Services Overview 

The workflow runtime engine uses many services when a workflow instance runs. Windows Workflow Foundation provides default implementations of the runtime services that meet the needs of many types of applications, such as a persistence service which stores the execution details of a workflow instance in a SQL database. These service components are pluggable, which allows applications to provide these services in ways that are unique to their execution environment. Other types of services used by the runtime engine include scheduling services, transaction services and tracking services.

For more information about services, see Windows Workflow Foundation Services and Developing Windows Workflow Foundation Services.

See Also

Concepts

Using Local Services in Workflows
How to: Add and Remove Workflow Services

Other Resources

Developing Windows Workflow Foundation Services
Windows Workflow Foundation Services
Windows Workflow Foundation

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