Figure: Activity Table in the Activity Overview
Activity tables in the Stardust portal display available information
on activities in the Stardust runtime environment.
Figure: Activity Table in the Activity Overview
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.
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.
Figure: Activity View Column Selection
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.
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.
Figure: Delegate to the Default Performer - Activities and Default Case 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.
Figure: Delegate Selected Activities
For details on delegating activities, refer to chapter Delegating Activities.
To abort activities, select them in the Select part
and click the abort icon 
on top of the
Activities table.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Activity tables display details about activity instances and provides actions on those.
The following details are available depending on the view, where the table is opened:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Activity | Name 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 OID | Activity OID |
| Priority | Priority of the activity |
| Criticality | The criticality category of the activity instance |
| Descriptor | Descriptor of the process the activity belongs to |
| Start Time | Start time of the activity |
| Last Modified | Last modification time |
| Duration | Duration of the activity in days, hours, minutes and seconds |
| Assigned To | The role the activity is assigned to |
| Actions | Available actions |
| Status | Status of the activity (completed, suspended etc.) |
| Completed By | User, role or organization the activity is completed by |
| Process | Name of according process |
| Process OID | OID of according process |
| Participant Performer | Participant 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. Refer to section Selecting a separate column for a specific descriptor for details. |
| Case Description | Description of the case |
| Case Name | Name of the case |
| Event Details | Details about activity events |
| Event Performer | Performer 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.
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.
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.
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.
To view the details about an activity and its according process instance, click on the activity name.
Figure: Open the Process Details View.
A separate view, the Process Details View opens, displaying the process instance details:
Figure: Process Details View
Please refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.
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.
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: 
.
In the Descriptor column, all descriptors of the process the activity belongs to, with the exception of descriptors based on Document data, are displayed.
You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. Open the column selector dialog as described in chapter Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables and select the descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor.
For example select a descriptor named Product in the column selector.
Figure: Select a specific Descriptor
A separate column named Product is displayed.
Figure: A separate column for specific Descriptor is displayed.
Descriptors that are based on Document Data, which could be specific documents or process attachments configured as descriptors, are displayed in separate columns. The according descriptor name appears as the column header. The column entry displays the Document name preceeded by the appropriate MIME type icon.
Figure: Separate Columns for example Document Descriptors
Clicking on the Document entry opens the Document in the Document Viewer.
Figure: Open the Document in the Document Viewer
The following actions are available depending on the according view the table is displayed in:
Section Restrictions for Case Activity Instances describes restrictions on actions for Case activity instances.
Clicking on the Process Details icon invokes the Process Details View.
Figure: Open the Process Details View.
Please refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.
To activate an activity, click the Activate icon in the Actions column, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure: Activate the Activity.
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.
Figure: Delegate to the Default Performer - Activities and Default Case Activities
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:
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.
To abort an activity, click the Abort icon in the Actions column, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure: Abort the Activity.
Refer to chapter Aborting Activities for details about the aborting functionality and on authorization requirements.
To view or add new notes pertaining to the according activity, select the Notes icon.
Figure: Open the Notes View.
Refer to chapter Adding and Viewing Notes for detailed information on adding and viewing notes.
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.