Contributing Task Data to a Composite Cartridge

Task data that has been added to a composite cartridge view can be contributed to required tasks, such as creation tasks and query tasks, using the Task Data Contribution tab of the Composite Cartridge editor.

To contribute task data to required tasks:

1. Create a new composite cartridge view.

   See "Creating New Cartridge Composite Views" for more information.

2. Model the data using the tabs of the Composite Cartridge View editor.

   See "Adding Task Data to a Composite Cartridge View" for more information.

3. Ensure that the component cartridge that contains the composite cartridge view has been added as a project dependency.

   See "Project Editor Dependency Tab" for more information.

4. In the Composite Cartridge editor, click the Task Data Contribution tab.

5. Click Add in either the Task Data Contribution area or the Query Task Data Contribution area depending on the type of task to which you are contributing.

6. In the Task Data Contribution Selection dialog box, add the desired combination of order, process, task, and view for the task data contribution.

   Similarly, in the Query Task Data Contribution Selection dialog box, add the desired combination of order, role, task, and view for the task data contribution.

   Click Select to select an entity from the selection list and click OK. If a suitable entity does not yet exist, click New to create a new entity using the wizard. Click Open to open the corresponding editor for the entity. When finished, click OK.

   Tip:

   You can define multiple task data contributions for a required task. For example, a creation task could get a contribution from each fulfillment function in a solution (SyncCustomerCreationView, BillingCreationView, ProvisioningCreationView, and so on).

The task data defined in the composite cartridge view is added to the required tasks at build time, within the context of the solution. The original task names and entity references are not changed.