This is always an issue, and I have tried many times to work this out in a
non-programmatic, non-unsupported way. But here's what I'm thinking:

Make a Create rule for each activity type that evaluates the "Due Date"
field. Once it goes past the due day (say a day), close the activity...

The problem is that there is no way to evaluate a NOW() type date with the
due date. So now I'm thinking, can you create a date field in each activity
form that will be updated (via the wait timer in workflow) everyday. Now
there's a date with which we can compare with the due date field. So now when
the "Now" date field is greater than (ie one day past), the activity status
will move to closed.

Has anyone tried this?? Will it work?? (I've been pondering this all night
and I'm off today, so I curious to see if this is viable)

--Dodd

Re: Is there a way to close Activities via workflow by Jeffry

Jeffry
Fri Sep 22 06:02:45 CDT 2006

Yes, there is, and easier than you think. You don't need any custom fields.
I have posted an example for appointments and serviceappointments here:
http://www.cwrmobility.nl/weblog/2006/01/automatically-close-appointments-after.html

HTH,

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Jeffry van de Vuurst
CWR Mobility
www.cwrmobility.com
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"Dodd" <Dodd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5011A79D-5E56-4E7C-8801-C9B2D36AAF09@microsoft.com...
> This is always an issue, and I have tried many times to work this out in a
> non-programmatic, non-unsupported way. But here's what I'm thinking:
>
> Make a Create rule for each activity type that evaluates the "Due Date"
> field. Once it goes past the due day (say a day), close the activity...
>
> The problem is that there is no way to evaluate a NOW() type date with the
> due date. So now I'm thinking, can you create a date field in each
> activity
> form that will be updated (via the wait timer in workflow) everyday. Now
> there's a date with which we can compare with the due date field. So now
> when
> the "Now" date field is greater than (ie one day past), the activity
> status
> will move to closed.
>
> Has anyone tried this?? Will it work?? (I've been pondering this all night
> and I'm off today, so I curious to see if this is viable)
>
> --Dodd