Creating tasks

Tasks can be created at any time during the release process. When you create a release, you typically create a sequence of tasks that is sufficient to define the overall structure of the release work plan. Tasks are defined in greater detail during the Plan Rollout phase, when a task is created for each deployment at each site that is involved in a release. Related tasks can be grouped in activities as a way to efficiently organize the release work plan.

1. Open the Plans tab in one of the following records:
   • The release for which you want to create the task
   • The Activity in which you want to place the task
2. Click New Row in the Tasks section.
3. Assign a classification in the Classification field. For more information, see "Task classifications."

   Depending on the classification you specify, additional attributes might be associated with the task. For example, the SWDIST (Distribute software) task has the associated SWPKG attribute; the SWPKG attribute provides fields for specifying the package to be distributed. The classification attributes that are generated are located in record for the task in the Activities and Tasks application.

   If you want to specify information for classification attributes, you must do so in the Activities and Tasks application. Classification attribute information can also be supplied later, by the task owner. When the task owner accepts the task, he is launched to the task in the Activities and Tasks application and can view, supply, or modify classification attributes at that time.

4. If the task will involve configuration items (CIs) as sources or targets, or if it will impact one or more CIs, check Implementation task.
5. Fill in other fields in the section as needed to define the task you are creating, and click Save to save the task.