Working with Activity Tables

Activity tables in the Stardust portal display available information on activities in the Stardust runtime environment.
 


Figure: Activity Table in the Activity Overview

Toolbar Actions

In the toolbar for activities selected in the table, the following actions are available depending on the view the activity table is displayed in.

Selecting one or more activity(ies) in the table is done by clicking directly on the according row(s). For details on selecting rows in tables, refer to chapter Selecting Rows in a Table. Note that when you select more that one row, and if one of the selected row is of default case activity then the following message gets displayed.


Figure: Toolbar Operation - Default Case Activity

You need to deselect the row of default case activity to continue with any operation. You cannot perform any operation on default case activity. Following operations are not allowed on a default case activity instance:

Activity state change is initiated internally only.

Please note that the case activities do not appear in assembly line mode.

Column Selection and Reordering

You have the option to select the columns to be displayed in the table and reorder them. Click the Select Columns icon to open the Select Columns dialog, which is described in detail in chapter Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables.

The column selection preferences set for an activity table applies to all newly opened activity views except the Process Search view. The Process Search view Activities table has its independent column selection.

Activity View Column Selection
Figure: Activity View Column Selection

Delegating to Default Performer

To delegate the selected activities to the default performer, click the Delegate to Default Performer icon. If activities remain after performing this action, click the Delegate icon and assign them to a currently active user or other participant. For default case activities, the Delegate to Default Performer icon is disabled.

Delegate Selected Activities to Default Performer
Figure: Delegating to the default Performer

Please refer to the section Delegate to Default Performer of the column actions sections for more details.

If you select more than one rows and the selected rows contain activities and default case activities to be delegated to default performer, then the following error message is displayed.

Delegating to the default Performer - Activities and Default Case Activities
Figure: Delegate to the Default Performer - Activities and Default Case Activities

Delegating Activities

In case you have the permission to delegate the selected activities to other users, the Delegate icon in the toolbar is enabled. Please refer to the chapter Authorization in the Stardust Online Documentation - Modeling Guide Authorization of the Modeling Guide for detailed information on this permission.

To delegate the selected activities, click the Delegate button. This will open the Delegation Dialog, where you can choose the user(s) or role(s) you want to delegate the activity to.

Delegate Selected Activities.
Figure: Delegate Selected Activities

For details on delegating activities, refer to chapter Delegating Activities.

Aborting Activities

To abort activities, select them in the Select part and click the abort icon on top of the Activities table.

Abort Activity
Figure: Abort Activity Button

Refer to chapter Aborting Activities for details about the aborting functionality and on authorization requirements.

To abort multiple activities, press Ctrl and select the activities in the table.

Modifying Activity Priorities

In case you have the permission to modify activity instances, you can change the priorities for activity instances. Please refer to chapter Modifying Activity Priorities for details on the functionality and required authorization.

To modify the priority, click the arrow on the right side of the priority and select one of the provided priorities.

Set the Priority of a Process Instance
Figure: Set the Priority of an Activity Instance.

To save the changed priorities, select the Save Priority Changes icon above the activities table, as shown in the following screenshot:

Save Priority Settings
Figure: Save Priority Settings.

It is also possible to select more than one activity, the actions invoked in the toolbar will then be applied to all activities.

Table Entries

Activity tables display details about activity instances and provides actions on those.

Table Content

The following details are available depending on the view, where the table is opened:

ColumnDescription
ActivityName of the activity. Note that the name of the default case activity is displayed as the case name itself. For more information on Cases, please refer to chapter Case - Grouping Processes of the Stardust Concepts Case - Grouping Processes of the Concepts handbook.
Activity OIDActivity OID
PriorityPriority of the activity
CriticalityThe criticality category of the activity instance
DescriptorDescriptor of the process the activity belongs to
Start TimeStart time of the activity
Last ModifiedLast modification time
DurationDuration of the activity in days, hours, minutes and seconds
Assigned ToThe role the activity is assigned to
ActionsAvailable actions
StatusStatus of the activity (completed, suspended etc.)
Completed ByUser, role or organization the activity is completed by
ProcessName of according process
Process OIDOID of according process
Participant PerformerParticipant performer (role, organization) of the activity
<custom descriptor>You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor.
Case DescriptionDescription of the case
Case NameName of the case
Event DetailsDetails about activity events
Event PerformerPerformer of the activity event

Some columns are displayed by default, some additional columns can be added via the Select Column filter, described in the section Column Selection and Reordering.

