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Overview

My Tasks is a list of tasks Tasks that a the user is authorized to view and launch. This page is structured similarly to the Taskboard, but My Tasks displays Tasks, while the Taskboard displays Task Instances.

To view My Tasks, click the Clipboard icon in the sidebar menu.

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The My Tasks table shows all Tasks included by the selected Filters. On the bottom left, the table indicates the number of records found and last time refreshed. On the bottom right, you can select the page to display. The table will also respond to your scroll wheel or touchpad, allowing you to scroll through the list of Tasks page by page.

Like the Taskboard, the My Tasks table is sortable by column. In this configuration, you can choose from Name, Business Services, Summary, and Last Run. The default sort order is by Name Task name. You can customize which columns to display by clicking the rightmost icon in the top row of the table:

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Column Descriptions

The following table describes the columns displayed in My Tasks.

Column NameDescription
Name

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Task - column
Task

The name of the Task.

Clicking on a Task name will take you to the Task Details page.

TypeThe Task Type.
Business Services

The Business Service(s) the Task is a member of.

If the Task is a member of multiple Business Services, the entry in this column will be:
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Hovering your mouse over Several will display a popover of all the Business Services associated with the Task.

Summary

The Task description.
Last RunThe time when the Task was last run.

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Filters
Filters
Filters

Like the Taskboard, There are three filters you can filter use on My Tasks: Search by TaskBusiness Services, andTask  Types. In each filter, you can select a specific entry or search via freeform type.

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The Task Types filter allows you to display all Tasks of a given Type. The Business Services allows you to display all Tasks belonging to a given Business Service. 

You can also use the Search bar, which

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Search by Task is a simple text search to bar that will find matching strings Task names in the Name Task column.

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The Search bar will only check Task names for matching strings. It will not search for Type, descriptions, or any other column.

The Business Services allows you to display all Tasks belonging to a given Business Service. The Task Types filter allows you to display all Tasks of a given Type. You can select a specific entry or search via freeform type.

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Task Commands
Task Commands
Task Commands

Although you cannot create, modify, or delete Tasks in Universal Portal, there are several actions you can perform from My Tasks. To access the command menu Command Menu for a Task, click the three-dot icon at the end of the row: 

You can then perform any of the following actions from this context menu:

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Launch Now
Launch Now
Launch Now

Launch this Task. For more information, see Launching

a Task.View (in UC)Retrieve the Task in an embedded frame within the Universal Portal using a slider control.

Tasks.

If this Task can be launched with variables, this button will be called "Launch" instead of "Launch Now".

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Show in Taskboard
Show in Taskboard
Show in Taskboard
View all Instances of this Task in the Taskboard.

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Viewing Task Details
Viewing Task Details
Viewing Task Details

To view the details of a Task, simply click on the Task name.

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Tasks are not to be confused with Task Instances. To view the details of a specific Task Instance, rather than a Task definition, see Viewing Task Instance Details.

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At the top of the Task Details page, you can see the name and description of the Task. Below, you can view the Task Type, the Business Services the Task is a member of, the Self Service GroupTask Version, and when the Task was last run. The buttons to Launch Now, View (in UC), and Show in Taskboard function the same as the corresponding actions in the command menuCommand Menu in the My Tasks list. Below this general information, you can see more details specific to this Task's Typeabout the Task.

The volume of information shown in the Details page can vary depending on the Task Type. The layout differs from the Task Details shown in the Controller, but the fields are logically grouped and can be easily navigated by clicking the menu options from the box in the top left.

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Launching Tasks
Launching Tasks
Launching Tasks

Tasks can be launched from My Tasks by selecting the Launch Now action in the command menu Command Menu at the end of the row, or by clicking the Launch Now button from in the Task Details page.Image Removed

After clicking Launch Now, you will be asked to confirm the launch. After launching the Task, a popup will appear announcing that the launch was successful. You can also see the System Identifier of the Task Instance. From here, you have the option to view the Instance in the Taskboard (which functions the same as the Show in Taskboard command), or close the popup and return to the current page.Image Removed

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Launching Tasks with Variables
Launching Tasks with Variables
Launching Tasks with Variables

If a Task has Variables which must be resolved before launch, you will be prompted to provide values for these Variables.

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There is not a separate command to launch a Task with Variables. Simply click Launch Now, as described in the previous section, the Launch button and you will be taken to this page automatically if Variables are needed.

Give each Variable a value. You will also be prompted for Reason for Launch. Once you submit the variable values, you can click the Launch Task button. Just like launching Tasks without variablesVariables, you will be asked to confirm the launch.

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