Configuring an IBM Business Process Manager task provider

This task provider retrieves tasks from IBM® Business Process Manager 7.5 and 7.5.1 and surfaces them in the Unified Task List portlet.

  1. Log in to WebSphere® Portal Express® with as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Applications > Collaboration > Unified Task List.
  3. Single sign on with LTPA tokens should be configured between the WebSphere Portal Express and IBM Business Process Manager servers before beginning this task.
In this task you configure a new IBM Business Process Manager task provider instance to allow the retrieval of tasks.
  1. Open the page with the Unified Task List portlet on it.
  2. Select Configure from the portlet menu.
  3. On the Configure page, select the Task Provider Instances link from the menu.
  4. Select Add.
  5. Select IBM Business Process Manager Standard.
  6. Enter a name for the new provider and select enable.
  7. Select Next.
  8. Modify the Hostname and Port fields to include the host and port number for your IBM Business Process Manager installation.
  9. Enter one of the following values in the Filter Criteria field:
    • (STATE=8) where 8 corresponds to tasks with a claimed state.
    • (STATE=2) where 2 corresponds to tasks in a release state.
    • (STATUS='Received') where 'Received' corresponds to tasks which are available to the current user.
  10. Update the value in the Max results field if you would like to change the number of tasks which can be returned from the IBM Business Process Manager installation.
  11. Select Save.
  12. Select Save and Back.

The next step is to configure the Coach portlets included with the Unified Task List portlet.