Workflows are not running in the SharePoint farm.

This article explains how to perform troubleshooting steps if workflows are not working.

Troubleshooting Steps:

Verify on the below steps one after one which is causing the issue Workflows are not working in SharePoint Farm

1.       Verify compatibility issues on the workflow Manager Farm?

Please see the reference article for the same:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/whereismysolution/five-steps-to-check-your-wfm

 

2.       Verify how many Workflow Manager Servers in the Workflow Manager are configured in the farm?

In the WFM architecture, two, four, and six node farms are not supported. As per its default nature of design to work with, we need to have an odd number of servers, which is 1,3,5.

Please see the reference article for the same:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/whereismysolution/five-steps-to-check-your-wfm

 

3.       Verify in IIS Workflow Manager Application Pool and Site started or not.

4.       Have Any recent windows patches applied in Workflow Manager installed servers?

5.       Any recent windows patches are applied in all SharePoint-installed servers?

6.       Verify All workflow manager associate certificates (Outbound, Encryption, SSL and Farm certificates)  available in Personal, Trusted and Intermediate Certificate location in MMC(Certificate Center).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-the-cumulative-update-4-for-workflow-manager-1-0-3869fdf8-3af3-256b-3c0d-cb7cd8487460

 

7.        Verify SSL and Outbound workflow certificates are available in below SharePoint path, If now follow the bellow path upload.

SharePoint central admin ---> Security ---> Manage Trust You need to upload the new SSL and outbound certificates to this location.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34451.sharepoint-2016-step-by-step-guide-to-add-workflow-manager-certificate-into-sharepoint-trust.aspx

 

8.       Verify Workflow Manager Endpoint is accessible or not.

9.       Verify Workflow Manager Client installed in all SharePoint installed servers?

          Go to below path download workflow client CU4 is installed on all SharePoint servers if not installed in SharePoint servers..

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-the-cumulative-update-4-for-workflow-manager-1-0-3869fdf8-3af3-256b-3c0d-cb7cd8487460

 

10.   Verify All Workflow Manager servers .NET framework 4.7.2 or above version installed on server?

11.   ';plo0liuj[Login to Workflow Manager Server with RusAsAccount

a.       Open Workflow Manager PowerShell with Run As Administrator.

b.      Run the below commands one after one to verify all services are up and running.

1.       Get-WFFarm

2.       Get-WFFarmStatus

3.       Get-SBFarm

4.       Get-SBFarmStatus

12.   Run the MFA report to verify Workflow Manager Farm health status.

13.   Run the Quick Test tool to verify Workflow Manager Farm health status.

14.   Verify event viewer logs.