Create Task activity

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

No

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

• Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:

Specifies an optional text description for your activity.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

No

Asana

Function:

Specifies the access token that connects to your Asana service.

Accepted Values:

A list of access tokens configured for your environment.

Default Value:

None

Create

Opens this Screen:

Access Token for Asana

Function of this Screen:

Configure an access token to connect to Asana.

Workspace Name Or ID

Function:

Specifies the name or ID of the workspace in which to create an Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• A workspace name from the list.

  When you select the access token from the Asana field, this field shows the workspace names associated with the access token.

• An integer that represents a workspace ID.

  The workspace ID comes from Asana.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Project Name Or ID

Function:

Specifies the name or ID of the project in which to create an Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• A project name from the list.

  When you select the workspace name from the Workspace Name Or ID field, this field shows the project names associated with the workspace.

• An integer that represents a project ID.

  The project ID comes from Asana.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Task Name

Function:

Specifies the name of the task to create in Asana.

Accepted Values:

One line of text (a string) that can have letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Assignee Name Or ID

Function:

Specifies the name or ID of the user to assign the Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• An user name from the list.

  When you select the access token from the Asana field, this field shows the user names associated with the access token.

• An integer that represents an assignee ID.

  The assignee ID comes from Asana.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Start On

Function:

Specifies the start date for the Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• A date from the calendar.
• A date in this format:

  [mm/dd/yyyy]

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Due On

Function:

Specifies the due date for the Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• A date from the calendar.
• A date in this format:

  [mm/dd/yyyy]

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Configure Task Fields

Opens this Screen:

Create Task Configuration > Configure Task Fields

Function of this Screen:

Configures the custom fields for the Asana task.

Plain Text Description / HTML Description

Function:

Specifies the display format for the description of the Asana task.

Accepted Values:

• Plain Text Description - Adds the description as plain text.
• HTML Description - Adds the description in HTML format.

Default Value:

Plain Text Description

Plain Text Description

Function:

Specifies the description for the Asana task.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Create Task Configuration screen, select Plain Text Description.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text in text-only format.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

HTML Description

Function:

Specifies the description for the Asana task.

To Open this Field:

1. On the Create Task Configuration screen, select HTML Description.

Accepted Values:

More than one line of text in HTML format.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Store Response Task ID In This Variable

Function:

Specifies the process data variable to store the ID of the Asana task.

The task ID comes from Asana.

Accepted Values:

A process data variable that accepts a numeric string with no spaces or special characters.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Field Name

Function:

Specifies a field to add to the Asana task in a key-value pair.

Accepted Values:

• A field name from the list.

  When you select a project in the Project Name Or ID field, this field shows the custom fields associated with the project.

• One line of text (a string) that can have letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters

  The line of text represents a custom field name.

  If the custom field name entered in this field does not exist in your Asana environment, when this activity runs, the activity creates the custom field name and adds it to the Asana task.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Field Value

Function:

Specifies the value for the field in a key-value pair.

Accepted Values:

A number or a text string that can contain spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Yes

Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Add

Function:

Adds a row for the Field Name and Field Value.

Delete

Function:

Deletes the selected row.