Task types

In the Job Scheduler, you can create tasks by selecting and configuring a pre-defined Java task type or by entering a customized shell script containing a sequence of commands for a task. This section contains descriptions of all the available Java task types.

Task Type Description Reference
Add Teams to Details Specifies work details without team assignments with home team assignments.
Aggregate Task Runs a group of Job Scheduler tasks sequentially at the scheduled time of the Aggregate Task. For example, you might want to set up an Aggregate Task that sequentially runs the payroll export task for each pay group at the end of the pay period. Aggregate Task
Alert Task Sends alert or notification messages to system users. Messaging
Archive Policy Runner Used to schedule an archive task in the Job Scheduler for single-tenant and on-premises deployments..
Archiving Policy Full Runner Task Runs all archiving policy definitions that are marked as Enabled by default for new installations and multi-tenant deployments.

Infor Workforce Management Multi-tenant Configuration Guide
Archiving Task Runs all archiving policy definitions by default for new installations, except for the WORKBRAIN SYS STATE PURGE archiving policy. This task archives up to 3650 days ago (10 years) or a value you specify. Runs defined policies, such as Payroll Data, at specified times for the archiving and purging of data from the core data source.
Note: The WORKBRAIN SYS STATE PURGE archiving policy is also set up by default and is run by the Workbrain Sys State Purge task which is detailed below.
Asynchronous Processing Task Processes tasks asynchronously that take an extended period to complete. These tasks can be processed as asynchronous tasks so that the delay does not affect regular use of the system. After the task completes, Workmail notifies the appropriate users. Payroll Close Overview
BatchGenerateSchedulesWithAutoAssignment Creates a schedule at the store-level for a period, which is typically a week, using the Auto-Assignment model. If locations are using forecasts to determine staffing requirements, the Batch Forecasting task must be run before this task. Auto-Assignment Implementation Guide
BillboardCleanUpTask Removes shifts from the Shift Billboard when the shift start time is too close to the current time. Task parameters control how many minutes before the start time to remove shifts from the billboard. Shift Billboard Implementation Guide
Data Replication Task Checks which records have changed and replicates the changes to Data Lake using IMS.
Note: This task should only be set up by customers that intend to use the Data Lake feature of ION. To replicate data to Data Lake, this task requires a WFM deployment in Infor Cloud that integrates ION though IMS.
 Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
Data Replication Task For Custom Tables Replicates custom tables in single-tenant cloud deployments. Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
Employee Table Synch Task Synchronizes the EMPLOYEE table for the current date based on overrides that span the current date. This task must be scheduled to run every midnight. Employee overrides
EMVSPublishRotationTask Processes Master Rotation (MR) and One-time Schedule (OTS) rotations. Infor Workforce Management MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
EMVSUnlockShiftTask Clears locks from MVS shifts where the lock has timed out or is no longer relevant. Users can then perform edits to the unlocked shifts as required. Infor Workforce Management MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
ERPWorkDetailExportTask Exports timesheet data at regular intervals and enables the ERP system to ingest that data for quantity calculations and employee labor costing/accounting.
Export Task Exports the data from the database into the staging table and then transmits the data to the external system. Interfaces
Export Task (CSV Query) Exports data from the database into the staging table and then transmits the data into a csv file format. Interfaces
Export Task (Fixed Width Query) Exports data from the database into the staging table and then transmits the data into fixed width file format. Interfaces
Full Recalculate Task This task supplements the Recalculate Task. Run for absolute dates or relative dates as in Start of Day Task. Full Recalculate Task
Historical Volume Replication Task In crisis situations with store closures and significantly lower sales volume for many months, the Historical Volume Replication Task can be used to replicate the historical sales volume (SO_RESULTS_DETAIL table) of drivers from one period to another to aid in forecast creation. This task includes a multiplier to adjust the original data and you can also select sub-locations of the location selected. Registry parameters are also available to control the multi-threading and database batching operations for this task. Infor Workforce Management LFSO Implementation and Administration Guide.
Holiday Assignment Task Runs the holiday assignment process for the calculation groups specified. Holiday Management
Import Task Imports data from an external system into the WBINT_IMPORT table. Performed before the Interface Task. Interfaces
Import Task Fixed Width Imports data from a fixed width file into the WBINT_IMPORT table. Performed before the Interface Task. Interfaces
Import Task Multi Row
IMS Bod Processing Task Processes all inbound BODs that WFM is configured to receive. For example, user information from Infor Ming.le or maintenance order information from Infor EAM. Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
IMS Bod Publishing Task Publishes all outbound BODs that WFM is configured to send. For example, security group information to Infor Ming.le. Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
IMS Publishing Retry Task Retries publishing BODs that failed to publish. Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
Interface Task Schedules a task to process entries in the import staging table and inserts them into the database. Transforms the imported data in WBINT_IMPORT (see Import Task, above) into application objects. The Interface Task should be scheduled to run after an import task has been run. Interfaces
LogOpenConnectionsStatementsAndResultsTask

