Define Task Precedence

Task Precedence indicates the execution-flow of a Batch. Task Precedence Value facilitates you to determine the order in which the specific Tasks of a Batch are executed.

For example, consider a Batch consisting of four tasks. The first three tasks does not have a precedence defined and hence will be executed simultaneously, during the Batch Execution. However, Task 4 has a precedence value as Task 1 which indicates that, Task 4 is executed only after Task 1 has been successfully executed.

You can set Task precedence between Tasks or define to run a Task after a set of other tasks. However, multiple tasks can be executed simultaneously, and cyclical execution of tasks is not permitted. If the precedence for a Task is not set, the Task is executed immediately on Batch Execution.

To define the task precedence in the Define Task Page, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Add or Remove Precedence (task_precedence) button corresponding to the task for which you want to add precedence task.

    The Task Precedence Mapping Window is displayed.

    Note:

    The Task Precedence option is disabled if a batch has only one task associated.
    1. Select the batch that you want to execute before the current task, from the Available Tasks pane and click (play_icon).
    2. To select all the listed batches, click (forward_icon).
    3. To remove a batch, select the task from the Selected Tasks Pane and click (reverse_icon).
    4. To remove all the selected batches, click (backward_icon ).
  2. Click Save to update Task Precedence in the batches.
  3. Click Preview to view the Precedence information.