task Element

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task Element

Contains the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Human Workflow Services (HWS) task information enabled for the form.

Type

xsd:complexType

Child Elements

None.

Attributes

Attribute Type Required Description Possible Values
name xsf:xdHWSname Yes The unique name of the task, as specified in the HWS Workflow designer; used for the onClick event of the button in the HWS Workflow task pane.

Cannot contain the following characters:

\ / " [ ] : < > + = ; , ? * @

taskTypeID xsd:string Yes The unique ID for the task. string
caption xsf:xdHWSCaption No The label for the corresponding button in the HWS Workflow task pane to start or respond to a task.

minLength = 1

maxLength = 255

Definition

    	<xsd:element name="task">
		<xsd:complexType>
			 <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsf:xdHWSname" use="required"/>
			 <xsd:attribute name="taskTypeID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
			 <xsd:attribute name="caption" type="xsf:xdHWSCaption" use="optional"/>
		</xsd:complexType>
	</xsd:element>

  

Remarks

The task element is an optional element of the allowedTasks element.

Each task enabled for the form must have a corresponding task element in the allowedTasks section of the form definition file (.xsf).

Note  This item is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form defined by a form definition file (.xsf) that includes this item cannot be opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

Example

The following is an example of the task element:

    <xsf:hwsWorkflow taskpaneVisible="yes">
   <xsf:location url="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx"/>
   <xsf:allowedActions>
      <xsf:action  name="approval" actionTypeID="123" 
         canInitiateWorkflow="yes" caption="Get Approval"/>
      <xsf:action  name="delegate" actionTypeID="234"   
         canInitiateWorkflow="no" caption="Delegate"/>
   </xsf:allowedActions>
   <xsf:allowedTasks>
      <xsf:task name="getManagerApproval" taskTypeID="435" 
         caption="Send Response"/>
      <xsf:task name="getVPApproval" taskTypeID="436"  
         caption ="Send Response"/>
      <xsf:task name="delegateToManager" taskTypeID="420" 
         caption="Respond"/>
   </xsf:allowedTasks>
</xsf:hwsWorkflow>

<xsf:hwsAdapter name="Start Approval"    
   wsdlUrl="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx?WSDL" 
   submitAllowed="yes">
   <xsf:hwsOperation type="addActionToNewActivityFlow" typeID="{guid}"
      serviceUrl="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx">
      <xsf:input source="HWSMessage1.xml">
         <xsf:partFragment match="/ns1:HWSMessage/ActionSection/param1" 
            replaceWith="/my:myFields/my:param1"/>
         <xsf:partFragment match="/ns1:HWSMessage/ActionSection/param2" 
            replaceWith="/a:some/b:thing" dataObject="Aux1"/>
      </xsf:input>
   </xsf:hwsOperation>
</xsf:hwsAdapter>