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24-16 Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle Business Process Management

24.6.10 What Happens When You Order the Milestones in a Guided Business Process

The milestones appear in the order you arranged them in the activity guide tree.

24.6.11 How to Delete a Task from a Guided Business Process

You can delete a task from a Guided Business Process. To delete a task from a Guided Business Process: 1. In the BPM Project Navigator, select the Activity Guide node. 2. In the Structure window, expand the Activity Guide node. 3. If the milestone that contains the task you want to remove is collapsed, then you must expand it. 4. Right-click the task you want to remove.

5. Select Delete.

A confirmation message appears.

6. Click OK.

24.6.12 What Happens When You Delete a Task from a Guided Business Process

You cannot access that task from the Guided Business Process. The milestone that contained it does not list that task anymore.

24.6.13 How to Delete a Milestone

You can delete a milestone that you do not use or need from the Guided Business Process. To delete a milestone: 1. In the BPM Project Navigator, select the Activity Guide node. 2. In the Structure window, expand the Activity Guide node. 3. Right-click the milestone you want to remove.

4. Select Delete.

A confirmation message appears.

5. Click OK.

24.6.14 What Happens When You Delete Milestone

The milestone does not appear in the Guided Business Process. All the user tasks in the milestone are deleted from the Guided Business Process. You cannot access these tasks from the Guided Business Process anymore.

24.6.15 How to Configure an Optional Task

You can configure a task as optional so that it is not required to complete the Guided Business Process. To configure an optional task: 1. In the BPM Project Navigator, select the Activity Guide node. Working with Guided Business Processes 24-17

2. In the Structure window, expand the Activity Guide node.

3. Expand the milestone that contains the task. 4. Right-click the task.

5. Select Edit.

The Edit User Task dialog appears.

6. Select Show Task as Optional.

7. Click OK.

24.6.16 What Happens When You Configure an Optional Task

By default all task are required unless you configure them to be optional.You must configure a skip button for the tasks you configure as optional. When a group of users is assigned to a certain task, anybody in the group can claim that task. If after claiming the task the user decides not to complete it, then he can skip the task. When a user skips a task, the tasks is assigned back to the group so that the other users in the group can claim it and complete it.

24.6.17 How to Configure a Parallel Task Flow in a BPMN Guided Business Process

To configure a parallel task flow you must use gateways in the BPMN process. See Chapter 6, Modeling Business Processes with Oracle BPM for more information on how to use gateways.

24.6.18 How to Branch the Task Flow in a BPMN Guided Business Process

To branch the task flow you must use gateways and conditional sequence flows in the BPMN process. See Chapter 6, Modeling Business Processes with Oracle BPM for more information on how to use gateways and conditional sequence flows.

24.6.19 How to Configure a Task to Display a Blocked Icon

You can configure a task to display a blocked icon and message when it is not available for the end user to run it. To configure a task to display a blocked icon and message: 1. In the BPM Project Navigator, select the Activity Guide node. 2. In the Structure window, expand the Activity Guide node. 3. Expand the milestone that contains the task.

4. Select Edit.

The Edit User Task dialog appears.

5. Select the Display Blocked Icon and Text check box.

6. If you want the Guided Business Process to display a message explaining it is blocked, enter the message in the field.

7. Click OK.