Workflow Design Dilemma - State Machine, yes or no

Question

I\'m a beginner with WF, but I\'ve read a book and done a lot of googling. I want to write an inventory management service. The inventory is made up of individual items whic

Answer 1

Even though the state-machine pattern is technically the correct option, there's also an option to create a sequential workflow with one giant loop. In some cases, it actually works better and is more understandable.