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Migrating SharePoint 2010 workflow from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016

Frank Martin 451 Reputation points
2022-12-26T15:01:21.967+00:00

Currently SharePoint 2010 style workflows are running on SharePoint 2013 farm on Domain1. I want to migrate site collection to SharePoint 2016 on Domain2 using database attach method. My questions are:

  1. Will workflows continue from where they were left on old farm? Or will I need to restart all workflows?
  2. What will happen to users in workflow as I am migrating to a different domain? Let's say a workflow is currently pending at user@domain1 and the same user exists on domain2 so will workflow work seamlessly?
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  1. Yanli Jiang - MSFT 23,186 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-12-27T09:14:03.607+00:00

    Hi @Frank Martin ，
    Based on my research,

    1. You need to install and configure workflow manager 1.0 in SharePoint 2016 environment.
    2. You can take a backup of workflow manager DB and restore it in SharePoint 2016 environment.
      you can reference these articles:
      https://pgbhoyar.com/2016/10/25/sharepoint-workflows-migration-scenarios/
      Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server.
      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/governance/install-and-configure-workflow-for-sharepoint-server?redirectedfrom=MSDN
      SharePoint 2016: Step by Step Configuration of Workflow Manager
      https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34444.sharepoint-2016-step-by-step-configuration-of-workflow-manager.aspx
      How to Create Database Backup in SQL Server 2012
      https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/898089/how-to-create-database-backup-in-sql-server-2012/
      How to Restore Database Backup in SQL Server 2012
      https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/898089/how-to-restore-database-backup-in-sql-server-2012/

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