Activate features in SharePoint

Nintex Workflow must be activated on both the site collection and relevant sites; Nintex Forms needs activation on the site collection only.

To activate features on each relevant site collection in your SharePoint environment

  1. From your top site level home page, access Site Settings.

  2. In the Site Collection Administration section, click Site collection features.

  3. Nintex Workflow: For each feature listed, in the sequence listed, click Activate to activate.

    1. Activate Nintex Workflow Subscription Edition .

      This feature allows SharePoint lists and libraries in this site collection to utilize Nintex Workflow features.

      After a short delay, the page refreshes and the feature status becomes “Active.”

    2. Activate each additional feature desired.

      Feature (listed in alphabetical order) Description

      NintexWorkflow Subscription Edition Reporting Web Parts

      Allows the Nintex Workflow Enterprise reporting web parts to be added to sites in this site collection.
      Nintex Workflow Subscription Edition Web Parts Allows the Nintex Workflow web parts to be added to sites in this site collection.
  4. Nintex Forms: For each feature listed, in the sequence listed, click Activate to activate.

    1. Activate Nintex Forms Prerequisites Feature.

      This feature allows SharePoint lists and libraries in this site collection to utilize Nintex Forms features.

      After a short delay, the page refreshes and the feature status becomes “Active.”

    2. Activate each additional feature desired.

      Feature (listed in alphabetical order) Description

      Nintex Forms for Nintex Workflow

      Allows Nintex Workflow in this site collection to utilize Nintex Forms features.

      Nintex Forms for SharePoint List Forms

      Allows SharePoint lists and libraries in this site collection to utilize Nintex Forms features.

      Nintex Forms - External Forms

      Allows Nintex Forms designers to publish the form to the Nintex external platform.

      Nintex Forms features are now ready to use on all sites in the site collection; Nintex Workflow features require activation in each relevant site in the site collection.

To activate features on each relevant site in your SharePoint environment (Nintex Workflow only)

This section applies to Nintex Workflow.

  1. From your top site level home page, access Site Settings.

  2. In the Site Actions section, click Manage site features.

  3. On the Site Features page, for each desired feature, click Activate

    Feature (listed in alphabetical order) Functionality
    Nintex Workflow Subscription Edition Nintex Workflow

    NintexWorkflow Subscription Edition Enterprise Reporting

    Note: This feature is only available for the Enterprise edition of Nintex Workflow.

    Nintex Workflow Enterprise reporting

    After a short delay for each feature activation, the page refreshes and the feature status becomes “Active.”

    Nintex Workflow features are now ready to use on the site.