A manual task is a mechanism used to interrupt an application process until some manual intervention is performed. A task-interrupted process will remain suspended until the targeted user or users respond. Typically, manual tasks are removed after the process has been tested or automated.
Similar to approvals, triggered tasks alert targeted users. Alerts are associated with environment- or application-defined user roles. Affected users can respond—approve—by using the Work Items pane (see Work Items). Unlike approvals, manual tasks can be incorporated within an application process.
The task used to configure this step must have been previously defined with the Create New Task Definition dialog.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Typically the name and description correspond to the application. |
| Task Definition |
Used to select a user-defined task. |
| Environment Role | Select the role expected to respond. The user mapped to this role will have to respond to the generated work item before the process can continue. |
| Application Role | Select the role expected to respond. The user mapped to this role will have to respond to the generated work item before the process can continue. |
If both roles are selected, all affected users will have to respond before the process can continue. See Notifications.