Task Key Features
The following key features are available with the tasks you create:
webMethods Business Rules Integration.
Software AG Designer enables you to determine task assignments using rule entities (such as decision tables and business rule sets) in
webMethods Business Rules, meaning you can move task assignment logic outside of the task type. In addition, you can reference any assignment decision table from multiple task types, thereby centralizing your assignment logic. Task instances can be started by a rule entity by invoking a Manual Decision process action as a rule result. For more information, see
About webMethods Business
Rules Integration.
E-form Integration.
Software AG Designer enables you to integrate electronic forms (
e-forms) into the task workflow. Supported e-form templates can be imported into
Software AG Designer where they are converted to a standard IS document type. You can use the IS document type as the business data for a task, or for any other supported IS document type use. You can implement the ability for users to download and upload an e-form from an e-form enabled task instance interface running in
My webMethods.
For more information about the use of e-forms in the
webMethods product suite by using
My webMethods Server as your e-form repository, see the PDF publication
Implementing E-form Support for BPM.
Collaborative Workflow. Both
Software AG Designer and
My webMethods Server provide a set of design-time and run-time functions that allow users to create, modify, assign, and complete spontaneous collaborative, task-based workflows on an "as-needed" basis.
A key portion of the collaborative workflow feature enables run-time task users to quickly create one or more collaboration tasks that can be assigned to others users, so that those users can collaborate in completing the parent task. These collaboration tasks exist within a unique collaboration process model that is created when the first collaboration task is created. It is also possible to create tasks for business processes that will dynamically generate and assign one or more collaboration tasks automatically, based on task business data. In this case, it is possible to design the specified collaboration task to be assigned not only to one or more users, but to groups and roles as well.
A number of general task capabilities are also available to enhance the collaborative work environment, including:
Comments—By default, tasks provide the ability for users to enter, modify, and view free-form comments within the task they are working on.
Attachments—By default, tasks provide the ability for users to add or delete attachments.
Data sharing—You can define how business data and other task information is shared among collaborative users.
Task E-mail Notifications.
Software AG Designer enables you to create a task e-mail notification that can be sent to any
My webMethods Server user who is assigned to the task and subscribed to the notification. You can include a Task Action Link control in the e-mail notification, enabling a
My webMethods Server user to interact with the task without requiring a connection to
My webMethods Server. For more information about task e-mail notifications, see
Working with Task Notifications.
External Access Through APIs. The
Task Engine provides a set of APIs that you can use to interact with tasks running on the
Task Engine within
My webMethods Server. For more information, see
Task Update Overview.
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