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Task Properties

Task​

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  • User Activities display content to end users as a Case (an instance) flows through a Process. The user interface to be displayed is designed in the Forms modeler.
  • Every task has a Performer. To define who will execute each task, an Assignment Rule must be defined.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task. This property is not displayed in the Mobile app.

Runtime Properties​

  • Help text: In this option, the user can configure a help text for the Activity.
  • Url Help: In this option, the user can configure a URL that contains help text for the Activity. The configured URL will be opened in a new tab in your browser.
  • Duration: Determines the maximum time that a Task can be active (unfinished) to consider that it is still on time. It is defined in hours and minutes. The maximum values are:
    • 35791393 (Hours)
    • 59 (Minutes)
  • Priority: Indicates the order on which Bizagi will activate or execute Tasks.
  • Can reassign: If enabled, the Task can be reassigned by the user during the process. By default, the property is disabled.
  • Notify on assignment: When enabled, this property notifies about the assignment to all users that have been assigned to a Task. By default, the property is disabled.
  • Is Singleton: Enables the assignment of special characteristics to the Activity, so that if more than one transition or sequence line enters it, it will not be duplicated if there is already an active instance.
  • Can release: If enabled, the Task can be released by the user during the process. By default, the property is disabled.
  • Timer Event Duration: This property is used when a Timer Intermediate Event is attached to the Task.
  • Mobile Access: Enables access to the task from mobile devices.
  • Message when activity is completed: Defines the message shown when the task is finished and the end user has no more pending activities in the case.

Service Task​

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  • Service Tasks are automated tasks that the system executes without any interaction with the end user.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Runtime Properties​

  • Cost: Indicates the cost of the Task.
  • Priority: Indicates the order on which Bizagi will activate or execute Tasks.
  • Is Asynchronous: Corresponds to automatic Tasks of the process flow, which have been designed especially to call external interfaces.
  • Retries: Determines the number of times that the asynchronous Task must be executed automatically if an error is thrown.
  • Retry Interval: An interval of time in minutes that must be fulfilled before retrying the automatic execution of the asynchronous Task in case of error.
  • Show Feedback: The system will execute immediately and a wait page will be displayed while the request is processed.
  • Timeout: Allows defining a maximum interval in seconds, in which the execution of the asynchronous Task is possible.
  • Show on Timeline diagram: When checked, this activity will be shown amongst the other activities in the case's Timeline.

Receive Task​

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Send Task​

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  • If a Process is waiting for a message, it will be paused until the message arrives or it will change the flow for exception handling.
  • In order to use a throw Message, there has to be a corresponding catch Message that catches the message.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Script Task​

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  • Script Tasks are automatic tasks used in Bizagi to send custom notifications (emails).

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Manual Task​

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  • This is a Task that is expected to be performed without the aid of any application.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Conditional Task​

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  • Conditional activities are an extension to BPMN 2.0. They are turned on or off depending on the data flowing through a case.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Runtime Properties​

  • Help text: In this option, the user can configure a help text for the Activity.
  • Url Help: In this option, the user can configure a URL that contains help text for the Activity.
  • Duration: Determines the maximum time that a Task can be active.
  • Priority: Indicates the order on which Bizagi will activate or execute Tasks.
  • Can reassign: If enabled, the Task can be reassigned by the user during the process.
  • Notify: When enabled, this property notifies about the assignment to all users.
  • Can release: If enabled, the Task can be released by the user during the process.
  • Timer Event Duration: This property is used when a Timer Intermediate Event is attached to the Task.
  • Mobile Access: Enables access to the task from mobile devices.
  • Message when activity is completed: Defines the message shown when the task is finished.

Bot Task​

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  • A Bot Task is performed by an RPA bot.

Basic Properties​

  • Display Name: This is the display name of the Activity that is shown in the Work Portal.
  • Name: This is the name of the Activity in the database.
  • Description: Displays additional information for the Task.

Runtime Properties​

  • Priority: Indicates the order on which Bizagi will activate or execute Tasks.
  • Is Asynchronous: Corresponds to automatic Tasks of the process flow.
  • Retries: Number of times the asynchronous task must be executed automatically if an error arises.
  • Retry interval: Amount of time in minutes between retries.
  • Timeout: Amount of time after which the system cancels the execution of the task.
  • Show on timeline diagram: Check this option if you want this task to appear on the process timeline.