Configure and run Manual Task
To set run parameters for a Manual Task (MT), open a task and navigate to the Run tab. In addition to setting the parameters, the tab allows you to do the following:
Always test MTs in a development environment to check their configuration.
View Manual Task details
The Task Details block displays the following information:
Number of Records in the input data file
Workforce selected to complete the task
Set Workforce
Workforce is a grouping entity specifying who is working on a particular Manual Task. A Workforce can contain one or more Crowds. For detailed information, see the Manage Workforces and Crowds topic.
To view the Workforce and its Crowds selected for the Manual Task, go to the Task Details block and click the Workforce name link.
The following popup appears:
To set or change a Workforce for an MT, follow the steps below:
In the Task Details block, click the Select link.
In the popup window, choose the required Workforce and click the Select button.
Set Manual Task parameters
In the Task Settings block, you can set the priority for processing MTs. The Task Priority setting changes the task ranking in the search results of target endpoints. Tasks with the highest priority are displayed at the top.
Suppose, you have two similar MTs with different input data files. You want workers to complete the second MT in the first turn. For that, set the second MT's priority to Max. When a worker finds the task type and clicks the View link, they see the MTs with the highest priority on top.
To set a priority for an MT, choose an option from the Task Priority drop-down list. The Normal is the default priority, whereas other options are configurable. For instructions on setting MT priority options, refer to Add Manual Task priority.
Clicking the Advanced Options button opens a popup for advanced MT settings.
On the Properties tab, set MT parameters listed in the table below (if needed). If you are new to the WorkFusion platform, edit the Keywords and Description fields and leave the preset options for the rest of the fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Provide keywords to help workers identify MTs while searching. |
| Description | Briefly describe what workers are expected to do to complete the MT successfully. |
| Custom Attributes | If you want to add custom attributes to an MT, select a Field Scheme to serve as a basis for them. The choice is available only for legacy MTs created from Operations other than Task Designer Operation. |
| Task Expires in | A period after which an MT expires if nobody accepts it. Once the task expires, it is no longer available in Workspace. By default, MTs are set to expire in 30 days. To extend the expiration period, change the values in the boxes. |
| Due Date | Date by which an MT is to be completed. After the date, the MT becomes unavailable. The feature is obsolete starting from WorkFusion v10.2. |
| External Form URL | Displays the URL of the Manual Task. After a task is started, the URL is used to build its preview link with public access. |
| Unique Column Name | Used for grouping records from an uploaded data file. See the Group records by unique column topic. The parameters are used only for legacy MTs created from Operations other than Task Designer Operation. |
| Loopback | Defines how many times an MT is to be launched if its results contain records without Confidence. The feature is obsolete starting from WorkFusion v10.2. |
The Availability and WorkSpace Preview settings are obsolete starting from WorkFusion v10.2.
Apply Manual Task actions
On the Run tab, click the Actions button and apply one of the following MT actions:
- Copy to create MT duplicates. For details, refer to the Copy Manual Tasks article.
- View Data to show the Upload Data tab for draft MTs and to display the View Results tab for tasks with the Processing or Completed status.
- Delete Task to delete Manual Tasks.
- Download Original Data to download an input data file.
Available actions vary, depending on the MT status—Draft, Processing, Paused, Completed.
Run Manual Task
After uploading the task data, completing the task design, and setting the run options, perform the following actions:
Run the task in the development environment by clicking the Run This Task button on the task Run tab.
If the task has started successfully, you see the following message: Run Started Successfully! You can view the results of the task on the Results tab.
Log in to Workspace, find the task by the name or a keyword, and try to complete it.
Go back to Control Tower and edit the task options, design, or data if needed.
Copy the task with data. You can optionally stop or delete the original task if needed.
Run the task in the production environment by selecting the appropriate checkbox above the Run This Task button.