FAQ

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What is WAL?

A powerful solution accelerator… (ReadMe headlines) See ReadMe wiki for more details.

Why should I use WAL?

WAL allows you to build complex FIM / MIM workflows quickly and consistently with little or no development work. A standardise way of building workflows not only speeds up development but also substantially decreases support / maintenance cost.

How stable is WAL?

MIMWAL is essentially open sourcing of FIMWAL project that is being used in the hundreds of MCS engagements worldwide since 2011. The initial release of FIMWAL got extensive update as FIMWAL "2" in Jun 2014 and the baseline check-in for MIMWAL is essentially the FIMWAL "2" version 2.15.1026.0.

How is WAL licensed:

MIT. See License.txt

How is WAL supported?

Developer support is primarily via MIMWAL TechNet forum community

How do I report bugs or feature requests?

Use the Issues tab on the GH project to create a new issue.

Where is technical documentation for WAL?

MIMWAL Wiki

How do you migrate from FIMWAL 2

MIMWAL is backward compatible with FIMWAL "2". It retains the same assembly names and build and deployment procedures. The main visual changes post deployment are AIC's are prefixed with "WAL: " and the EventLog is called now called WAL. (Note: The deployment of MIMWAL will delete the FIMWAL event log and create a new WAL event log.) See Deployment Wiki for more details.

How do I migrate from FIMWAL 1?

FIMWAL1 uses a completely different namespace than MIMWAL, so there is no direct upgrade of workflows based on MIMWAL1 activities.

Can I run FIMWAL1 and MIMWAL activities side by side deployed on the same instance?

Yes, but you should plan to replace existing workflows with MIMWAL versions to utilize MIMWAL benefits.

How do I extend WAL?

See Wiki Custom Activity Development