To reduce the amount of space IBM® Business Process Manager uses,
administrators can use the Task Cleanup utility in the Process Admin
Console to delete tasks from the IBM BPM Process
database.
Before you begin
You must log in to the Process Admin Console.
About this task
The Cleanup Task utility enables administrators to easily
remove the following artifacts from the Process database:
- Tasks that users deleted from their task list
- Tasks that are in the DELETED, SENT, or CLOSED state
- For process instances from IBM BPM releases
earlier than V8.5.5, attachments for deleted or orphaned tasks
As an alternative, you can choose to use the BPMTasksCleanup command
rather than the Cleanup Task utility. The command provides additional
flexibility and is described in the topic BPMTasksCleanup wsadmin command.
Procedure
To use the Task Cleanup utility:
- In the Server Admin area of the Process Admin Console,
click the indicator next to IBM BPM Admin to
list the available administrative options.
- Click the Task Cleanup option.
- Select the option that you want.
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Clean up attachments that have been orphaned or are associated
with deleted tasks. |
This option removes only the attachments and not the tasks
themselves. Restriction: This option is available only
for process instances from IBM BPM releases
earlier than V8.5.5. You cannot use this option to clean up document
attachments that are associated with process instances from IBM BPM V8.5.5,
or later.
|
| Clean up tasks and their associated data that are marked
as DELETED. |
This option removes tasks and attachments. For tasks to
be marked as deleted, the corresponding human service must contain
a modify task step.
|
| Clean up tasks and their associated data for tasks in the
DELETED or SENT state. |
Restriction: The SENT state applies only to process
instances from IBM BPM releases
earlier than V8.5.5.
|
| Clean up tasks and their associated data for tasks in the
DELETED, SENT, or CLOSED state. |
This option removes tasks and attachments. Tasks are put
into the CLOSED state when either the work on the task or a modify
task step completes.
|
- Under Current Counts, note how many
tasks and attachments currently exist in the database for the option
that you choose.
- Click Cleanup.
- Under After Cleanup Counts, you
can see how many tasks and attachments were deleted.