Running a Task Portlet View

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About this task

You can run a portlet view in the server associated with the task application project at any time. For more information, see Defining a Server for a Task Application Project.

To run a task portlet view in IBM My webMethods Server

Procedure

  1. In the Solutions view, open the task in the task editor by double-clicking the task name.
  2. Click the Overview tab.
  3. On the Overview tab, expand the User Interfaces area if it is not already visible.
  4. Click the task portlet view you want to run.
  5. Click Run in the User Interfaces area. Designer automatically publishes the task application project to the default server for the task project.
  6. A IBM My webMethods Server session opens in the task editor.
  7. Log in to IBM My webMethods Server to view the page.
  8. To modify the interface, open the appropriate portlet view in the view editor, make and save your changes, and then run the portlet again to view the changes.

Results

Note: You can also run a portlet view from the Solutions view or the Project Explorer view. To do so, select the portlet view and:
  • Right-click the portlet view and click Run on Server, or
  • From the Run menu or the Run button The Run button on the main toolbar, click Run on Server.

You can open the portlet view in the editor, make and save your changes, and then run the portlet view again to view the changes. Designer automatically republishes the modified task application project to the default server for the task project.

Note: You can also select and run a page in the Pages folder within the User Interfaces area. The Details page and the Start page (where present) are equivalent to the default task view from the Task View portlet and the default start view from the Task Start portlet, respectively. The Inbox page presents the default view of the Inbox Bar portlet as well as the default and edit views of the Inbox Results portlet.

When a task view portlet or task details page is run, Designer connects to the Task Engine and queries for any existing task instances for this task type. If any task instances are found, the first one is used for displaying the task instance details. If no instances are found, then a new instance with no business data is automatically created and used.