Master Data Management

Create New Task From Existing Table H

Vertical View

Use this page to Create a Task for Mass Maintenance based on an Existing Table.

NOTE: The following fields must be included in the table in order to create a new task:

Column

Data Type

Length

AlreadyInSAP

BIT

N/A

ContentRequestID

UNIQUEIDENTIFIER

N/A

LockedBy

NVARCHAR(50)

50

LockedOn

SMALLDATETIME

N/A

PostError

INT

N/A

PostMessage

NVARCHAR(MAX)

MAX

RequestID

INT

N/A

ValidationErrorMessage

NVARCHAR(MAX)

MAX

zCounter

int IDENTITY(1,1)

N/A

To access this page:

  1. Select Design > Create New Task in the Navigation pane.

  2. Click the Create Task From Existing Table icon for a category.

Field

Description

TABLE NAME

Displays the name of the table containing the columns used in the task.

PAGE DESCRIPTION

Displays the name of the page based on this table and used for the mass change. 

Create Base Table Structure

Click to open the Create Base Table page to review and edit the table’s columns..

NOTE: This icon is active during the table creation process, after the TABLE NAME and PAGE DESCRIPTION have been completed and the record has been saved. After the table has been created, the icon is dimmed.

BASE TABLE CREATED

If checked, the table based on the manually created table has been created. 

If unchecked, the table has not yet been created. 

Create New Task

Click to create the new task from the existing table. 

NOTE: This icon is only active after the base table has been created on the Create Base Table page.

After processing completes, a new page is defined in the category's default WebApp, and a corresponding new task is created in the category.

TASK CREATED

If checked, the task based on the table has been created and can be added to a Mass Maintenance scenario. 

If unchecked, the task has not yet been created. 

New Task Creation Log

Click to display the new task creation logs.

Create New Task From Existing Table V

Horizontal View

Field

Description

Table Name

Displays the name of the table containing the columns used in the task.

Page Description

Displays the name of the page based on this table and used for the mass change. 

Base Table Created

If checked, the table based on the manually created table has been created. 

If unchecked, the table has not yet been created. 

Task Created

If checked, the task based on the table has been created and can be added to a Mass Maintenance scenario. 

If unchecked, the task has not yet been created. 

Build Options

Create Review Page and Task

If checked, when the task is automatically generated from the table, a corresponding Review page and Review task are also generated. 

NOTE: If the current category uses Comparison Approvals, this check box is not checked by default.

NOTE: If the task is not related to mass change, Syniti recommends this check box be unchecked.

Create Comparison Page and Task

If checked, when the task is automatically generated from the table, a corresponding Comparison Approval page and task are also created. 

NOTE: This check box defaults to checked if the category uses Comparison Approvals. Refer to Use Comparison Approvals in MDM for more information.

NOTE: For this feature to work, the Use Comparison Approval Page check box must be checked on the Category page’s Vertical View on the Rules and Actions tab.

Include Mass Change Button

If checked, when the task is automatically generated from the table, the corresponding application pages, (i.e., the tasks in the Content WebApp) include the Mass Change button in the toolbar. 

NOTE: A Mass Change page must have already been generated for this check box to be used. Refer to Auto-generate Request-related Objects for more information.

NOTE: If the task is not related to mass change, Syniti recommends this check box be unchecked.