Cancel Tasks activity
An activity that cancels the activities that are active in a process.

Configure the Cancel Tasks activity
To configure the Cancel Tasks activity, do the procedure in this topic.
Good to Know
- In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
- You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
- When the Cancel Tasks activity runs, all human task activities that have a status of New, Assigned, Overdue are changed to Cancelled.
- This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
- When the Cancel Tasks activity runs, all system activities that have a status of Running or Waiting are changed to Cancelled.
How to Start
- Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
- In Process Builder, in the Activity Library,
open the Utilities tab.
- On the Utilities tab, drag the Cancel Tasks
activity onto your process.
Procedure
- Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
- Click Cancel Tasks Configuration
- Complete the fields on the
Cancel Tasks Configuration screen.
For more information, refer to Cancel Activities in a Process that are Active.
- (Optional) Click Advanced
> Email Notifications
.
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the Cancel Tasks activity.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Cancel Tasks Configuration
Specifies the activities to cancel.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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All Activities |
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All Human Tasks |
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All System Activities |
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Specific Activities |
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Activity Name |
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Type |
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Filter |
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