1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Using the Human Workflow Service Component
  3. Designing Task Forms for Human Tasks
  4. Creating a Task Form
  5. How To Create Task Form Regions Using Individual Drop Handlers

How To Create Task Form Regions Using Individual Drop Handlers

You can create a display form with multiple regions using the individual Task Header, Task Action, Task History, and Task Comment and Attachment drop handlers shown in Figure 30-25.

Figure 30-25 Using Human Task Drop Handlers

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Description of "Figure 30-25 Using Human Task Drop Handlers"

Task Header provides both header and task actions, so you do not need the Task Action drop handler when you use Task Header. Use Task Action when you want the actions dropdown menu and buttons, but not header details.

To create the task form without building each region individually, see How To Create a Task Form Using the Complete Task with Payload Drop Handler.

Before you create this task form, you must have created the following:

To create task form regions using individual drop handlers:

  1. In the designer, double-click taskDetails1.jspx.
  2. In the Create JSF Page dialog, provide a file name and directory information (or accept the defaults) and click OK.
  3. In the Data Controls panel of the Applications window, expand the human task node, then the getTaskDetails node, and then the Return node.
  4. Drag the Task icon into the taskDetails.jspx window.
  5. Select Human Task, and then Task Header.

    This creates the Actions dropdown list and buttons for task actions, as shown in Figure 30-26, and header details, as shown in Figure 30-27.

    Figure 30-26 Designing the Task Form: Buttons for Task Actions

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    Description of "Figure 30-26 Designing the Task Form: Buttons for Task Actions"

    Figure 30-27 Designing the Task Form: Task Headers

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    Description of "Figure 30-27 Designing the Task Form: Task Headers"
  6. Drag additional Task icons into the JSPX designer, selecting these options with each iteration:

    • Human Task, then Task History

    • Human Task, then Task Comment and Attachment

    The task form now has multiple regions for task action dropdown lists and buttons, task header details, task history, and comments and attachments.

To continue creating the task form, see Step 1 in How To Add the Payload to the Task Form.