How to add a Task

Now that we have an understanding of what we are building and a grasp of what Tasks are, we can start creating our first Process by adding the first Task. Elements are easy to use in the Process Editor. All you need to do is find the specific one you want to use and either drag it to the Canvas or click on the Element and add it to the Canvas by clicking the place you want it to be placed. In this module we are adding and configuring a Task Element, which is the rectangle shown in the image below.

Make sure to connect the Task to the previous Element which is, in this case, the Trigger Element. This Task Element is empty and to use it we need to configure it by giving it a name and selecting the desired Task from the "Select a Task" dropdown menu seen below. The Task selector only shows the specific Tasks which are imported to your Control Panel, and are compatible with the target framework which has been set for the Process.

The Task will generate its name automatically from the selected Task, but keep in mind that if you have multiple Task Elements which use the same Task, they will be given the same name. This will raise an error because all the Elements need to have a unique name as is shown in the image below. The best practice is to name Tasks by the specific definition of what the Task is going to do. For example, if you have a Task that transfers orders from A to B, the Task could be named: "Orders from A to B".

The next article is Example on How to configure a Task