verified) on August 20, 2007 - 5:49pm

Video not working

This video is broken! Please fix :(

iBangalorean (not verified) on October 28, 2007 - 2:56am

Need clarification - Workflow ??

Jeff, Its an useful podcast.

By the way, I need one clarification: In this workflow model, Is it possible for the submitter (or user who blogs) to move the article for approval by selecting a specific user from the list of moderators. Such that only the moderator who receives the mail notification from the submitter should be able to approve the blog/article.
FYI, Assume there are N no. of moderators/reviewers and user wants to get it reviewed from a specific moderator/reviewer to review/approve it before it is published.

free press (not verified) on November 25, 2007 - 4:08am

Yes, No quick time please

Quick time never works for me. It creates more problem than anything. So I am not a quicktime fan. No more quick time please. You tube or some thing more neutral.

giovanisp (not verified) on December 10, 2007 - 4:13am

Flash Player for Drupal

about this quick time stuff... would be nice to have a videocast about flash video players for drupal...

Anonymous (not verified) on March 19, 2008 - 5:51pm

Great Video

That's exactly what i wanted!
Thanks!

Anonymous (not verified) on May 10, 2008 - 11:27am

OK so now how do you do this

OK so now how do you do this in Drupal 6?

I want to set up a writer group that can update/create stories, but not push them live; and an editor group that can review, edit and push. I'm at a loss how to do this in Drupal 6.

Perhaps it is time for an updated video—I'll be your best friend if you do one!

May 10, 2008 - 3:32pm Jeff Robbins

Hmmm...

I'll put some thought into this. We'll certainly need to figure it out when we move this site over to Drupal 6.

Anonymous (not verified) on September 26, 2008 - 12:17am

Needs Update

about 2/3rds the way through, after configuring the transitions, clicking on "actions" link from the workflow screen, what is shown is not what I get ... probably not what anyone gets. Seems there's been a change to the workflow module since this turtorial, and all the tutorials I've seen, were created. What I get is the Workflow tab of the Triggers page, and the only option I can select for the action for each trigger is "Change the Workflow of post to next state." What I expect to see are some of the other actions for nodes, like publish and unpublish. In any event, it looks dramatically different now, and I'm confused.

Addison Berry on September 26, 2008 - 6:27am

Yes, it is for 4.7

I have marked it to indicate that it is for Drupal 4.7. Workflow has changed considerably since then and Actions are now in core in Drupal 6, so no this video will not be of use on a Drupal 6 site.

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