System Tables
Rapid platform sites have a number of built in tables required for core functionality. Many of these tables operate behind the scenes and will not be discussed here. However, there are a number of system tables that users may interact with regularly. This document will provide a short introduction to each of these tables.
Tasks
The tasks table is used to track and present user tasks within rapid. An item on this table represents a single user task and will hold useful information such the user assigned to the task, the start and due date, a title and description of the task.
There are many ways a task could be created, but the two most common sources of tasks are from being manually created by a user, or by being generated through workflow.
Manually Creating a Task
To create a new task from the default Task tab:
- In the Explorer experience, select an item from an entity that you would like to create a task for.
- In the Single Page of an item, open the Tasks tab (this will exist by default for most tables)
- Click New Task.
- Fill in the relevant fields and click Create to create the task or Create and Open to create and open the task.
Manually Completing a Task
To manually complete a task:
- In the Explorer experience, select click an item from an entity that you would have created a task for.
- In the Explorer view of an item, open the Tasks tab at the top of the page.
- Select and click the task that you would like to mark as 'Complete'.
- Click the Complete button to mark the task as 'Complete'.
Workflow-Generated Tasks
Tasks generated by a process diagram provide a powerful way for users to interact with automated business logic.
- For more information about how tasks interact with Workflow, see the Workflow - User task section