This task logs all cases of open connections to a log file that is configured with appropriate appenders in your logback.xml configuration. You should also start the Job Scheduler with the -Dworkbrain.jdbc.debug=true JVM parameter.

This task runs by default every 15 minutes for multi-tenant deployments but needs to be scheduled for single-tenant and on-premises deployments.

 For more information on configuring Job Scheduler for on-premises deployments, see Infor Workforce Management Installation and Configuration Guide.
Mail Forwarder Task Sends (forwards) email messages from the WFM system to an external mail server.
Make Availability Reportable Task Makes availability data reportable in Cognos.
Note: Cognos is not supported in multi-tenant deployments of WFM.
Migrate Task This task is created and automatically run during the migration process to complete the inbound migration. After the task is complete, a Workmail message is sent stating that the migration has completed successfully.

For more information, see Infor Workforce Management Multi-tenant Configuration Guide.
Migration Export Task The task that is automatically triggered as part of the export when using the data migration tool. The user that triggered the migration also receives a Workmail that the migration export is finished along with some details of the migration.

For more information, see Infor Workforce Management Multi-tenant Configuration Guide.
Migration Import Task This task imports the Inbound Migration file when migrating data with the data migration tool. You can also verify that the task completed successfully in the Job Scheduler task log.

For more information, see Infor Workforce Management Multi-tenant Configuration Guide.
MobileShiftOfferCleanTask This task removes bad shift data caused by errors within a third party Mobile Shift Offer tool. Infor Workforce Management LFSO Implementation and Administration Guide
PayrollBasedJournalTask

This task is used in single-tenant and on-premises deployments to generate a Workmail message with an Excel formatted report for verification and an XML formatted report which can be uploaded to the PBJ system.

Using the report generated by this task you can export the employee staffing information and hours required by CMS directly from the system. The report displayd employee Hire and Termination dates, and any hours worked for the facility selected.

 For more information, see Infor Workforce Management Standard Reports Guide.
Payroll Export Enhanced Task Used to identify which pay groups to export. Used in conjunction with the Payroll Close Wizard. Payroll Close Overview
Payroll Export Task Defines the payroll export definition. Interfaces
Payroll Readiness Notification Task The Payroll Readiness notification occurs after the Lock Down date and alerts users, such as supervisors who have privileges to access the timesheets after the Lock Down date, that the Payroll Close process should be started soon. The intent is to notify the payroll administrators that they should begin closing out the pay period. Payroll Close Overview
Payroll Unauthorized Records Notification The Unauthorized Records notification occurs after the Lock Down date and alerts users, such as supervisors who have privileges to access the timesheets after the Lock Down date, whether unauthorized records still exist for the employees under their supervision. Payroll Close Overview
ProductionPlanShiftGeneration The ProductionPlanShiftGeneration task is used in the Production Workload feature in MVS to generate schedules for production plans. MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
RTSS Compliance Violations Report Task An RTSS compliance violations report is an information tool that identifies which employees self-scheduled shifts in spite of warnings that they received from RTSS. RTSS User Guide
RejectComplianceViolatedPostingTask Reevaluates schedule compliance on shifts that have been posted to the Shift Billboard. Removes shifts from the billboard if removing them from the posting employee's schedule would cause schedule compliance errors. Shift Billboard Implementation Guide
RTSS Notification Task Sends alerts to employees to notify them about the opening and closing of RTSS processes and windows. RTSS User Guide
RTSS Schedule Creation Task Creates unassigned shifts for RTSS processes to send to the Self-Scheduler and sets the status of the process from PENDING to OPEN. MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
RTSS Update Status Task Closes RTSS processes if the window end date has passed and the process is in PENDING, OPEN, or PAUSED status. RTSS User Guide
Readers - Archive Files Archives old .xml and .don files. Interfaces
Readers - Export Directives Exports all database changes to reader servers (monitors change history). Interfaces
Readers - Export Schedules Directives Exports employee schedules to reader servers. Interfaces
Recalculate Task Used to augment the AutoRecalc engine, which is not sufficient for all processes in the system.

