Function Groups

Function Groups

Functions

A function is a work task, technically called a Task, performed by a user, for example an Item Registration task or a Users administration task .

Function Groups

A function group, technically called a Task group, is a collection of functions that are grouped into one entity. 

Selecting the task group maintenance task will take you to the task group maintenance main portlet as below.

Figure 156 Task group maintenance main portlet

Right clicking in the task group maintenance main portlet will give you all possible group administration actions; create, update, copy and delete.

Figure 157 Possible task group maintenance actions

Table 101 Task group maintenance main portlet fields

Table 102 Task group maintenance main portlet button options

Create a Task Group

To create a task group right click in the task group maintenance portlet and choose Create as below.

Figure 158 Right click – Create task group

The create right click will take you to the create view.

Figure 159 Create task group portlet details

Table 103 Create task group fields

To associate Tasks to a task group see chapter 4.4.2.

Table 104 Create task group button options

Update a Task Group

To update a task group either left click on the group in the groups portlet or right click on the group and choose Update as below.

Figure 160 Right click - Update task group

The update right click will take you to the update view.

Figure 161 Update task group portlet details

Table 105 Update task group fields

To associate Tasks to a task group see chapter 4.4.2.

Table 106 Update task group button options

Copy a Task Group

To copy a task group right click on the group and choose Copy as below

Figure 162 Right click – Copy task group

The copy right click will take you to the copy view.

Figure 163 Copy task group portlet details

Table 107 Copy task group fields

To associate Tasks to a task group see chapter 4.4.2.

Table 108 Copy task group button options

Delete a Task Group

To delete a task group right click on the group and choose Delete as below

Figure 164 Right click – Delete task group

The delete right click will take you to the delete view.

Figure 165 Delete task group portlet details

Table 109 Delete task group fields

Table 110 Delete task group button options

Associate tasks with a task group

Association of tasks to task groups is done either when creating, updating or copying a task group.

When you create a task group as described in chapter 4.4.1.1, updating a task group as described in chapter 4.4.1.2 or copying a task group, chapter 4.4.1.3 , you have the possibility to associate tasks to the task group.

In the lower browse segment you select all the task groups the task should belong to by checking the checkboxes.

To confirm the Task association press Create (when creating a task group) or Update (when updating or copying a task).