Creating a job and task

You can create jobs and tasks to run on your workflow.

Procedure

To define jobs and tasks:

  1. On the Datacap Web Client, click the Administrator tab.
  2. Open the Workflow page.
  3. Create a job.
    1. Select the workflow for which you want to create a job. Typically, there is only one workflow with the same name as the application.
    2. Click New and enter the job name.
  4. Create a task.
    1. Click the parent job and click New.
    2. Define the task by entering values for the following fields:
      Field Description
      Name: The task name
      Description: Description of the task. For example, a Verification task might have a description of Verify with Rule Validation.
      Mode The following modes are available:
      • Batch creation: Typically for Scan or virtual scan (VScan) tasks
      • Router: Enables job routing (conditional branching) for the corresponding task
      • Normal: Typically for other tasks where conditions are inapplicable, including such tasks as page identification, verification, and export.
      Queue by: Defines which user and station can process a batch that completes this task. The default is None, which means that there are no restrictions.
      Store: Determines whether to save the user ID or Station ID that completed the task.
      Program: From the drop down menu, select a program, such as Datacap Desktop, Rulerunner, or select a web page (.aspx file) for the task.
    3. Click Setup to specify more options if necessary.
    4. Or click Create Setup to create a default task setup.