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Setting human task preferences

You can set warnings, change the people directory, and modify assignment criteria settings.

The following options establish warning levels when you set up a human task:

To change the people directory and modify assignment criteria settings:


Procedure

  1. From the main menu, select Window > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
  2. Expand Business Integration and expand Human Task Editor. If you do not see the Human Task editor in the Business Integration preferences:
    1. Expand Workbench and select Capabilities.

    2. Select Integration Designer and then click Apply. The business integration tools are enabled.

    3. Click OK. The Preferences window closes.

      If you open the Preferences window again, you see that Business Integration is displayed.

  3. To see the people directory settings that you can modify, click People Directory. You can select a people directory to be the default for new human tasks. You can also add a new entry, and edit or delete an existing entry.

  4. Optional: Add a new people directory.

    1. Click Add. The Add People Directory window opens.

    2. Enter a unique name for the new people directory.

    3. Enter the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) name for the people directory. This entry associates the JNDI name with the name that you provided in thePeople Directory field. At run time, the JNDI name identifies which staff resolution code to use.

    4. Select the people assignment criteria that are associated with this people directory.

      For each choice, there are predefined criteria.When you specify people to work on a task, the assignment criteria that you are presented with are determined by this selection.

      For example, if you select LDAP as the people directory for your human task, when you assign people to that task you are presented with the LDAP-specific assignment criteria.

      You can choose your own people assignment criteria (XML file) by selecting the last radio button in the people assignment criteria list, and clicking Browse.

  5. Optional: Edit a people directory.

    1. Click Edit. The Edit People Directory window opens.

    2. Optional: Modify the name of the people directory. You must provide a meaningful name because this entry is used elsewhere to refer to this people directory.

    3. Optional: Modify the JNDI name for the people directory. This entry creates an association between the JNDI name and the name that you provided in the People directory field. At run time, the JNDI name identifies which staff resolution code to use.

    4. Select the people assignment criteria that are associated with this people directory.

      For each choice, there are predefined criteria. When you are specifying people to work on a task, the assignment criteria that you are presented with are determined by this selection.

      For example, if you select LDAP as the people directory for your human task, when you assign people to that task you are presented with the LDAP-specific assignment criteria.

      You can choose your own people assignment criteria (XML file) by selecting the last radio button in the people assignment criteria list, , and clicking Browse.

  6. Click Apply and then click OK.

Human tasks


Related concepts:
Types of human task
Inline and stand-alone human tasks
Human task clients
Human task user interfaces
Lifecycle of a human task
Customize people assignment criteria


Related tasks:
Improving performance when using human task list widgets
Assigning people to escalations
Setting human task preferences


Related reference:
Assign people tab: Human Task editor