oracle.bpel.services.workflow.assignment.dynamic

Interface IDynamicTaskEscalationFunction

All Superinterfaces:

IDynamicAssignmentFunction

Deprecated.

since 11.1.1.6.0 - use IDynamicTaskEscalationPattern instead.

@Deprecated
public interface IDynamicTaskEscalationFunction
extends IDynamicAssignmentFunction

Classes that implement workflow Custom Escalation Functions that select which user a task should be escalted to must implement this interface. As well as providing a class that implements this interface, you must also provide configuration information for the new function. Please refer to the Workflow Services chapter in the BPEL Process Manager Developer's Guide for more information.

Since:

10.1.3.1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getTaskEscalationUser(java.lang.String user) Deprecated. Instead use getTaskEscalationUser(Task task) function.
java.lang.String	getTaskEscalationUser(Task task) Deprecated. This method will be called to get the user to escalate the task to

Methods inherited from interface oracle.bpel.services.workflow.assignment.dynamic.IDynamicAssignmentFunction

getDescription, getFunctionName, setInitParams

Method Detail

getTaskEscalationUser

java.lang.String getTaskEscalationUser(Task task)
                                throws DynamicAssignmentException

Deprecated.

This method will be called to get the user to escalate the task to

Parameters:

task - a Task value

Returns:

The user to whom the task should be escalated to

Throws:

DynamicAssignmentException - if an error occurs

getTaskEscalationUser

java.lang.String getTaskEscalationUser(java.lang.String user)
                                throws DynamicAssignmentException

Deprecated. Instead use getTaskEscalationUser(Task task) function.

This method will be called to get the user to escalate the task to. By default getTaskEscalationUser(Task task) will be called. To use this function edit your .task file. Add escalationParameter as the last element of globalConfiguration Element containing your escalationFunction with its value set to user. For example,

<escalationParameter>user&lt/escalationParameter> &lt/globalConfiguration>

If escalationParameter is not set or is set to any other value executeTaskEscalationFunction( String functionName , Task task ) will be invoked.

Parameters:

user - The user to whom the task is currently assigned to

Returns:

The user to whom the task should be escalated to

Throws:

DynamicAssignmentException - if an error occurs