20.15.1 Example: Creating a Human Task from a Form Submission

You can configure both approval and action tasks, collectively known as human tasks, as page processes that can run upon submission of a form.

This example uses the Sample Workflows, Approvals, and Tasks application, which you can install from the Gallery. This example demonstrates how to set up the process that initiates a job change approval task when a user submits the Request Job Change form.

To create approval tasks when the Request Job Change form is submitted:

1. Open 7 - Request Job Change in Page Designer.
2. Open the Processing tab.
3. Right-click Processing and select Create Process.
4. Under Identification:
   1. Name - Submit Task
   2. Type - Human Task - Create
5. Under Settings:
   1. Definition - Job Change
   2. Details Primary Key Item - P7_EMPNO
6. Under Execution Options:
   1. Sequence - 20
   2. Point - Processing
   3. Run Process - Once Per Page Visit (Default)
7. Under Server-side Condition:
   1. When Button Pressed - SUBMIT_FOR_APPROVAL
   2. Type - Leave as - Select -
8. Set the Page Process Parameters.
   1. On the Processing tab, under Submit Task, expand Parameters.
   2. Select New Job.
   3. Under Value, select Item.
   4. Set Item to P7_PROPOSED_JOB.
9. Click Save.

APEX creates an approval task when a user submits the Request Job Change form.

Note:

You can use the same steps to create an action task from a form submission.