Customize tracking tables

Last updated on Apr 27, 2021 | Also applies to Adobe LiveCycle

The tracking tab in HTML Workspace is used to display the details of process instances in which the logged-in user is involved. To view the tracking tables, first select a process name in the left pane to see its list of instances in middle pane. Select a process instance to see a table of tasks generated by this instance in the right pane. By default, the table columns display the following task attributes (corresponding attribute in task model is given in parentheses):

ID (taskId)
Name (stepName)
Instructions (instructions)
Selected Action (selectedRoute)
Creation Time (createTime)
Completion Time (completeTime)
Owner (currentAssignment.queueOwner)

The remaining attributes in the task model available for display in the task table are:

actionInstanceId	isOpenFullScreen	reminderCount
classOfTask	isOwner	routeList
consultGroupId	isRouteSelectionRequired	savedFormCount
contentType	isShowAttachments	serializedImageTicket
createTime	isStartTask	serviceName
creationId	isVisible	serviceTitle
currentAssignment	nextReminder	showACLActions
deadline	numForms	showDirectActions
description	numFormsToBeSaved	status
displayName	outOfOfficeUserId	summaryUrl
forwardGroupId	outOfOfficeUserName	supportsSave
isApprovalUI	priority	taskACL
isCustomUI	processInstanceId	taskFormType
isDefaultImage	processInstanceStatus	taskUserInfo
isLocked	processVariables
isMustOpenToComplete	readerSubmitOptions

For the following customizations in the task table, you need to do semantic changes in the source code. See Introduction to Customizing HTML Workspace fo how you can make semantic changes using workspace SDK and build a minified package from the changed source.

Changing table columns and their order

To modify the task attributes displayed in the table and their order, configure the file /ws/js/runtime/templates/processinstancehistory.html :

<table class="fixedTaskTableHeader" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <!-- put the column headings in order here, for example-->
            <th class="taskName"><%= $.t('history.fixedTaskTableHeader.taskName')%></th>
            <th class="taskInstructions"><%= $.t('history.fixedTaskTableHeader.taskInstructions')%></th>
            <th class="taskRoute"><%= $.t('history.fixedTaskTableHeader.taskRoute')%></th>
            <th class="taskCreateTime"><%= $.t('history.fixedTaskTableHeader.taskCreateTime')%></th>
            <th class="taskCompleteTime"><%= $.t('history.fixedTaskTableHeader.taskCompleteTime')%></th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
</table>

<table class="taskTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tbody>
        <%_.each(obj, function(task){%>
        <tr class="taskRow">
            <!-- Put the task attributes in the order of headings, for example -->
            <td class="taskName"><%= task.stepName %></td>
            <td class="taskInstructions"><%= task.instructions %></td>
            <td class="taskRoute"><%= !task.selectedRoute?'':(task.selectedRoute=='null'?'Default':task.selectedRoute) %></td>
            <td class="taskCreateTime"><%= task.createTime?task.formattedCreateTime:'' %></td>
            <td class="taskCompleteTime"><%= task.completeTime? task.formattedCompleteTime:'' %></td>
        </tr>
        <%});%>
    </tbody>
</table>

Sorting a tracking table

To sort the task list table when you click the column heading:

events: {
    //other handlers
    "click .fixedTaskTableHeader th": "onTaskTableHeaderClick",
    //other handlers
}

In the handler, invoke the onTaskTableHeaderClick function of js/runtime/util/history.js.

onTaskTableHeaderClick: function (event) {
        history.onTaskTableHeaderClick(event);
}

Expose the TaskTableHeaderClick method in js/runtime/util/history.js.

The method finds the task attribute from the click event, sorts the tasklist on that attribute, and renders the task table with the sorted tasklist.

Sorting is done using the Backbone sort function on the tasklist collection by providing a comparator function.

    return {
        //other methods
        onTaskTableHeaderClick  : onTaskTableHeaderClick,
        //other methods
    };

onTaskTableHeaderClick = function (event) {
        var target = $(event.target),
         comparator,
            attribute;
        if(target.hasClass('taskName')){
         attribute = 'stepName';
        } else if(target.hasClass('taskInstructions')){
            attribute = 'instructions'; 
        } else if(target.hasClass('taskRoute')){
            attribute = 'selectedRoute'; 
        } else if(target.hasClass('taskCreateTime')){
            attribute = 'createTime'; 
        } else if(target.hasClass('taskCompleteTime')){
            attribute = 'completeTime'; 
        }
        taskList.comparator = function (task) {
         return task.get(attribute);
        };
        taskList.sort();
        render();
    };

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