Tallis Composer

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Tallis Composer

• Task Properties

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Task Definition ProcessTask Properties
(Attributes)

• Properties Inspector or Dialog window?

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Task Properties Schematic Layout

• Defined sets of task attributes
• Task Specific
• General
• Scheduling
• Execution
• Instance specific vs. shared
• Enabling disabling of relevant functions
• Terminology

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General
Scheduling
Action
Execution
Proforma
Context
Name
Caption
Description
Goal

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General
Scheduling
Action
Execution
Proforma
Context
View
Plain Text
HTML
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General
Scheduling
Action
Execution
Proforma
Context
Scheduling constraints
Scheduling constraint
Wait for one of these tasks to terminate
?
?
State Trigger
Wait for this condition to be satisfied

When scheduled to run
Run only if

Precondition
Otherwise discard task
User (?) scheduling bypass
Task trigger

Event Trigger
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General
Scheduling
Action
Execution
Proforma
Context
Instance Specific
Cyclic
Number of cycles
Cycle Interval
Days
Cycle until

Cycle forever
Optional
Mandatory task for guideline completion
?
Automatic
Request confirmation
?
Parameters
Data Type
Value
Name
Caption
Task parameters Instances values
Postcondition
On completion do

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ltTask Captiongt
General
Scheduling
Action
Execution
Proforma
Context
Cyclic
Instance Specific
Cyclic
?
Number of cycles
Cycle Interval
Days
Cycle until

Cycle forever
Mandatory task for guideline completion
?
Request confirmation
?
Parameters
Data Type
Value
Name
Caption
Task parameters Instances values
On completion do

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General
Scheduling
Plan
Execution
Proforma
Context
Abort Condi
Termination
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General
Scheduling
Enquiry
Execution
Proforma
Context
Queries
Name
Info Type
Caption
Range
Default
Response
Mandatory
Queries that are linked to data items should be
indicated (icon?)
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Add Query
Name
Requested Information
Info Type
Text
Range
?
?
Default
None
Response is disabled unless there are Range values
Response
Single value selection
Multiple value selection
Mandatory Query for guideline completion
?
OK
Cancel
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Add Query
Name
Requested Information
Info Type
Text
Range
Value A Value B Value C
?
?
Default
None
Response
Single value selection
Multiple value selection
Mandatory Query for guideline completion
?
OK
Cancel
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Add Query
Name
Requested Information
Info Type
Integer
Range
From
To
Default
Response
Single value selection
Multiple value selection
Mandatory Query for guideline completion
?
OK
Cancel
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Add Query
Name
Requested Information
Info Type
Boolean (Yes/No)
Default
Should there be a Default for Boolean?
Mandatory Query for guideline completion
?
OK
Cancel
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• Decision-specific attributes
• Candidates
• Response

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Add Candidate
Arguments Decision Rule are part of a
Candidates definition
Name
Description
Priority
Arguments
?
?
?
Condition
Support
Description
Decision Rule
Simple
Advanced
Recommend this candidate if Total Support is
Reset / Revert to default
Larger than or equal to
1
Reset
OK
Cancel
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Add Argument
Condition

Description
Priority?
Support
For ()
Confirm/Exclude
Against (-)
Conclusive Argument
?
OK
Cancel
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Add Argument
Condition

Description
Priority?
Support
For ()
Against (-)
Weight
1
Conclusive Argument (8)
OK
Cancel
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Add Candidate
Name
Description
Priority
Arguments
?
?
?
Condition
Support
Description
Decision Rule
Simple
Advanced
Recommend this candidate if Total Support is
Reset
netsupport(decision_1, can1) gt 1

OK
Cancel