Human task editor

The human task editor is a graphical programming environment that you use to visually assign units of work to human participants.

The human task editor is divided into several distinct areas, each with its own individual use. Each is described below.


The distinct areas of the human task editor

The areas are as follows:
  1. The staff settings area
    • The staff settings area shows details about the staff members who initiate or receive tasks. The display that you see will depend on what type of human task you are working with.
    • The table shows a list of the roles that can interact with the task. You can add or remove roles by clicking the associated icons to the right. You cannot add the same role twice.
  2. The client settings area
    • The client settings define the nature of the interface that the staff member sees when they interact with a task.
  3. The escalations settings area
    • The escalation settings define how a task should be handled when it doesn't reach a specified state (claimed or subtask) as first assigned, and within a specified period of time.
  4. The properties area
    • This area displays properties that are relevant to the object that is currently selected on the canvas. Click on the tabs to the left of this view to toggle through the pages. Some pages display properties in tabular format, and you can add or modify these properties by clicking the appropriate cell and then interacting with the graphical interface that appears.
    • The contents of the page will differ on the object chosen. In all cases, you can type F1 to launch a help window and click the link to be taken directly to the product documentation for more details.
    • If you see the File selection ( The File Selection icon ) icon you will be able to browse the file system. If you see the Drop Down ( The Drop Down icon ) icon, you will be presented with a choice of one or more options on-screen.
Related concepts
Tutorial: assign a task
The building blocks of the human task editor
Related tasks
Creating human tasks

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