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Task Level Policy-Based Workflow

Task Level policy-based workflow lets you associate a task with a workflow process based on the evaluation of a rule. This means that instead of a task always launching a workflow process, the workflow process runs and generates a work item only if a rule associated with the task is true.

For example, when creating a new group, you can define a rule that places the Create Group task under workflow control and creates a work item only if the new group is part of a designated parent organization. If the new group is not part of that organization, the workflow process does not execute and no work item is created.

If a task has multiple rules, all workflow process associated with the task need to be approved, for the task itself to be approved. Similarly, if one workflow process associated with the task is rejected, the task itself is rejected. Workflow rules can be assigned priority values to determine the order of rule evaluation and workflow execution.

Only default CA Identity Manager workflow templates support workflow rules for task level policy-based workflow. You can also create custom workflow processes for use with workflow rules.

Note: For more information about policy-based workflow, see the Workflow chapter in the Administration Guide.