Reference > Workflow Object Blocks > Task

* * * New or Improved for 2013.2 * * *  Task Workflow Block

Assigns a task to an employee or team, including task priority and timelines.

This block only supports Profile.Employee (legacy default content) or Employee (MCT default content) as the assignee. Hence, the only team supported is StandardUserTeam. This block does not support other MCT user types, such as External_Contact.

Task Workflow Block

Exit Ports

accepted  
assigned  
logged  
completed  
cancelled  
acceptance timed out  
timed out

The workflow is terminated as incomplete because an event exceeded the defined length of time.

Properties

Title Enter a unique name for the object.
Task Summary Enter a summary description of the task.
Task Details Enter a description of what the task does.
Team Select the team assigned this task.
Assignee Select a specific assignee for this task, if needed.
Relationship to Task BO Select a business object relationship associated with this task from the drop-down list.
Priority
  • Field: Select a field type for this task priority from the drop-down list. Its numeric value determines the task priority.
  • Value: Select a numeric value for this task from the drop-down list. A value of 1 is the highest priority.
Accept Timeout Date Select a marker for the task timeout interval from the drop-down list. This includes all date and time fields available for the business object, such as created on and modified on.
Due Date:
  • Field: The due date is generated relative to the field selected from the drop-down list.
  • Duration: Click to define the due date according to the interval defined in the Days, Hrs (hours) and Mins (minutes) fields.