Tasks include the actual work to be done, either manually, semi-automatically, fully automatically or even in the background. In order for tasks to be used, BPF Tasks must first be defined. They consist of a description, an optional abbreviation, and a standard task (see Standard Tasks / Statements).
The tasks contain only a few static setting options, but the modeling environment can be extended and tasks can dynamically display additional fields on different levels in a standard tab or in a separate tab. The existing Extensions are described separately.
Basic data
The following settings are maintained in the basic data:
Control whether optional and rejectable
Executable by responsible persons
Settings for protocol and digital signature
Settings for the object processing
In addition, some meta information is displayed for the current standard task (see Standard Tasks / Statements).
In addition to adding new data tab pages to the modeling environment, standard tasks also have the option of overwriting the following settings for the task:
Protocol
Task can be rejected
Executable by responsible persons
As soon as a setting is overwritten, it can no longer be changed manually. This is indicated and described by the icon ℹ .
Object List
Object list maintenance is only available for tasks that support the processing of objects. In addition, such tasks also define statically which object types are supported, so it may not be possible to use the object list because it does not define supported objects.
The use of the object list must always be activated in the Basic Data .
The functionality and the distribution of the object is described in chapter Object List of the Process.
Container
The containers are described in the chapter Containers and Items. The most important containers and items are described below:
Container/Item | Description |
|---|---|
HEADER | Header data |
ITERATION | Number of Iterationen |
EXECUTABLE_COUNTER | Number of executions of an executable, repeatable task |
In addition, all standard tasks (see Standard Tasks / Statements) have the option of defining container items themselves and filling them with values. These items are all created in the container TASK.