com.ibm.task.api

Interface WorkBasket

  • All Superinterfaces:
    java.io.Serializable


    public interface WorkBasket
    extends java.io.Serializable
    Accesses the properties of a work basket.

    Work baskets provide for a means to deal with a large number of tasks in an organization. They allow to group tasks into meaningful subsets based, for example, on responsibilities, organizational units, or topics. Tasks are then routed from one work basket to another until eventually ending up in a work basket from where a business user takes the task, works on it and completes it.

    Work baskets thus provide an alternate way of assigning tasks to people. They can be used instead or combined with people resolution on tasks. Work baskets not only structure the entire set of tasks into smaller pieces but also help control the processing of these tasks by monitoring the remaining tasks in the work basket.

    In work basket scenarios, all tasks are residing in a specific work basket. There are no tasks without a work basket association. The initial assignment to a work basket is done based on the type of work, that is, the type of the task.

    There are typically four types of work baskets:

    • Group work baskets
      Group work baskets contain all tasks which are to be processed by a certain group of people, for example, teams or departments. The work basket defines the responsibility for the task and the associated service level.
    • Topic work baskets
      Topic work baskets contain all tasks that belong to a certain theme or topic. The users to process the tasks change quite often, dependent on their current priorities or availability.
    • Individual work baskets
      Individual work baskets contain all tasks assigned to a specific person.
    • Clearing work baskets
      Clearing work baskets are used for tasks that cannot be processed as they are, but require special care.
    Tasks are usually first assigned to a group work basket or a topic work basket. From there they are transferred to a more specific work basket, which is in the end an individual work basket. The tasks are then processed by the individual,

    Since:
    6.2.0.3
    • Method Summary

      Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method and Description
      java.util.Calendar getCreationTime()
      Returns the creation time of the work basket.
      java.lang.String getCustomText1()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text one.
      java.lang.String getCustomText2()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text two.
      java.lang.String getCustomText3()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text three.
      java.lang.String getCustomText4()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text four.
      java.lang.String getCustomText5()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text five.
      java.lang.String getCustomText6()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text six.
      java.lang.String getCustomText7()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text seven.
      java.lang.String getCustomText8()
      Returns the custom text specified as custom text eight.
      java.lang.String getDefaultQueryTable()
      Returns the name of the default query table associated to the work basket.
      java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale arg0)
      Returns the description in the specified locale.
      java.lang.String getDisplayName(java.util.Locale arg0)
      Returns the display name in the specified locale.
      java.util.List getDistributionTargets()
      Returns a list of object IDs (WBIDs) of work baskets that are distribution targets of this work basket.
      WBID getID()
      Returns the object identifier.
      java.lang.String getJNDINameOfStaffPluginProvider()
      Returns the JNDI name of a user-defined people directory configuration.
      java.util.Calendar getLastModificationTime()
      Returns the last time a property of the work basket changed.
      java.util.List getLocalesOfDescriptions()
      Returns the locales of all descriptions.
      java.util.List getLocalesOfDisplayNames()
      Returns the locales of all display names.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Returns the name of the work basket.
      java.lang.String getOwner()
      Returns the owner of the work basket.
      int getSubstitutionPolicy()
      Returns the substitution policy that takes place when people assignments are performed.
      int getType()
      Returns the type of the work basket.
    • Field Detail

      • DEFAULT_CONTAINER_JNDI_NAME_OF_STAFF_PLUGIN_PROVIDER

        static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_CONTAINER_JNDI_NAME_OF_STAFF_PLUGIN_PROVIDER
        States the default value for getJNDINameOfStaffPluginProvider.
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        Constant Field Values
      • TYPE_CLEARANCE

        static final int TYPE_CLEARANCE
        States that tasks contained in this work basket cannot be processed as they are, but require special care.
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        Constant Field Values
      • TYPE_TOPIC

        static final int TYPE_TOPIC
        States that tasks contained in this work basket belong to a certain theme or topic.
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        Constant Field Values
      • TYPE_GROUP

