Configuring Advanced Task Expressions

About this task

If you cannot create the assignment or event expressions you want with the simple conditions and actions editors, you can create advanced (custom) syntax-based expressions to govern the behavior of a task.

To configure advanced task expressions

Procedure

Open the task in the task editor by double-clicking the task in the Solutions view.
- For assignments, click the Assignments tab and click the assignment you want to work with. Expand the Assignment Options and Conditions area if it is not already visible. In the Condition Type box, select Advanced condition expression. The Advanced condition editor appears immediately below the list.
- For events, click the Events tab and click the event you want to work with. Expand the Event Type area if it is not already visible. In the Event Type box, select Advanced (you might have to scroll the list up to find this entry). The Advanced event condition expression editor appears immediately below the list.
  Note: If you have already created simple conditions for a task assignment, they will appear in the advance condition editor in their text-based format. You must delete the simple conditions and save the task to clear this display
Click Edit to open the Edit Expression dialog box.
Create the advanced conditions expression you want to apply either by selecting the expression terms with the available buttons, or by typing in the expression directly. For more information about creating expressions, see Task Expression Overview and Building a Sample Task Expression.
Save the task to apply your changes.