_WF Task Dimension in Custom Applications

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This task dimension defines the data sets collected under workflow control. Each data set is defined by its business process, version, and time frame (one single year, in most cases). The name of the task consists of:

You can create and change workflow tasks through the Workflow Wizard. The definition that applies to all workflow activities is stored in the attributes or the _WF Task dimension:

Attribute	Type	Definition
Name	string	Readable localized name.
Active	numeric: 0, 1 or 2	0: The workflow task is stopped. Workflow control is completely turned off. Only standard access rights apply. 1: The workflow task is running. Users can only perform activities when they are currently active and when they are assigned to one of their user groups. 2: The workflow task is paused. Users cannot enter data and cannot proceed to the next activity.
Owner	string	User account who created this task. Reserved for future implementation.
Cube	string	Fact cube storing the planning data for the workflow task. Reserved for future implementation.
Step Dimension	string	One business dimension of the `Cube`.
Workflow Type	string	Root element in `_WF Activity` dimension. Must always be `WF_Approval_Activities`. Other values are reserved for future implementation.
Access Control	Numeric: 0 or 1	Reserved for future implementation.
Version Dimension	string	Name of the version dimension in the `Cube`.
Version	string	One element of the `Version` dimension.
Time Dimension	string	Name of the version dimension in the `Cube`. In many cases this is a dimension created with the Time Editor, e.g. `Month`.
Time	string	One element of the `Time` dimension. This can be an aggregated element, e.g. `2019`. If the task covers a time range, this attribute contains the first year.

The definition that is specific to workflow activities is stored in the _WF Task Definition cube.

Updated March 19, 2024