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K2 is a Windows Server platform that allows the creation and management of business workflows that consume data from a variety of data sources; on top of the .Net platform.

K2 is an enterprise BPM (business process management) platform written by SourceCode; that leverages and extends a variety of Microsoft technologies (.NET, Active Directory, SQL Server, SharePoint, Visual Studio, and Visio), and other technologies, such as SAP.

K2.net 2003

K2.net 2003 is, essentially, only a workflow designer, client and server. However, it does integrate with a few Microsoft technologies (for example Windows SharePoint Services). The user interacts with a flowchart and wizards in order to design the workflow process, in addition to being able to write custom .NET code.

K2 blackpearl (2007)

Blackpearl introduced the notion of SmartObjects, which are a abstract (extendable) representation of a data source. SmartObjects are one of the primary means of integration in the blackpearl line. For example, they are used to access SQL, SharePoint and SAP data.

In the first release, Visual Studio and Visio were used for the design/development experience. Subsequently an independent designer (K2 Studio), and a SharePoint integrated designer was released. The design experience is very similar to K2.net 2003, even though it was written from scratch.

Following the release of blackpearl, a 'slimmed-down' version called K2 blackpoint was released, the biggest exclusion being the ability to write custom code in workflow processes (as no Visual Studio integration is included).

K2 connect is a release of K2 that is geared primarily toward SmartObjects SAP integration.

K2 Five

K2 Five was released in November 2017 and most recently, K2 Five V5.3 was released in May 2019.

K2 Five brings a number of improvements and changes to the platform. K2 Studio is no longer supported. All development must now be done in the online Management and Designer tools.

One of the biggest changes is that new K2 workflows can no longer be developed using Visual Studio. Existing blackpearl (4.7) workflows still need to be amended using Visual Studio. To use the new online-only Workflow designer, you have to recreate these workflows.

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Unit/Automated Testing in a workflow system

Do you do automated testing on a complex workflow system like K2? We are building a system with extensive integration between Sharepoint 2007 and K2. I can't even imagine where to start with automated testing as the workflow involves multiple users…
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Adding Parameters to a Stored Procedure in SQL Server

I am new to K2and SQL Server. I want to add a parameter to a stored procedure, which will be later tied to a K2 smart object for the respective views and forms. Currently it takes in 1 parameter, lang, which is an input from a label from the K2…
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K2 Process Cancellation

I am assigned a task on K2 Blackpearl that involves programmatically stopping the process of certain workitems directly without using the product's interface as it does not serve the purpose. The problem is that in this business requirement, a…
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Joomla: How to display Content of K2 item instead of Title

I used this code to display the title of k2 item. The word title in the code should be replace in order to see other output. What should I replace with in order for me to display the Content of k2 item? This is my code