Setting duration values for your human task

You can set a duration value for your human task to specify how long the task will hold before it is either due, set to expire, or set to be deleted.

Note: The duration value is separate from the escalation function in human tasks. It will indicate when a task is due, but the duration value will NOT trigger an escalation.
To set the duration values for your human task, proceed as follows:
  1. In the Properties view of the task settings, click the Duration tab.
  2. From the Calendar type field, you will have the following three options that will dictate the format your calendar entries will take:
    Option Description
    Simple calendar This is, as the name suggests, a simple arithmetic calendar. Enter the time in a straight-forward format (without spaces) such as 20minutes or 2hours.
    WebSphere CRON calendar This is a built-in calendar that uses a list of term expressions representing elements of time to calculate the interval. Examples of this type of calendar can be found in the Related Information section below.
    User-Defined calendar Use this option to select a calendar other than those provided. You can use the fields to name the calendar, and point to a valid Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) location.
  3. The remaining fields on this page can be configured in any combination that you see fit, and according to these choices:
    Option Description
    Duration until due Use this field to set the period that will elapse between the time this task is assigned and the time that it is expected to be completed.
    Duration until deleted Use this field to set the period that will elapse between the time this task is assigned and the time that it will be removed from the system.
    Duration until expiration Use this field to set the period that will elapse between the time this task is assigned and the time at which it will no longer be valid.
    In each of these settings you can enter a specific value in accordance with your chosen calendar, or click the drop down menu to select either Immediate, (in which case the action will take place the moment the duration has elapsed), or Infinite (in which case the action will never occur).
Related tasks
Creating an escalation for your human task
Configuring an event for an escalation

Related information

Setting expiration values on invoke and human task activities in a business process
Interface UserCalendar

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