Control the naming or description of a task

When creating a new data flow for an object of the Human task type, you can assign the name and a description for the task directly in the data flow using the Task name or Task description boxes. If you do not specify anything, the name of the function is displayed as the name of the task.

Model the name of a task

Procedure

  1. Generate a data flow for an object of the Human task type.

  2. Model the name to be used for the task using the Task name box in the data flow. You can for example. use the subject of an e-mail together with the respective date to differentiate between several tasks of the Human task type from the same object.

    Example

    The name of the task consists of the e-mail subject and its date.

    Consciously control the naming of a task

You have modeled the name of a task.

Model the description of a task

Procedure

  1. Generate a data flow for an object of the Human task type.

  2. Model the description to be used for the task with the Task description box in the data flow.

    Example

    The description of the task consists of the subject and the text of the e-mail.

    Task description

You have modeled the description of a task.