Sorting and Filtering

Sorting

The table may be sorted by any sortable column by clicking the sort icon in the column header. The table data can be toggled between ascending and descending order when the sort icon is clicked.

Please refer to chapter Sorting Table Content for detailed information.

Filtering Data Entries

If the is available for a column, you can set a filter on this column. Select the filter icon to open the filter dialog, as described chapter Filtering Data Entries.

Sorting and Filtering on Descriptor Values

A special case are the <custom descriptor> columns. Worklists can be sorted and filtered on descriptors, if they either contain only activity instances from one process definition or process definitions with descriptors based on the same data. Please note that these columns cannot be sorted or filtered on descriptor values, in case the descriptor for all listed process definitions or activities pertaining to process instances is based on different data or attributes.

Getting Activity Details

To view the details about an activity and its according process instance, click on the activity name.

Open the Process Details View
Figure: Open the Process Details View.

A separate view, the Process Details View opens, displaying the process instance details:

Process Details View
Figure: Process Details View

Please refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.

Criticality

This column displays the criticality category of the activity instance as icon. By default, criticality is of three types and it is indicated in colored flags:

To view the criticality value, move the mouse over the criticality flag in the Criticality column. The criticality category and value get displayed as tooltip text for the selected criticality.

Criticality - Tooltip
Figure: Criticality Value - Tooltip

Refer to chapter Configuring Criticality Settings for details on criticality categories and what the meaning of the icons. For general details on criticality calculation, refer to chapter Activity Criticality of the Stardust Concepts. Activity Criticality of the Stardust Concepts section. In case the criticality contains an invalid value for category, the following flag is displayed: .

Actions

The following actions are available depending on the according view the table is displayed in:

Restrictions for case activity instances

Note that the following actions are not allowed on a default case activity instance:

Activity state change is initiated internally only.

Please note that the case activities do not appear in assembly line mode. Note that for the default case activity the following message gets displayed in that case.


Figure: Action - Default Case Activity

The action icons are disabled for default case activity instance.

Process Details

Clicking on the Process Details icon invokes the Process Details View.

Process Context
Figure: Open the Process Details View.

Please refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.

Activate

To activate an activity, click the Activate icon in the Actions column, as shown in the following screenshot:

Activate the Activity
Figure: Activate the Activity.

Delegate to Default Performer

Select the Delegate to Default performer icon to delegate the activity to the default performer.


Figure: Delegate to Default Performer. For default case activities, the Delegate to Default Performer icon is disabled.

A confirmation dialog opens to confirm the delegation.


Figure: Delegate to Default Performer Confirmation.

If you select more than one rows and the selected rows contain activities and default case activities to be delegated to default performer, then the following error message is displayed.

Delegating to the default Performer - Activities and Default Case Activities
Figure: Delegate to the Default Performer - Activities and Default Case Activities

Delegate

In case you have the permission to delegate the according activity to other users, the Delegate icon in the Actions column is enabled. Please refer to the chapter Authorization in the Stardust Online Documentation - Modeling Guide Authorization of the Modeling Guide for detailed information on this permission.

To delegate an activity, click the Delegate icon:

Delegate
Figure: Delegate the Activity.

The Delegation Dialog opens, where you can choose a user. Please refer to chapter Delegating Activities for detailed information on delegating activities.

Abort Activity

To abort an activity, click the Abort icon in the Actions column, as shown in the following screenshot:

Abort
Figure: Abort the Activity.

Refer to chapter Aborting Activities for details about the aborting functionality and on authorization requirements.

Notes

To view or add new notes pertaining to the according activity, select the Notes icon.

Open Notes View
Figure: Open the Notes View.

Refer to chapter Adding and Viewing Notes for detailed information on adding and viewing notes.