Remove Nintex from Sharepoint 2013
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Uninstalling Nintex Workflow 2013
The following are the steps to be taken for completely uninstalling Nintex Workflow 2013.
Removing the Nintex Workflow 2013 Solutions
1. Disable web level features on all webs that use Nintex Workflow 2013.
2. Disable site collection features on all site collections that use Nintex Workflow 2013.
3. Go to SharePoint Central Administration.
4. In the Nintex Workflow Management section, click the Web Application Activation link.
5. Check the All content web applications option.
6. Click Deactivate.
7. In the Quick Launch menu, click System Settings. In the Farm Management section, click the
Manage farm solutions link.
8. Retract and remove the solutions installed by Nintex Workflow 2013, in the following order:
nintexworkflow2013backwardscompatibility.wsp
nintexworkflow2013enterprisefeatures.wsp
nintexworkflow2013.wsp
nintexworkflow2013core.wsp
To retract and remove each solution, use the following steps.
a) Click the link for the solution and then click Retract solution.
b) Click the link for the solution again and then click Remove solution.
Remove the Nintex Workflow Database
1. Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and delete the associated Nintex Workflow
database(s).
Removing entries from the Web.Config
1. On the server’s file system, navigate to the folder hoting the web application (by default
“C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\virtualdirectories\80”).
2. Open web.config with Notepad.
3. Verify there is no reference to “Nintex Workflow”. If there are any, delete them.
4. In the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell, use the following commands to remove the farm
properties added by Nintex Workflow:
$farm = get-spfarm
$farm.properties.remove(“NintexWorkflowServer2013License”)
$farm.properties.remove(“NW2007ConfigurationDatabase”)
$farm.update()
Note: The reference to the NW2007ConfigurationDatabase is correct.
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5. You should also remove the following libraries and lists:
/NintexWorkflows
/Lists/NintexWorkflowHistory
/Workflows/NintexWorkflow
Note: The following are the Nintex Workflow content types that are installed by default:
a. Nintex Biztalk Task
b. Nintex Workflow Multi Outcome Task
c. Nintex Workflow Multi Outcome Task using InfoPath
d. Nintex Workflow Task
e. Nintex Workflow Task using InfoPath
f. Workflow
g. Workflow Snippet
h. Workflow Template
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Nintex Workflow 2013
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Uninstalling Nintex Workflow 2013
The following are the steps to be taken for completely uninstalling Nintex Workflow 2013.
Removing the Nintex Workflow 2013 Solutions
1. Disable web level features on all webs that use Nintex Workflow 2013.
2. Disable site collection features on all site collections that use Nintex Workflow 2013.
3. Go to SharePoint Central Administration.
4. In the Nintex Workflow Management section, click the Web Application Activation link.
5. Check the All content web applications option.
6. Click Deactivate.
7. In the Quick Launch menu, click System Settings. In the Farm Management section, click the
Manage farm solutions link.
8. Retract and remove the solutions installed by Nintex Workflow 2013, in the following order:
nintexworkflow2013backwardscompatibility.wsp
nintexworkflow2013enterprisefeatures.wsp
nintexworkflow2013.wsp
nintexworkflow2013core.wsp
To retract and remove each solution, use the following steps.
a) Click the link for the solution and then click Retract solution.
b) Click the link for the solution again and then click Remove solution.
Remove the Nintex Workflow Database
1. Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and delete the associated Nintex Workflow
database(s).
Removing entries from the Web.Config
1. On the server’s file system, navigate to the folder hoting the web application (by default
“C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\virtualdirectories\80”).
2. Open web.config with Notepad.
3. Verify there is no reference to “Nintex Workflow”. If there are any, delete them.
4. In the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell, use the following commands to remove the farm
properties added by Nintex Workflow:
$farm = get-spfarm
$farm.properties.remove(“NintexWorkflowServer2013License”)
$farm.properties.remove(“NW2007ConfigurationDatabase”)
$farm.update()
Note: The reference to the NW2007ConfigurationDatabase is correct.
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5. You should also remove the following libraries and lists:
/NintexWorkflows
/Lists/NintexWorkflowHistory
/Workflows/NintexWorkflow
Note: The following are the Nintex Workflow content types that are installed by default:
a. Nintex Biztalk Task
b. Nintex Workflow Multi Outcome Task
c. Nintex Workflow Multi Outcome Task using InfoPath
d. Nintex Workflow Task
e. Nintex Workflow Task using InfoPath
f. Workflow
g. Workflow Snippet
h. Workflow Template
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