This option enables remote services to update tasks regardless of the task status. By default, task update services apply only to tasks with status Active, Error, and Suspended. Tasks with other statuses (for example Completed, Cancelled, or Expired) cannot be updated.

To enable remote services to update tasks regardless of the current task status, set the following option to true:

The default value is false - task updates apply only to task with status Active, Error, or Suspended. Tasks with status Error that belong to a process instance cannot be updated, regardless of Task Engine optional settings.

The option applies to the operation of the following Task Engine services:

For more information about the services, see webMethods Task Engine API and Service Reference.