You can run the task for specified calculation groups and define different parameters to meet the needs of different calculation groups.

This task is supplemented by the Full Recalculate Task.

Recalculate Task
Schedule Cleanup Task Adjusts employee schedules in response to an event. MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
Scheduled Employee Interface Task

Creates communication between WFM and the Care Assignment product.

This task sends information about the scheduled employees from WFM to the Care Assignment product. This product then assigns patients to available employee care givers.

MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
Scheduled Hours Interface Task

Creates communication between WFM and the Care Workload product.

This task sends Required Workload Hours and Census information from the Care Workload product to WFM, and Actual Scheduled Hours from WFM to the Care Workload product.

 MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
SecureFileTransferTask

The Secure File Transfer Task permits Infor System Administrators to transfer files to a specified domain/server using a pre-configured SFTP server. You can also use private key authentication if your SFTP server is configured to support this.

You can schedule the Secure File Transfer Task to transfer transaction files from the external system to the WFM application (import) or send files from the application to the external system (export).

 For more information, see Secure File Transfer Task.
Skill Expiry Notification Task Sends a notification to employees when a course associated with their skills expires. Training Qualifications User Guide
Start Of Day Task Creates default employee records. You can create records for calculation or pay groups, and you can select the dates for which to create the records.

The Start of Day task, defined at the system level, creates work summaries and employee schedule records for every active employee.

Adding Start of Day Tasks to a schedule
Task Management Task Distributor Distributes tasks in Task Management to the locations where they are assigned. Infor Workforce Management Task Management Guide
Team Schedule Cleanup Task Adjusts MVS schedules for specified teams during a specified future date range. MVS Implementation and Administration Guide
Timesheet Lockdown Task Locks down timesheets for non-supervisor users as per the pay group configuration. Used as part of the payroll close process. Payroll Close Overview
Timesheet Lockdown Approaching Notification Task Sends an alert to non-supervisor system users that their timesheet is locked down in preparation for export to payroll. Used as part of the payroll close process. Payroll Close Overview
Time Approval Records Task The Time Approval Records Task controls the creation of time approval records and the status of the associated timesheets. For there to be records to approve, you must schedule and configure the Time Approval Records Task. For more information, see Infor Workforce Management Time Approval Administration Guide.
Workbrain Sys State Purge Purges records from the WORKBRAIN_SYS_STATE table according to the WORKBRAIN SYS STATE PURGE archiving policy for single-tenant and on-premises deployments. This task is disabled by default and should be enabled as a best practice.
Workbrain User Name Change Task Used by deployments that use Infor Ming.le as the system of record for user information to accommodate the changes of Distinguished Name field in Infor Ming.le IFS.
Note: We strongly recommend that customers do not modify the Distinguished Name field in Infor Ming.le IFS. If the Distinguished Name field is modified, this task must be run to avoid data discrepancies. For more information, see Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition.
 Configuration Guide for Infor Operating Service – Cloud Edition
Workflow Monitor Task Monitors Workflow Engine tasks. If a task runs beyond the period specified in this task's parameters, the system deletes the workflow task's locks.
Workflow Task Runs Workflow Engine tasks.
Workflow Timer Task