How can you move SharePoint 2010 designer workflow from one server to another server?



By following the hack, you can move the SharePoint designer workflow from the Development server to production server.
Step
1.       In SP Designer, Open workflow and click Export to Visio. Save the file to the local folder yourWF.VWI extension.
2.       Rename the yourWF.vwi to yourWF.vwi.zip
3.       Open the .zip file and find  workflow.xoml.wfconfig.xml and delete it.
4.       Open you destination in designer and Import workflow.
5.       When you Import it will ask for list/library to configure it to your destination list/library.


Step 1: Screenshot.


Step 2: Rename the file


Step 3 & Step 4 As shown below





Step 5: Rename the file back.

Step 6: Create a new WF on destination server and import from Vision and select the file;

Step 7: It should ask to associate to the list/library viola ; it is done!!! Now you have workflow on the destination server.

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