A task is a unit of work that has arrived in ActiveVOS Central.. The task contains information for your review and requires a response. When you submit a response, the task is complete. Tasks are most likely sent to you and other users who share your area of expertise. Each of you can claim a task to work on. When you do this, the task is removed from other users' list.

The task you work on is a step in an automated, running business process. The process is waiting for you or someone else to send back data so that the process can continue to its next step.

For details on who can claim and manage tasks, see About Users and Administrators.

To get started on your task list, see Working with a Task, Attachments, and Comments.