Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:00:39 GMT

When you want to send a message in an escalation the tp!id is not available. But tp!name is and can be used to determine the taskid using process analytics. PVs are populated on task completion only.

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

thoward — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:56:51 GMT

You are correct. The tp!ID is created, but is not saved back to the pv! (whether specificed in the Input or Output) until the task is submitted. I would suggest creating an Escalation and pass the tp!id to your Notification process using a Message Event.

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:08:25 GMT

I recently implemented that in a project. In an escalation I send a message to start a process. As parameter the process expects the taskname. As the message already contains the process id of the sender it is quite easy to get the task id using a portal task report. You could even create a custom rule which uses queryprocessanalytics to do that in case you need the taskid directly.

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

praveenj — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:34:03 GMT

Mike, attached is the snap shot of a mocked up solution you might be interested in.

The key to this solution is a plugin developed by Appian PS team which provides a function/expression to query a task id based on a process id and a task name. Once you can get the task id, you can construct the url like this... rule!APN_getSiteUrl() & "tempo/tasks/task/" & pv!taskId

I have submitted that "Get Process Task ID" plugin to shared component and hopefully should be available soon once approved.

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

mikec — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:04:00 GMT

Thanks everyone

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

Richard — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:54:30 GMT

You can also query process analytics for current task ID before the task is completed in a parallel flow and use that to trigger notification if you want a more tailored solution than Escalations and Exceptions offer.

RE: Is it possible to retrieve the tp!id (task id) from a task when its assigned? I

Margaret Haymann — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:28:24 GMT

Mike pv's do not get populated until the node(smart service) has been submitted One way to accomplish this is to setup an exception timer and loop back to the task with an email notification before reassigning the task