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Configure APFlow™ Tasks

Use this page to create and edit tasks that are assigned to individuals during the APFlow process. Tasks function as an additional requirement to ensure that all necessary steps are fulfilled before a route workflow proceeds. For example, a reviewer may be required to attach a receipt or manually select a check box to acknowledge a change.

Note

Tasks are vault-specific. Assigned tasks associated with an invoice display in the tasks sidebar. See Tasks for more information.

  1. From My Paperless, click APFlow™ Settings.

  2. In the APFlow™ Settings navigation bar, click Tasks.

    A page similar to the following displays:

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  3. You can use the Tasks page to do the following:

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    To create a new task, click Add. For more information, see Configure Attach Document in APFlow™ Settings to create a document indexing task or Manual Completion in APFlow™ Settings to set up that task criteria.

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    To delete one or more tasks from the list, select their check box and click Delete.

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    To search for a specific task, enter a portion of its name. Then, press Enter or click the Search search_icon.png icon.

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    Click Copy copy_all_icon.svg to duplicate a task. See Copy APFlow™ Tasks for more information.

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    Click Edit pencil_edit.png to update a task. See Edit Tasks in APFlow™ for more information.

Use this functionality to create a requirement that a document is attached and indexed appropriately in order complete a route task.

  1. From the Tasks page, click Add.

    A page similar to the following displays:

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  2. In the Name field, enter the name of the routing rule. This field is required.

  3. From the Completes On dropdown, select Attach Document.

  4. Use the dropdown in the Additional Validation Document Type(s) field to access the list of document types:

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  5. Highlight the document type to select it.

  6. The Active check box is selected by default. If the task should not be active, deselect the Active check box.

  7. Click Add/Remove Index Fields.

    The Add Index Fields dialog displays:

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  8. Click the check box(es) to make your selection(s).

  9. To populate the Value column(s), click the Search search_icon.png icon.

    Note

    The Indexes grid portion of the Tasks Editor can resemble the following:

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  10. In the lookup dialog, select the value and then click Ok.

  11. Click Close.

  12. Repeat steps 9-11 until all appropriate Value column fields are populated.

    Important

    If you have an Index Field (listed in the Add Index Fields dialog) as part of the Tasks configuration, but that Index Field has no assigned values, it is systematically removed when you click Save. It is also removed from the Add Index Fields dialog to ensure there are no index fields with blank values.

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  13. Click Save.

Use this functionality to create a requirement that a reviewer selects a check box to mark the task complete.

  1. From the Tasks page, click Add.

    A page similar to the following displays:

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  2. In the Name field, enter the name of the routing rule. This field is required.

  3. From the Completes On dropdown, select Manual Completion.

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  4. The Active check box is selected by default. If the task should not be active, deselect the Active check box.

  5. Click Save.

  1. To make a copy of an existing task, click the Copy copy_all_icon.svg icon.

    A Copy Task dialog similar to the following displays:

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  2. Click Copy.

  3. Click the Edit pencil_edit_icon.png icon to update the copied task.

  4. Click Save.

  1. From the Tasks page, find the task you want to edit.

  2. Click the Edit pencil_edit_icon.png icon.

  3. On the General tab, make any necessary updates to the task name, type or index information.

  4. Click Save.