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Chapter 4      Managing Tasks
  Creating Tasks
Creating Tasks 
The ability to create tasks is not applicable to everyone as only users with administrative rights can create 
tasks from this view in TEO. The permission to create or modify a task in the Operations—Task view is 
not available to all users. 
Tasks Overview
The following table displays the tasks that are provided by TEO. 
Creating a Task from Task View
When creating a task in the Operations—Tasks Views, the task dialog box contains property pages that 
are specific to the selected task as well as property pages that are common to all the tasks. 
Use the following steps to define a task in the Operations—Tasks Views. Refer to the appropriate section 
for instructions on completing the task property pages.
To create a task:
Step 1
On the Operations—Tasks Views, use one of the following methods:
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On the toolbar, choose New > [Selected Task].
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From the Actions menu, choose New > [Selected Task].
The [Task Name] Properties dialog box displays.
Step 2
On the General tab, enter the following information:
 Tasks
Description
Alert
Alerts reflect potential problems that a user may want 
to investigate and possibly diagnose the problem
Approval Request
Specifies the message and choices for the assignee 
who is approving the task
Change Request
Requests a modification to the configuration of an 
object or system
Guided Operation
Details the steps a user takes to complete an assigned 
task
Incident
Task requires an operator to take action in order to 
resolve an issue
Input Request
Task requires input from an individual or group
Review
Task assigns a document for review
Field
Description
Display Name
Name of the task
Types
Display only. Shows the type of task