Configuring Tasks

You can configure properties that apply to tasks.

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Configuring Properties
  1. Create or open the text file to contain customized properties. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.
  2. To configure task completion percentages, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxProgramCentral.TaskPercentages=

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements:

      Users with editing access for a task assign a % complete to indicate progress on completing the task. You can define the values available in the "% Complete" list.

  3. To configure the response types for a gate's checklist items, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit these lines in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.TotalResponseTypes=3
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType1.Options=Yes|No
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType2.Options=Make|Buy
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType3.Options=Approved|Conditionally_Approved|Not_Approved
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType1.IsMultiSelect=true
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType2.IsMultiSelect=false
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType3.IsMultiSelect=true

    2. To add any other response type, add or edit these lines: 

      emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ReponseType<N>.Options
emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ReponseType<N>.IsMultiSelect

  4. To define the corresponding string resource entries, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxProgramCentral.Checklist.Item.ResponseType.<the option name>

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  5. To prevent deletion and cutting/pasting of mandatory tasks, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxProgramCentral.EnforceMandatoryTasks=true

    2. Set the value to "true" to not allow the following:

      • Deletion of mandatory tasks
      • Marking for deletion of mandatory tasks
      • Cutting and pasting of mandatory tasks

  6. When finished updating the text file with all properties you want to modify, including the ones shown here, use the text file to modify the emxProgramCentral.properties page object. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.