Task Date

A complex data type that defines a length of time. The User service uses Task Date values for calculating when task reminders, escalations, and deadlines occur:

• Task Date variables can be used as the value of the Schedule Escalation property of the Assign Task operation and Assign Multiple Tasks operation operations (User service).

• Task Reminder and Task Deadline data types include a Task Date value as a subtype.

Task Date values also indicate whether the business calendar is used when calculating dates.

You can create a Task Date variable, configure the default properties, and then use the variable as the value of the Schedule Escalation property of Assign Task or Assign Multiple Tasks operations. You can also use the Set Value service to add the value to a Task Reminder or Task Deadline value.

Create a Task Date variable only if you intend to use the value multiple times in the process. Otherwise, configure the Schedule Escalation property manually.

For example, a process includes a Task Date variable named taskDateVar and default values have been configured for the properties. You use XPath expressions with the Set Value service to add the value to a Task Reminder value named taskReminderVar:

/process_data/taskReminderVar/object/reminder = /process_data/taskDateVar

Similarly, a Task Date value can be inserted into a Task Deadline value:

/process_data/taskDeadlineVar/object/dateObj = /process_data/taskDateVar

For information about data that can be accessed using Xpath Expressions, see Data items .

For information about configuring default properties, see Datatype specific settings .

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