pp108 : DelegateTask

DelegateTask

  

This method is used to delegate a task to another user.

SOAP Request

<DelegateTask xmlns="http://schemas.cordys.com/notification/workflow/1.0">
    <TaskId>{E06DC4C7-E96E-47A2-9A45-42E00E1E9B3B}</TaskId>
    <TransferOwnership>false</TransferOwnership>
    <SendTo>
        <UserDN>cn=JDoe,cn=organizational users,o=system,cn=cordys,cn=D1161,o=vanenburg.com</UserDN>
    </SendTo>
    <Memo>Actual Contents of the Memo</Memo>
    <DueDate>2008-01-24T16:46:33.219</DueDate>
</DelegateTask>
Request Parameters

Parameter

Description

Data Type

Accepted Input Values

TaskId

Unique identifier of the task

String

This ID can be retrieved using the GetTasks API.

TransferOwnership

Refers to the ownership of the task

boolean

If TransferOwnership is set to:

  • true - The ownership of the task is transferred along with the task to the delegated user. This is the default value.
  • false - The ownership of the task is not transferred to the delegated user.

UserDN

DN of the user to whom the task is delegated

  

Note: The user and the owner of the task must belong to the same work list.

Memo

Contains the contents in the memo

  

Usually, the reason for delegating the task is provided here.

DueDate

Date by which the task must be completed

  

This must be in the Process Platform Date Format, in the UTC timescale. For Example: 2008-01-24T16:46:33.219

SOAP Response

<DelegateTaskResponse xmlns="http://schemas.cordys.com/notification/workflow/1.0"/>

Note: The DelegateTaskResponse is returned empty, indicating that the task is successfully delegated.