IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Administer applications and processes in the runtime environment > Manage processes and their components > Administer BPEL processes and human tasks > Manage work authorizations and assignments
Transferring task work items if you are the starter, originator, or administrator of the task
You might need to change a task work assignment after work begins on the task.
For example, you might want to transfer a task work item to another user if the task owner is on vacation and the task must be completed before this person returns. The way in which you can transfer a work item depends on the role that you have, the state of the task, and the role the new owners or groups have.
To transfer a task work item you must have one of the following roles for the task, and the corresponding role for the work item as indicated in the Work item reason column. These roles and the task state determine who you can transfer the work items to.
Your role Work item reason Task state Work items can be transferred to the following user roles: Owner Owner Claimed Potential owner, administrator Starter Starter Expired, terminated, finished, failed, or running Potential starter, administrator Originator Originator Any task state Potential instance creator, administrator Originator Potential starter Inactive Any user role Administrator Starter Expired, terminated, finished, failed, or running Starter Administrator Potential starter Inactive Potential starter Administrator Reader or administrator In any state except the inactive state Reader, administrator Administrator Potential owner or editor Ready, or claimed Any user role
In Business Process Choreographer Explorer to transfer a work item.
Procedure
- Display the task instances that you can administer.
Click Administered By Me under Task Instances in the Views tab navigation pane.
- Display the work items for a task instance.
In the Task Instances Administered By Me page, select the check box next to one or more tasks, and click Work Items.
- Transfer the work item.
- In the New Owner / Group Name field, enter the user ID or the name of the group to which the work item will be transferred. Work items that are assigned to a user can only be transferred to another user, and work items that are assigned to a group can only be transferred to another group.
- Select one or more work items and click Transfer.
Results
The transferred work item with the new work item owner appears in the list of work items.
Manage work authorizations and assignments
Related concepts:
Authorization roles for human tasks
Authorization and work items
Related tasks:
Specifying absence settings for users
Create task work items
Transferring tasks that you own
Delete task work items