diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
index 41abec788..dc69de3be 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 
 		$initstate = $this->getWorkflowState($resArr[0]['initstate']);
 
-		$workflow = new SeedDMS_Core_Workflow($resArr[0]["id"], $resArr[0]["name"], $initstate);
+		$workflow = new SeedDMS_Core_Workflow($resArr[0]["id"], $resArr[0]["name"], $initstate, $resArr[0]["layoutdata"]);
 		$workflow->setDMS($this);
 
 		return $workflow;
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 
 		$initstate = $this->getWorkflowState($resArr[0]['initstate']);
 
-		$workflow = new SeedDMS_Core_Workflow($resArr[0]["id"], $resArr[0]["name"], $initstate);
+		$workflow = new SeedDMS_Core_Workflow($resArr[0]["id"], $resArr[0]["name"], $initstate, $resArr[0]["layoutdata"]);
 		$workflow->setDMS($this);
 
 		return $workflow;
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassWorkflow.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassWorkflow.php
index 284011f6b..956bbfbfd 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassWorkflow.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassWorkflow.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_Workflow { /* {{{ */
 	 */
 	var $_initstate;
 
+	/**
+	 * @var data for rendering graph
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 */
+	var $_layoutdata;
+
 	/**
 	 * @var name of the workflow state
 	 *
@@ -56,10 +63,11 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_Workflow { /* {{{ */
 	 */
 	var $_dms;
 
-	function __construct($id, $name, $initstate) { /* {{{ */
+	function __construct($id, $name, $initstate, $layoutdata) { /* {{{ */
 		$this->_id = $id;
 		$this->_name = $name;
 		$this->_initstate = $initstate;
+		$this->_layoutdata = $layoutdata;
 		$this->_transitions = null;
 		$this->_dms = null;
 	} /* }}} */
@@ -98,6 +106,20 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_Workflow { /* {{{ */
 		return true;
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	function getLayoutData() { return $this->_layoutdata; }
+
+	function setLayoutData($newdata) { /* {{{ */
+		$db = $this->_dms->getDB();
+
+		$queryStr = "UPDATE tblWorkflows SET layoutdata = ".$db->qstr($newdata)." WHERE id = " . $this->_id;
+		$res = $db->getResult($queryStr);
+		if (!$res)
+			return false;
+
+		$this->_layoutdata = $newdata;
+		return true;
+	} /* }}} */
+
 	function getTransitions() { /* {{{ */
 		$db = $this->_dms->getDB();