Work Item List Columns

By default, certain columns are displayed in a work item list. You can easily customize the columns that are displayed by either using the Column Selector, or manually.

For information, see Customizing Columns in a List.

The following table describes the columns of information that can be displayed on the work item list:

Column Description
Activity ID Identifies the user activity within the process that generated the work item. This number can be used in the event viewer to identify the work item across all components.
Attribute #1 - #40 These attributes, which can be populated via a script in the process, can contain various information.
Deadline Contains a clock icon if the work item has a deadline by which the work item must be worked on and submitted.
Description A description of the user task associated with the work item. This is specified in TIBCO Business Studio when the process / user task is defined.
Distribution Strategy Describes the method used to distribute the work item when it was originally created, either offered or allocated.

For more information, see Why Are Work Items Sent to Your Work Item List .
Target Date A date and time in this column indicates the work item has a deadline. For more information, see Work Item Deadlines .
Group ID This identifies a number of work items that are grouped together in the process definition for some purpose.
Instance Description A description of the process instance. This may or may not have been specified, depending on how the process was defined.
ID A unique alphanumeric value identifying the process instance from which the work item was created.
Name The name of the user task associated with the work item.
Process Name The name of process that was started to create this work item.
Schedule Status This indicates if the work item is inside its schedule period, which is considered from the start date/time (Start Date column) to the target date/time (Target Date column). The possible values are: BEFORE, DURING, AFTER and NO_SCHEDULE.
Start Date The date and time the work item is scheduled to start. If a scheduled start date/time was not defined, this column is empty.
State The work item’s current state. For more information, see Work Item State .
State Image An icon that indicates the work item’s current state. For more information, see Work Item State .
Visibility Indicates whether or not the work item is visible. For information, see Displaying Visible Hidden Work Items .
Work Item ID A unique number identifying the work item.
Work Item Priority A numeric value indicating the relative importance of the work item. This defaults to 50, but can be modified; see Setting Work Item Priority .
Work Item Version Indicates how many times the work item has changed state. The version number starts at 0 when the work item is created, and is incremented by one each time it changes state.