> #### Escalate Task Java Action

> The reassignment function in Interstage BPM allows you to escalate tasks assigned to you. You can escalate a task manually by clicking the Reassign button (see the "Reassign the activity to someone else" section) or automatically to a user or users within your role with this Escalate Task Action. Once you escalate a task to a particular user or users, it is assigned only to them.

> There are two ways to use the Escalate Task Action:

> · Using Workflow Variable expressions.
> · Using the dialog box.

> To escalate a task using the dialog box:

> 1. Follow the instructions in the Assigning Java Actions section. Following these instructions will guide you to the Action List dialog box from which you can select an Action. Double-click Escalate Task in the Action List dialog box. First, you must expand the Server Actions folder.

> The action editor Escalate Task appears.

> 2. Select the role to which you want to escalate the task from the Groups list. For more information, see the "Assign Activities" section. Then, click the Group Add button.

> The Group you selected appears in the Selected Groups list.

> 3. If you want to escalate a task only to certain users in the Group, select them from the Users list. Then, click the Users Add button.

> The user or users you selected appear in the Selected Users list. The example will escalate the task to a user called writer in the Doc role.

> Escalate Task Action Editor

> 4. Click the OK button on the Escalate Task dialog box.

> Your Java Action appears in the Action frame of the properties dialog where you clicked the Add button. In the example below, Escalate Taskwriter is set as the escalation Java Action. Note that the Escalate Task Java Action can be used only in the Timer Action or Voting Activity Action Type frames.

> To reassign a task using Workflow Variable expressions:

> 1. Follow the instructions in the Assigning Java Actions section. Following these instructions will guide you to the Action List dialog box from which you can select an Action. Double-click Escalate Task in the Action List dialog box. First, you must expand the Server Actions folder.

> The action editor Escalate Task appears.

> 2. Check the Use Workflow Variable checkbox.

> Two text fields appear with the Expression Mode and Expression Builder buttons.

> 3. Enter expressions in the text fields. There are three different ways to enter an expression in the text field. You can:

> Enter a constant when "C" is displayed on the Expression Mode button.
> Select a user-defined attribute (UDA) when "V" is displayed on the Expression Mode button.
> Enter an expression or build an expression with the Expression Builder when "E" is displayed on the Expression Mode button.

> In the figure below, constant expressions corresponding to the choices made in the dialog box example above are displayed in the text fields. Note that a "V" is displayed on the Expression Mode button. Selecting the username UDA from the drop-down list formed this simple expression. The button display can be changed from "C" to "V" to "E" by clicking it. For more information on using this field, see the "Expressions in Interstage Business Process Manager" section.

> The expression entered in the Groups text field whether it is a constant, a simple UDA name, or a more complex expression must be resolved into a role. The expression entered in the Users text field must be resolved into a user or users within the role specified in the Groups text field. If you want to reassign this task to users from another role, you must change the role assignment in the Groups text field. For instructions, see the "Assign Activities" section.

> Escalate Task Action Editor (Workflow Variable Option)

> 4. Click the OK button on the Escalate Task dialog box.

> Your Java Action appears in the Action frame of the properties dialog where you clicked the Add button. In the example, Escalate Taskwriter is set as the escalation Java Action. Note that the Escalate Task Java Action can be used only in the Timer Action or Voting Activity Action Type frames.

> Escalate Action in Timer Action Frame

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