Using Task Engine on Integration Server with the webMethods Suite

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The typical flow of actions when using Task Engine on Integration Server with other webMethods products to create, run, administer, and work with user tasks is as follows:

  • A task developer creates a task type in IBM webMethods Designer, or exports an existing task type from a Task Engine instance, running on IBM My webMethods Server.
  • A task developer then deploys the task type to Task Engine on Integration Server using IBM webMethods Deployer.
  • A gadget developer creates and configures the task end-user interfaces in Business Console.
  • A task administrator configures access permissions in My webMethods, as described in Configuring Task Access Permissions.
  • Business processes and task administrators with the appropriate permissions queue instances of the deployed task type.
  • Task end-users work with the task in Business Console.

The following diagram shows a high-level overview of the interactions between products and components of a single-node installation of Task Engine on Integration Server.

Task administrators configure and administer task types in My webMethods and Business Console, but end-users interact with tasks, running in Task Engine on Integration Server using only user interfaces in Business Console.

Custom services and applications can interact with tasks using the Task Engine API.

For information about developing task applications with Designer, see IBM webMethods BPM Task Development Help.

For information about how to export assets from IBM My webMethods Server, see Administering IBM My webMethods Server

For information about how to deploy task types on Task Engine on Integration Server, see IBM webMethods Deployer User’s Guide.

For information about creating task user interfaces for Business Console, see Developing Gadgets for IBM webMethods Business Console Guide and Working with IBM webMethods Business Console.

For more information about developing and administering business processes, see IBM webMethods BPM Process Development Help and Administering IBM webMethods Process Engine

For information about how to work with tasks types and instances using the Task Engine APIs, see IBM webMethods Task Engine API and Service Reference.