Update Work Item

API Type

Web Services

Description

Updates the properties for a human task (manual work item) or a system activity (automatic work item).

Good to Know

Lets you update only the properties: Task Name, Original User ID, ClientData, Pool ID, Pool Info, Status, User ID, Resolve Participant, Priority, or Due Date.
If you try to update any other property, it throws an exception.
To call this method, the API account user must have the access right, Create a Task.

Syntax

public virtual void UpdateWorkItem(string workItemID, NameValue[] attributes)

Parameters

Name	Description
workItemID	Function: An ID that represents a work item (task). Type string Accepted Values: A valid, unique 32-byte work item (task) ID.
attributes	Function: A NameValue array that contains the attributes that needs to be updated in the work item. Type NameValue Accepted Values: For a manual work item, the following attributes can be updated: NAME ORIGINAL_USER_ID CLIENT_DATA, POOL_ID POOL_INFO STATUS USER_ID PRIORITY DUE_DATE For an automatic work item, the following attributes can be updated: DUE_DATE STATUS - if the value is Canceled, Completed, Overdue, Running, or Waiting.

Name

Description

workItemID

Function:: An ID that represents a work item (task).
Type: string
Accepted Values:: A valid, unique 32-byte work item (task) ID.

attributes

Function:

A NameValue array that contains the attributes that needs to be updated in the work item.

Type

NameValue

Accepted Values:

For a manual work item, the following attributes can be updated:

NAME
ORIGINAL_USER_ID
CLIENT_DATA, POOL_ID
POOL_INFO
STATUS
USER_ID
PRIORITY
DUE_DATE

For an automatic work item, the following attributes can be updated:

DUE_DATE
STATUS - if the value is Canceled, Completed, Overdue, Running, or Waiting.

Output

None.

Example

IWFWorkflowService svc = GetWorkflowService();
string workItemID = …// work item ID of manual work item or automatic work item.

try
	{
    NameValue[] attributes = NameValue.Array( 
    "NAME", "[New Name]",
    "DUE_DATE", [DateTime]); // for example, DateTime.Now.AddDays(3.0)
    svc.UpdateWorkItem(workItemID, attributes);
	}

catch (Exception ex)
	{
    Console.WriteLine("Failed! " + ShUtil.GetSoapMessage(ex));
	}

Supported Versions

3.2.0.4and higher

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