        static final int TYPE_GROUP
        States that tasks contained in this work basket are to be processed by a certain group of people, for example, teams or departments.
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        Constant Field Values
      • TYPE_INDIVIDUAL

        static final int TYPE_INDIVIDUAL
        States that tasks contained in this work basket are assigned to a specific person.
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        Constant Field Values
      • SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_NO_SUBSTITUTION

        static final int SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_NO_SUBSTITUTION
        States that no substitution should take place. All users resolved by people assignment criteria are returned.
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      • SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SUBSTITUTE_IF_ABSENT

        static final int SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SUBSTITUTE_IF_ABSENT
        States that substitutes should act for absent users. If all substitutes are absent or explicitely excluded by people assignment criteria, default people assignments are performed, for example, task administrators become potential owners.
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        Constant Field Values
      • SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SELECT_USER_IF_PRESENT

        static final int SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SELECT_USER_IF_PRESENT
        States that only present users should act for absent users. If all users and their subsitutes are absent or excluded by people assignment criteria, users originally resolved are returned.
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        Constant Field Values
    • Method Detail

      • getID

        WBID getID()
        Returns the object identifier.
      • getName

        java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the name of the work basket.
      • getType

        int getType()
        Returns the type of the work basket.

        Possible types are TYPE_GROUP, TYPE_TOPIC, TYPE_INDIVIDUAL, or TYPE_CLEARANCE.

      • getDisplayName

        java.lang.String getDisplayName(java.util.Locale arg0)
        Returns the display name in the specified locale. Returns the display name in the default locale when a display name in the specified locale is not found.

        If no locale is specified, the display name in the default locale is returned or any available display name, if there is only a single display name.

        Parameters:
        arg0 - The locale for which the display name is to be provided.
      • getLocalesOfDisplayNames

        java.util.List getLocalesOfDisplayNames()
        Returns the locales of all display names. Returns an empty list when there are no display names.
      • getDescription

        java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale arg0)
        Returns the description in the specified locale. Returns the description in the default locale when a description in the specified locale is not found.

        If no locale is specified, the description in the default locale is returned or any available description, if there is only a single description.

        Parameters:
        arg0 - The locale for which the description is to be provided.
      • getLocalesOfDescriptions

        java.util.List getLocalesOfDescriptions()
        Returns the locales of all descriptions. Returns an empty list when there are no descriptions.
      • getOwner

        java.lang.String getOwner()
        Returns the owner of the work basket.
      • getDistributionTargets

        java.util.List getDistributionTargets()
        Returns a list of object IDs (WBIDs) of work baskets that are distribution targets of this work basket. Returns an empty list when there are no distribution targets.
      • getDefaultQueryTable

        java.lang.String getDefaultQueryTable()
        Returns the name of the default query table associated to the work basket. Returns null if no query table is associated.
      • getJNDINameOfStaffPluginProvider

        java.lang.String getJNDINameOfStaffPluginProvider()
        Returns the JNDI name of a user-defined people directory configuration.
      • getSubstitutionPolicy

        int getSubstitutionPolicy()
        Returns the substitution policy that takes place when people assignments are performed.

        Possible substitution policies are SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_NO_SUBSTITUTION, SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SUBSTITUTE_IF_ABSENT, SUBSTITUTION_POLICY_SELECT_USER_IF_PRESENT.

      • getCustomText1

        java.lang.String getCustomText1()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text one. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText2

        java.lang.String getCustomText2()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text two. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText3

        java.lang.String getCustomText3()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text three. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText4

        java.lang.String getCustomText4()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text four. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText5

        java.lang.String getCustomText5()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text five. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText6

        java.lang.String getCustomText6()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text six. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText7

        java.lang.String getCustomText7()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text seven. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCustomText8

        java.lang.String getCustomText8()
        Returns the custom text specified as custom text eight. Returns null if not specified.
      • getCreationTime

        java.util.Calendar getCreationTime()
        Returns the creation time of the work basket.
      • getLastModificationTime

        java.util.Calendar getLastModificationTime()
        Returns the last time a property of the work basket changed.
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