Create Linked Work Item screen (Modern, Microsoft 365)

Creates a linked work item for other participants in SharePoint for Microsoft 365.

Figure: Create Linked Work Item screen

Create Linked Work Item screen

Good to Know

  • Once you create the linked work item, a duplicate task starts for the specified user.
  • This duplicate task does not need to complete for the process to move forward.

How to Start

  1. In SharePoint for Microsoft 365, open the AgilePoint Work Center.

    Shows AgilePoint Nx Portal
  2. In the left pane, click Inbox > Tasks.

    Click Inbox Tasks
  3. On the task list, click Ellipses (...) > Create Linked Work Item.

    Click Create Linked Work Item

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Task Name

Description:
Shows the name of the task.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Process Instance

Description:
Shows the process instance name.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Assigned To

Description:
Specifies the participant to whom to assign the linked work item.
Allowed Values:
A user name from the list.
Default Value:
None

Comments

Description:
Specifies a description for the task you created for a participant.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None

Duration

Description:
Specifies the number of time units to do the work in the set time.
Allowed Values:
An integer.
Default Value:
1
Example:
If you enter 2, the task expires in 2 seconds, days, hours, or minutes, as you specified in the Time Unit.

Time Unit

Description:
Specifies the unit of time for the task to expire.
Allowed Values:
  • Second
  • Minute
  • Hour
  • Day
  • Month
  • Year
Default Value:
Day

Business Hours

Description:
Determines whether the time span represents actual time or business hours.
Allowed Values:
  • On - The time span represents business hours only. For example, 5 days of business time might be equivalent to 7 days of actual time. 8 hours of business time might be equivalent to 24 hours of actual time.
  • Off - The time span represents actual time. There is no effect for any business time configuration settings.
Default Value:
Off
Example:
If the Business Hours field is turned on, business hours are configured as 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A manual activity with a time span of 6 business hours is entered at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, then the task must be completed by 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Create

Description:
Creates a linked work item.