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# About the Design Tab

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The Design tab of the Task dialog box is used to create new or edit existing Tasks and is the default tab shown when an existing Task is opened for editing. When the tab is selected, the Task Browser dialog box is automatically opened to display and allow the selection of all Task data.

The tab contains a blank area or canvas called the Task Plan on which a Task may be created by adding Steps and then joining them together.

Adding

Steps may be added to the Task canvas by:

|  | Right-clicking on the Steps node in the Environment tab of the Task Browser and selecting a new item from the drop down menu. The appropriate configuration dialog box opens to enable the item to be created and saved. An icon is then displayed under the appropriate node in the Task Browser and may be dragged and dropped onto the Task Plan.

|  | Right-Clicking anywhere on the Task Plan and selecting 'New' from the drop down menu.

|  | Dragging and dropping the Tool icon from the Environment tab in the Task Browser onto the Task Plan.

Editing

Steps may be edited through the following:

|  | Double-clicking on the Step icon in the Task Plan. The applicable configuration dialog box opens for editing.

|  | Right-clicking on the Step icon in the Task Plan and selecting Edit from the drop down menu.

|  | Right-clicking on the Step node in the Environment tab of the Task Browser and selecting Edit from the drop down menu.

|  | Double-clicking on the Step node in the Environment tab of the Task Browser.

Joining

Steps may be joined on the Task Plan by dragging and dropping one Step icon onto another Step icon. The join is signified by a line and arrow, with the arrow pointing towards the target Step. Right-clicking on a join display the 'Remove' option to delete the join.

Right-Click Drop Down Menus

Right-clicking anywhere within Task Plan displays a drop-down menu with the following options:

|  | New — Displays a list of available Tools. Selecting a Tool then opens the applicable configuration dialog box.

|  | Automatically Choose Start Step — This is a Task option which when selected will automatically select the 'Start' Step from those available on the Task Plan. A tick to the left of the option signifies its selection.

Right-clicking on a Step icon displays a drop-down menu with the following options:

|  | Edit — Displays the applicable configuration dialog box to allow the item to be edited.

|  | Remove — Removes the Step from the Task Plan. The Step is not deleted and will still be available for selection in the Task Browser.

|  | Set As Start — Sets the selected Step as the "Start" Step for the Task.

|  | Automatically Chose Start Step — This is a Task option which when selected will automatically select the "Start" Step from those available on the Task Plan. A tick to the left of the option signifies its selection.

Start and End Steps

For each Task there is a Start Step and an End Step:

|  | The Start Step will normally be an Input type, such as Database Query (ODBC)

|  | A Start Step is signified by a green "Start" button next to the Step

|  | The End Step will normally be an Output type such as Send Email (SMTP)

|  | An End Step is signified by a red "Stop" button .

Through right-click menu options described above, King Task Centre can automatically chose the Start Step or the Start Step may be assigned manually.

|  | If an Event Step has been used in the Task, then the Task may have multiple Start Steps, including the Event Step itself, and each one will display a green 'Start' button.

|  | If a Decision Step has been used in the Task, then the Task may have multiple End Steps, including the decision itself, and each one will display the red "Stop" button.

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