1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Using the Human Workflow Service Component
  3. Configuring Human Tasks
  4. Specifying the Title, Description, Outcome, Priority, Category, Owner, and Application Context
  5. How to Specify a Task Outcome

How to Specify a Task Outcome

Task outcomes capture the possible outcomes of a task. Oracle BPM Worklist displays the outcomes you specify here as the possible task actions to perform during runtime. Figure 29-3 provides details.

Figure 29-3 Outcomes in Oracle BPM Worklist

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Description of "Figure 29-3 Outcomes in Oracle BPM Worklist"

You can specify the following types of task outcomes:

  • Select a seeded outcome

  • Enter a custom outcome

The task outcomes can also have runtime display values that are different from the actual outcome value specified here. This permits outcomes to be displayed in a different language in Oracle BPM Worklist. For more information about internationalization, see How to Specify Multilingual Settings.

To specify a task outcome:

  1. To the right of the Outcomes field in the General section, click the Search icon.

    The Outcomes dialog box shown in Figure 29-4 displays the possible outcomes for tasks. APPROVE and REJECT are selected by default.

    Figure 29-4 Outcomes Dialog

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    Description of "Figure 29-4 Outcomes Dialog"
  2. Enter the information shown in Table 29-3.

    Table 29-3 Outcomes Dialog

    Field Description

    Select one or more outcomes

    Select additional task outcomes or deselect the default outcomes.

    Add icon

    Click to invoke a dialog box for adding custom outcomes.

    In the Name field of the dialog box, enter a custom name, and click OK. Your outcome displays in the Outcomes field.

    Notes: Be aware of the following naming restrictions:

    • Do not specify a custom name that matches a name listed in the Actions tab of the Access section of the Human Task Editor (for example, do not specify Delete). Specifying the same name can cause problems at runtime.

    • Do not specify a custom name with blank spaces (for example, On Hold). This causes an error when the custom outcome is accessed in Oracle BPM Worklist. If you must specify an outcome with spaces, use a resource bundle. For more information, see Introduction to Human Workflow Services.

    • A custom task outcome must begin with a letter of the alphabet, either upper or lower case. It should contain only letters of the alphabet and the numbers zero (0) through nine (9).

    Outcomes Requiring Comment

    Click to select an outcome to which an assignee adds comments in Oracle BPM Worklist at runtime. The assignee must add the comments and perform the action without saving the task at runtime.

    Default Outcome

    Select the default outcome for this outcome.

    The seeded and custom outcomes selected here display for selection in the Majority Voted Outcome section of the parallel participant type.

  3. For more information, see Specifying the Voting Outcome.