Designing the Task

The usability analyst now identifies activities in each task, and creates a prototype for the task. The Submit Expense Report task includes the following activities:

1. Create expense report header.

2. Create expense items.

3. Review and submit the expense report.

The usability analyst uses the Task Editor to model the task. The analyst defines the three activities as three separate task view steps. The analyst is not familiar with the View and Applet editors, so the analyst enters only the view step names without linking the view steps to the task views. These views do not yet exist.

The other task that reviews the expense report is a simple task. It requires only the Review Expense Report task view step.

For an example that includes view mockups that assist with designing a task, see Example of Developing a Task That Assists with Creating Multiple Opportunities.

Next, the usability analyst refines the task.