Microsoft SharePoint Message Center - Major Change Update Notification
Urgent upgrade of workflows are to be considered, as Microsoft announced all Sharepoint 2010 workflows will retire in November 2020.
- Major: Retirement
- Timeline:
- Starting August 1st, 2020, SharePoint 2010 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants.
- Starting November 1st, 2020, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create, and or execute SharePoint 2010 workflows from existing tenants.
- Action: Review and assess impact
[How this will affect your organization]
If your organization still uses SharePoint 2010 workflows, they will no longer function after November 1st, 2020. SharePoint 2013 workflows will remain supported, although turned off by default for new tenants starting November 1st, 2020. We recommend customers to move to Power Automate or other supported solutions.
[What you need to do to prepare]
You will want to notify your users, workflow developers and site owners. Update your user training and prepare your help desk.
No need to stress as yet. We have time to assist you in upgrading your workflows should you be using the 2010 version, or even SharePoint 2013. You wont lose any information on your lists/libraries but any emails, approvals and notifications will cease to work and be supported any further.
If you are unsure whether your current system is using SharePoint 2010 workflows or not, its best to get your in house developer or contact one of our friendly guys at SharePoint Systems to help assess what workflows you are using.
