Moving workflow from DEV to QA and from QA to PROD can be easily achieved and is quite fast too.
Usually, you can export the map and import it to another environment but if your workflow has form then it becomes a bit tricky, right? Yes, because you can export and import your form. And if you are creating the form again then you need to maintain the attribute ID and name of each attribute so that when you add the form to the workflow map the data is filled in all the step and if you have customization nothing breaks.
Here is how I like things to be done.
1. Create a project from the source environment
2. Move your workflow, form(s), category(ies) to the project.
3. Click on the function menu and create select "Make Template". Provide the target location and the new project is done.
4. Click on the template function menu and export the template as XML.
5. In target environment, go to Administrator pages -> Item Template Volume
6. Add Project Template and select the XML file created in Step (4)
7. Create project using the project template.
All your form, workflow and category are now in your next environment in that project. A few more steps and we are ready to do.
1. If your form has table, click on Manage Relational Table and create the table. If there were any HTML\PDF\WR Power view you can add the views to the form template.
2. Go to Workflow map enable Attachment and Form word packages (same as your last environment)
3. If you have form then go to Map-> Form and add the form template with the same name as in the previous environment. Voila!!! all you form step now will have the filled data.
4. If you have any Item Handler step then go to those step and add the category back.
And its done...Go ahead and test...
Happy workflow development
