Task Definition Editor

Once a task definition file is created by the wizard, you can use the Task Definition Editor to further customize and configure the task. From the Task Definition Editor, you can assign users and groups to a task and define escalations, notifications, timeout periods, and trigger actions. The editor provides graphical tools so you can easily edit task definitions. You can also edit the file's source code directly.

You can edit the task definition in any of the following editing windows called views, which are accessible from the Task Definition Editor toolbar:

• Source View: The Source tab displays the underlying code for the task definition. You can use the Source view to write the entire task definition, make refinements to an existing definition, or to review the underlying code created by the Task Definition Editor.

• Design View: The Design tab displays a task definition in graphical view on a series of tabbed pages that each display specific information about the task. The tabbed pages allow you to graphically assign tasks and define escalations, notifications, deadlines and durations, and variable updates.

• Mapper View: The Mapper tab provides a framework to define values for input and output variables. Currently the Mapper can only be used from the Actions tab. The Mapper provides a variety of XPath functions that you can use to manipulate the input and output data.

When a task definition is open in the editor, the Navigator window appears in the lower left side of NetBeans. This window provides a logical view of the task definition. When you select a field in the Design view, the corresponding element is highlighted in the Navigator. If you double-click an element in the Navigator, the corresponding field is shown in the Design view. You can also right-click elements in the Navigator and select to either go to that element in the source or go to that element in the design. The Imports section of the Navigator list any XSD or WSDL files that are referenced from the task definition.