- Assign different tasks to different users
- Assign the second task after the first task has   been completed
- Each task may or may not have multiple actors   required

- Notify the user of task assignment via email
 

- Modify an objects values (meta data) after the   execution of a task

  Example: Change the status of a document from   ‘In Review’ to ‘Approved’ at the completion of a   workflow task

- LIMITED: The 3-State Workflow template allows   the updating of a single choice field.

- Logical routing and assignment
- Lookup external data for routing and assignment
- Create and update list items
 

- Visio-like interface for workflow design
- Connectors between nodes in order to visualize   workflow
- LIMITED: SharePoint Designer is graphical however   complex and nested logic is very hard to follow
 

- Allow user to complete task and approve/reject via   email
- No log in to a browser required
 

- Loop between users as many times as necessary   until a specified condition is met.
 

- Microsoft Forms Server not required to display   forms
- InfoPath installed on the client machine not   required
 

- Send emails to users who are not in SharePoint
- Specify any Internet email address
 

- Display a different view of the form for different   tasks/users
- Allows fields to be visible or hidden for different   users
- Allows fields to be read/write or read-only for   different users
 

- Assign different tasks to different users at the   same time
- Serial and parallel task assignment can be mixed   in the same workflow process