Definition of a Task Group 

Use

You define task groups if you want to collect and group standard tasks and workflow templates that are logically related. You can also collect other task groups within a task group, hence making hierarchies of task groups.

Task groups are not restricted within applications. You can collect tasks from within one application component as well as tasks from different application components.

A standard task or workflow template can be used in several task groups.

You can use task groups to delimit the search range when calling the Business Workflow Explorer.

Integration

The application component is also available as a collective evaluation criterion for standard tasks and workflow templates. Each task is assigned to an application component automatically via its development class.

Features

You define the task group with its basic data and enter the tasks and task groups that it is to contain. Enter a description for the task group.

Agent assignment

It is not necessary to assign possible agents to a task group. If you do, the possible agents are passed on to the tasks and task groups contained.

Activities

You should adhere to the following sequence when defining single-step tasks (and analyzing existing single-step tasks):

What?

Where?

Maintain abbreviation and name.

The system assigns the identifying number of the task group when saving.

Tab page Basic data

Maintain task description.

Tab page Description

Enter tasks and task groups collected in this task group.

Tab pages Standard tasks, Workflow templates and Task groups

Maintain agent assignment

Extras ® Agent assignment ® Maintain

Graphical representation of the hierarchy of the task group, including the subordinate task groups.

 Hierarchy