Task [EA User Guide]

public Class

A Task is an entry in the System ToDo list. Accessed using the Repository Tasks collection.

Associated table in .EAP file: t_tasks

Task Attributes

Attribute	Type	Notes
TaskID	Long	Read only. Local ID of task.
Name	Variant	Read/Write. Task name.
Notes	Variant	Read/Write. Description of the task.
Priority	String	Read/Write. Priority associated with this task.
Status	Variant	Read/Write. Current task status.
Owner	String	Read/Write. The task owner.
StartDate	Date	Read/Write. Date task is to start.
EndDate	Date	Read/Write. Date task scheduled to finish.
Phase	String	Read/Write. The phase of the project the task relates to.
History	String	Read/Write. Memo field to hold, for example, task history or notes.
Percent	Long	Read/Write. Percent the task is complete.
TotalTime	Long	Read/Write. The total expected time the task might run - in hours, days or some other unit.
ActualTime	Long	Read/Write. Time already expended on task, in hours, days or other units.
AssignedTo	String	Read/Write. Person this task is assigned to; ie. the responsible resource.
Type	String	Read/Write. Sets or returns string representing the type.
ObjectType	ObjectType	Read only. Distinguishes objects referenced through a Dispatch interface.

Task Methods

Method

Type

Notes

Update ()

Boolean

Update the current Task object after modification or appending a new item. If false is returned, check the GetLastError function for more information.

GetLastError ()

String

Returns a string value describing the most recent error that occurred in relation to this object.

This function is rarely used since an exception is thrown when an error occurs.