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Create human tasks

To create a new human task, follow these instructions.

This procedure describes how to create a new human task from scratch. If you want to create a human task which is based on the pattern of an IBM Form, see the topic Creating human tasks based on IBM Forms.

Procedure

1. In the workbench, switch to the business integration perspective.

2. From the main menu, click File > New > Human Task.

3. Specify a module (if necessary), a folder, and a name for the new human task, and click Next.

4. In the Select Type of Interaction and Interface Definition window, choose from these three options:

   Option	Icon	Description
   To-do task		This is where a service component (such as a BPEL process) assigns a task to a human as something for that person to do.
   Invocation task		This is where a human can "assign" a task to a service component. In such a case, a human is invoking an automated service such as a BPEL process.
   Collaboration task		This is where a human assigns a task to another human.

5. If you have an existing interface to reference, then choose it here, otherwise select to have one automatically generated for you.

6. Click Next. If you selected an invocation task, Next is disabled and you should click Finish.

7. On the Select the Type of Human Task Ownership panel, select Single or Parallel. Single ownership means that a task should need only one person to complete it. The first potential owner to claim the task becomes the sole owner. Parallel ownership allows multiple people to work on a task simultaneously. Each potential owner is assigned a subtask and the results of each of these subtasks are aggregated when completion criteria are met.

8. Click Finish to create your human task.

Results

This creates a human task, and launches it in a new human task editor. Click any of the following links to learn how to configure it.

• Create human tasks based on IBM Forms (deprecated)
  

  You can use Lotus forms as templates to create BPEL process with associated human tasks.

• Human Task editor
  The Human Task editor is a graphical programming environment that you use to configure the interaction between a service and identified people, or between two people.
• The building blocks of the business state machine editor
  Compose your own business state machine using a combination of the following building blocks.
• Invocation scenarios for invocation tasks
  The various ways in which tasks can be invoked is described.
• Replacement variables and context variables
  While working with templates, you might want to refer to a variable that will not be resolved until the instance has been started in the runtime environment. This variable is known as a context variable, because its value is dependent upon the task context in which it is exists (or the process context for inline tasks). If you want to refer to such a context variable in a template, use a replacement variable.
• Refactoring and business state machines
  When you refactor parts of your business state machine, dependencies on those parts are automatically and universally updated throughout the product as a whole.
• Supporting other languages
  

  You can display client-based information in multiple languages.

Building human tasks

Create human tasks