Task integration

Available with Workflow Manager license.

Tasks are preconfigured steps that guide you through a workflow or business process in ArcGIS Pro and can be used in your Workflow Manager (Classic) workflows.

Use tasks in Workflow Manager (Classic)

The steps below highlight how to configure and use tasks in a Workflow Manager (Classic) workflow to complete a job in ArcGIS Pro.

Store tasks in the Workflow Manager (Classic) system

Task assistant workflows can be stored in the Workflow Manager (Classic) repository so that they are available to all users connecting to the system.

1. Start ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic) Administrator and connect to your Workflow Manager (Classic) database.
2. Expand Job Components.
3. Right-click Task Assistant Workflows and click Add a TAM Workflow.
4. The Add Task Assistant Workflow dialog box appears.
5. Provide an alias for the task assistant workflow in the Alias text box.

   Note:

   The alias will be used to access the task from the Import/Launch Mapping Items step.

6. Click the Workflow browse button (...) and select your task assistant workflow.
7. Click Open.
8. Click OK to save the workflow in the Workflow Manager (Classic) repository and close the dialog box.

Editing tasks in the Workflow Manager (Classic) system

After storing a task, you can update them when changes have been made to a task.

1. Start Workflow Manager (Classic) Administrator and connect to your Workflow Manager (Classic) database.
2. Expand Job Components > Task Assistant Workflows.
3. Right-click the item you want to edit and click Edit Item.
4. Click the Workflow browse button (...) and select your task assistant workflow.
5. Click Open.
6. Click OK to save the workflow in the Workflow Manager (Classic) repository and close the dialog box.

Enable the Import/Launch Mapping Items step to open tasks

Enable tasks on the step to associate a task with a step that opens a predefined map document in ArcGIS Pro.

1. Start Workflow Manager (Classic) Administrator and connect to your Workflow Manager (Classic) database.
2. Expand Job Components > Step Types.
3. Right-click the step type you want to edit and click Edit Item.

   The Step Type Properties dialog box appears.

4. Click the Execution tab.
5. Click the Custom Step Object execution type option.
6. Click the CLSID/ProgID browse button (...).
7. Expand ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop only and click Import/Launch Mapping Items.
8. Click OK.
9. Click the Arguments browse button (...).

   The Launch ArcMap dialog box appears.

10. Check the Load Task Assistant workflow check box and select the task to load.
11. Click the Store Task Assistant History in Job History check box to allow task history to be stored in the job’s history in ArcMap.
12. Click OK.

    A new argument is added to the list.