Task List Toolbar

Task Filter List

You can select which tasks you want to see, according to their status.

Individual user task list:

• Open. Includes unclaimed, claimed, and suspended tasks.
• Unclaimed. No one is working on this task.
• Claimed. You have selected the Claim button to claim a task to work on.
• Suspended. You have suspended a task and its deadlines.
• Closed. Includes completed, failed, exited, obsolete and error tasks. (An error occurs when there is a problem with the BPEL process that created a task.)

Task lists for other roles:

An administrator sees a global set of tasks for all users by selecting from the Administrator filters. There is a similar filter for Stakeholders and the Task Initiator.

Refresh

Reload the page with the current task list. Some tasks may be overdue, and there may be some new tasks.

Page Controls

Navigate to other pages in the Inbox

Task Menu Bar

Open

Highlight a task, and select Open to open the Task Detail page.

Claim

Claim ownership of a selected task so you can begin working on it, and it becomes unavailable for other potential owners. The task details become available, and you are able to add data to the Output or Fault reply. See Claiming and Performing Other Actions for a Task.

Remove

Remove a selected notification

Search For

Select criteria, based on one of the following:

• Search By expression in the task definition
• Task subject

Select Search By to begin the search query. You can use a wildcard character in your search expression. Select Clear to clear the Search text box.

Task Details on Main Inbox page

Status

See the status list above in the Task Filter List description

Priority

A priority can be a non-negative number, beginning with the highest priority, which is 0. Note that by default only priorities 0 and 1 have a flag icon. Lower priorities (higher numbers) do not have an icon, unless they were added in your environment.

Subject

Short description of the task

Name

Task name

Owner

A username is in this column, if the task has been claimed

Created

Date and time the task was first routed to the Inboxes of all potential owners

Expiration

Date and time the task will expire. After this time, the task cannot be completed.

Task Details Page Additional Information. Claim a Task to open Task Details Page.

Created By

Name of the BPEL process that created the task

Modified and Modified By

Task owner or administrator who modified a task detail and the time it was modified. See Modifying a Task.

Escalated

Indicates whether or not an action has been taken in relation to a deadline. For details, see What Happens When a Task is Overdue.

Detailed Description

Additional details about the task appear above the Work Item area. See Working with a Work Item, Attachments and Comments and Completing or Failing a Task.