3.3 Manage Task Definitions for Simple Tasks

This section provides information about how you can create or import a new task definition, and then add it to a workflow. It also provides information about managing task definitions for simple tasks.

You can also define system tasks and operator tasks using task definitions, but the recommended approach is to create a workflow using Workflow Builder, and then adding tasks directly to the workflow. To add a task using Workflow Builder, see Define a Workflow Using Workflow Builder.

Note that task definitions that you create are visible in the Workflow Builder. However, if you add a task directly to a workflow using the Workflow Builder, you can view information about the task only within a specific workflow.

Topics

• Create a Task Definition
  Create a task definition to define a simple task or worker.
• Import a Task Definition
  You can import multiple task definitions using Postman Collection.
• Add a Task Definition to a Workflow
  
• Configure Timeout for Tasks
  You can configure timeouts for worker tasks by specifying timeout options in the task definition. These timeout settings apply to custom worker tasks that are registered as task definitions.
• Edit a Task Definition
  You can update all the field values you specified when creating a task definition, except for the name.
• View a Task Definition
  You can retrieve and view the details of a task definition.
• View Task Queues
  Use the Task Queues page to monitor worker-polled task queues, such as simple tasks or worker tasks. This page helps you check whether workers are polling for a selected task and whether any task executions are waiting in the queue.
• Delete a Task Definition
  You can delete a task definition when it is no longer required.