Task Info Page Elements

The URL of the page is: context-root/task.jsp. In addition to the common page elements the Task Info page includes the following elements:

• Task Info Box

• Task Input Data Box

• Task Output Data Box

Task Info Box

This is a block of static text providing general information about the task being viewed. It includes the following elements:

• Task Title and ID

  The title of the current task alongside with its numerical ID.

• Task Status

  The textual representation of the current task's status.

• Task Priority

  The numerical value of the tasks priority (as opposed to the color coded indicator in ID column of the Tasks list table) .

• Task Submitted On

  The date time of the task creation (submission) moment. The rules for displaying the date time are the same as in the Submitted on column of the Tasks list table.

• Task Deadline

  The date time of the task deadline moment. The rules for displaying the date time are the same as in the Deadline column of the Tasks list table. If the current task has no deadline an m-dash is displayed.

• Task Assigned To

  The names of the groups and users to which this task is available. If the current task is not assigned to anyone, an m-dash is displayed. Note that this is an impossible occurrence as in this case the current user would not see this task.

• Task Claimed By

  The name of the user who claimed the task. If the current task has not been claimed, an m-dash is displayed.

Task Input Data Box

This block of user interface controls shows the information and the available actions for the current task and its input data. Since this is one of the major points for user-customization, we specify only the default controls here.

• Task Input Data Field

  A regular multiline text field. It has no limitations on the allowed characters or the total length. The value of the field is the input data (in XML format) of the current task. The text field is never editable because input data should never be modified. You can customize the display of this field according to the types of tasks you expect users to work with.

• Claim Button

  A regular button. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. When it is activated the page is reloaded and the task is changed to the CLAIMED state.

• Reassign Link

  A regular link. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. When it is activated the page is not reloaded; the Claim button and the Reassign link are hidden; and the Reassign button, To Users field, To Groups field, and Claim link appear.

• Reassign Button

  A regular button. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. When it is activated the page is reloaded; the task is moved to the ASSIGNED state; the Assigned To value is set to the values specified in the To Users field and To Groups field; and the Tasks List page appears , filtered according to the last query.

• To Users Field

  A regular text field without any limitations on the allowed characters or the total length. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task. is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. Enter a space-separated list of user names to reassign the task to.

• To Groups Field

  A regular text field without any limitations on the allowed characters or the total length. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. Enter a space-separated list of group names to reassign the task to

• Claim Link

  A regular link. It is available only if the task has not yet been claimed by any user; that is, the task is in one of the following states: ASSIGNED or ESCALATED. It is hidden by default. When it is activated the page is not reloaded, the Reassign button, To Users field, To Groups field, and Claim link are hidden, and the Claim button and the Reassign link appear.

Task Output Data Box

This block of user interface controls shows the information and the available actions for the current task and its output data. Since this is one of the major points for user customization, only the default controls are specified here. This block is shown only if the task is in one of the following states: CLAIMED, COMPLETED, EXPIRED, ESCALATED, or FAILED.

• Task Output Field

  A regular multiline text field. It has no limitations on the allowed characters or the total length. The value of the field is the output data (in XML format) of the current task. The field is editable only if the task in the CLAIMED state and has been claimed by the current user. A developer may customize the display of this field according to the types of tasks he's expecting the users to work with.

• Save Button

  A regular button. It is visible only if the task in the CLAIMED state and has been claimed by the current user. When it is activated the page is reloaded and the task's output data is updated according the value specified by the user. If an error occurs when updating the task's output data an error message is displayed, but the Task output field keeps the value entered by the user before attempting to save.

• Save and Complete Button

  A regular button. It is visible only if the task in the CLAIMED state and has been claimed by the current user. When it is activated the page is reloaded, the task's output data is updated according the value specified by the user and the task is moved to the COMPLETED state. If an error occurs when updating the task's output data an error message is displayed, the task is not moved to the COMPLETED state, but the Task output field keeps the value entered by the user before attempting to save and complete.

• Revoke Button Revoke Button

  A regular button. It is visible only if the task is in the CLAIMED state and has been claimed by the current user. When it is activated the page is reloaded and the task is moved back to the ASSIGNED state, the "Claimed by" value is cleared.