Did you know that in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, you can define workflow tasks as bulk editable? You do that and provide a custom InfoPath form view to enable users to edit workflow tasks as a group?

Well Andrew May tackles this exact topic in his latest post titled Bulk Editing Workflow Tasks In MOSS 2007. Here’s an excerpt:

Bulk editable tasks are workflow tasks that can be edited as a group. All the tasks must be of the same task type, and from the same workflow association. For example, a user might want to mark all tasks of a certain type as ‘complete’ for a given workflow association

In addition, by using an InfoPath form as the workflow task edit form, you can include logic in the InfoPath form to switch form views depending on whether the user is editing an individual task or bulk editing tasks.

Andrew breaks down the process into small digestable parts:

• Editing Workflow Tasks
• Defining a Workflow Task as Bulk Editable
• Displaying a Custom Bulk Edit Task Form View

Its a good read and a good exercise for those learning SharePoint 2007.  Check out his post titled Bulk Editing Workflow Tasks In MOSS 2007.