How to Create workflow from discussion list in sharepoint 2010
You may create a workflow for your Discussion Board with SharePoint Designer 2007(SPD) to send email to the one who created the discussion whenever message is created or changed. 1. Open your SharePoint site in SPD, click File->New->Workflow; 2. Specify the name of your discussion (suppose it is “discussion”) board to attach the workflow to; uncheck allow workflow to start manually and check both start workflow when item is created and changed; click next; 3. Click Conditions->compare discussion field, and set the condition to be: If Content Type equals Message. (The discussion board contains two content type: discussion and message. Since SPD workflow cannot be associated specific content type, you may put a condition before send email activity so that email only send out to discussion creator by changing of message); 4. ...