If users are prevented from working on their tasks, for example,
if they are on sick leave, specify a substitute for the user's tasks.
Before you begin
You must have TaskSystemAdministrator rights to
perform this task. Also, the Virtual Member Manager people directory provider
is required for substitution. You must have substitution enabled for the Human
Task Manager in Business Process Choreographer. The
Define Substitutes option
is then visible in the taskbar.
About this task
Complete the following steps in Business Process Choreographer Explorer.
Procedure
- In the taskbar, click Define Substitutes.
- On the Define Substitutes page, specify the
absence settings, and click Save.
- Enter the user ID of the user for whom you want to specify the
absence settings.
- To enable the absence settings, select the User is
absent check box.
- In the The user's substitute field, enter
the user ID of the substitute that you want to appoint, and click Add.
- Optional: Add further substitutes as needed. Depending on the applied substitution policy, one or more than one substitute
can receive the work assignments while the user is absent. The substitution
policy can differ for each task templates.
- Optional: To remove a substitute from the list,
select the user ID of the substitute and click Remove. To select more than one substitute, hold down the Ctrl key.
- Refresh the people query results.
Results
While the
User is absent check box is selected,
the substitutes will receive the user's work assignments.
What to do next
Work assignments that were assigned to the absent user before the
User
is absent check box got selected must be transferred separately.
