The Workflow Process wizard walks through the steps of creating the initial workflow for a main or detail user table.
When you add workflow to a table, the wizard creates a workflow column in that table. The workflow column is used to track the status of an item as it moves through the workflow process. This column is linked to a lookup table (also created by the wizard), which stores the values identifying the workflow status. Once identified, the lookup table values are referred to as "states" in the workflow process.
You can also choose to use an existing column in your table as the state column. This is convenient if you are adding workflow to an existing solution and already have designated a field to handle the status of a record.
Launch the Workflow Process wizard in the Access Workflow Designer. From the Edit menu, point to Insert, and then Workflow Process. Or, in the Object List, right-click the Workflow Processes node and select New Workflow Process.
The Workflow Process wizard includes a series of pages for creating publications.
For information about finding specific tools and wizards, see Accessing Access Workflow Designer Tools.