IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Administer applications and processes in the runtime environment > Manage processes and their components > Administer BPEL processes and human tasks

Manage the lifecycle of task instances

After a task starts, it goes through various states until it ends. You can use Business Process Choreographer Explorer to take various actions on a task instance throughout its lifecycle.

• Create and starting a task instance
  

  You can create and start a task instance from any of the task templates that you are authorized to use.

• Work on your tasks
  To work on a task, you must claim the task and then perform the actions that are needed to complete it.
• Suspending and resuming task instances using Business Process Choreographer Explorer
  

  You can suspend task instances using Business Process Choreographer Explorer. You might want to do this, for example, to fix a problem that is causing the task instance to fail. When the prerequisites for the task are met, you can resume running the task instance.

• Restarting task instances using Business Process Choreographer Explorer
  

  You can restart task instances using Business Process Choreographer Explorer. You might want to do this, for example, for a human task that is already running but not progressing as expected, or for a task that has reached an unexpected or undesired end state, such as failed or expired.

• Rescheduling task instances
  

  You can reschedule task instances using new date and time data in Business Process Choreographer Explorer.

• Manage priorities of human tasks in Business Process Choreographer Exploer
  

  You can use the priorities of human tasks to filter for tasks, and to sort your list of tasks.

• Viewing task escalations
  An escalation notifies the escalation receiver that a user might have problems completing their assigned task on time.

Administer BPEL processes and human tasks

Related concepts:
Authorization roles for human tasks