Workflows: Starting a workflow from a survey response

A. Problem Description I have encountered several questions on the MSDN forums which try to troubleshoot problems of running workflows on survey responses. The problem they describe is the following: - Whenever you add a new response to a survey, the attached workflow does not start. - Instead, the status of the workflow appears as Failed to Start. B. Feedback Well, starting a workflow from a survey response is not supported in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Although the Workflows option appears when you click the arrow next to a survey response, you cannot start a workflow from a survey response. Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the following Microsoft products: - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Microsoft Office SharePoint Online Click here, for more details about this problem. C. Further Information Check this blog article, for more information about this issue.