To Define Task Timeouts

1. Complete the steps under Assigning Users and User Groups to a Task.

2. If the task definition is not opened, open the file in the Task Definition Editor.

3. To define a duration from the start of the task to when it must be completed, do the following:

   1. In the Timeouts section of the Task Definition Editor, click Add Duration.

      A new line appears in the Timeouts list.

   2. In the Timeout Expression field, enter the duration in the format P0Y0M0DT0H0M0S.

      For example, the expression P0Y0M7DT0H0M0S indicates a seven-day duration.

      

4. To define a deadline by which the task must be completed, do the following:

   1. In the Timeouts section of the Task Definition Editor, click Add Deadline.

      A new line appears in the Timeouts list.

   2. In the Timeout Expression field, enter the duration in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHHmmSS.

      For example, the expression 2010-01-15T00:00:00 indicates midnight on January 15, 2010.

      

5. To remove a deadline or duration, select the line item to remove and then click Remove.

6. When you are done defining timeouts, click Save All on the NetBeans toolbar.