Can outlook design a e.g. tasks approval process by using VBA alon

[Johnson]

I was instructed to work out a process flow for tasks approval flow with
functionallities on Outlook App. such as: user raise a request--> supervisor
approved--> handler -->handler return a deadline to user--> users agree with
the deadline--> handler receive the agreement --> commence to process..etc.
Can it be done by VBA coding or by Exchange server, since I don't have the
priviledge to touch the server, all I can do is doing the VBA coding in
user's machine, can I make it possible with VBA alone ??

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

It can be done with VBA code, but deploying VBA code to other machines is
not recommended as a deployment method. The best way to deploy code like
that is to use an Outlook COM addin. An alternative would be to use a custom
form for the workflow.

Check out www.outlookcode.com, where you can find examples of routed forms
that can be used for workflow and also examples and information on Outlook
COM addins.

 

[Johnson]

Thanks for your advice for checking the web site you mentioned, but I still
can't get the whole picture from it. Could you suggest me any resources e.g.
text booksã€web siteã€source code.., which focus on such workflow developing,
so that I can learn comprehensively on how to create a workflow application
over outlook without Exchange server involved. Thanks a lot.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

There are workflow examples for custom forms on the outlookcode Web site,
plus the best information on forms development. You can get Sue Mosher's
most recent book that covers forms development but it doesn't concentrate on
workflow. Her book is linked on the outlookcode Web site.