Tasks

There are six pre-configured task types; four that represent data issues and two that trigger a system action.

Data issue tasks are composed of records that compare above the overlay threshold or between the clerical review and auto-link threshold levels. These tasks require manual review and resolution by data stewards (for example, data stewards using InfoSphere® MDM Inspector). These task types are: Review Identifier, Potential Linkage, Potential Duplicate, Potential Overlay, and Maximum Entity Size.

System trigger tasks, HasShadow and PreMerge, are not seen in the applications. Rather they are used primarily by the InfoSphere MDM Message Brokers to trigger an internal system action.

Additionally, the software manages categories or “Kinds” of tasks which affect how task records are updated and stored.

Member tasks

Those tasks where resolution updates affect a member. Potential Overlays, PreMerge, and HasShadow tasks are considered member-centric tasks.

Entity tasks

Represent tasks in which resolution work affects an entity. Entity tasks are Potential Duplicate, Potential Linkage, Review Identifier, and Maximum Entity Size.

Relationship tasks

Along with Member Relationship and Entity Relationship, represent tasks associated with relationship types.

Custom tasks

Those created specifically for your implementation and populated by using either the TSKPUT MDM stage or a custom application that uses the API (IxnTskPut2 interaction). When you create a new task type in InfoSphere MDM Workbench, its "Kind" is automatically set to Custom. Custom tasks are also called implementation-defined tasks.

Use the Tasks tab to open the Tasks view and manage task types. The Tasks view is divided into two areas: Task Types and Task Statuses (workflows).