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Create a task

The goal of this exercise is to create a new task and then relate it to the other elements that we created in previous exercises.

  1. In the Library view under my_content_package right-click Tasks and select New > Task.
  2. The Description tab is selected in the task editor. Use the following attributes to create the new task:
    • Name: my_design_user_interface
    • Presentation name: My Design User Interface
    • Brief description: To produce a design of the user interface that can be used to validate the new layout.
  3. Click the Steps tab and click Add. A new step named New Step is created. Change the name of this step to "Describe the characteristics of related users".
  4. Click Add again and add a second step named "Identify the primary user interface elements". Note that you could add additional details about these steps in the Description field.
  5. Click the Roles tab and in the Primary performers field click Add. The Select Dialog: Roles window opens. From this list select "my_user_interface_designer" as the Primary Performer. The complete list of roles is long but you can shorten it by entering "my*" in the Name patterns field. Click OK.
    Select dialog: roles
  6. Click the Work Products tab and in the Mandatory inputs section, click Add. The Select Dialog: Work Products window opens. Under technical_work_products, select use_case_model and click OK.
  7. You should still be on the Work Products panel. In the Outputs section, click Add. Enter "my*" in the name pattern field. Select my_navmap and click OK.
  8. Click the Guidance tab and click Add. The Select Dialog: Guidance window opens. Under Visual Modeling Guidance, select using_visual_modeling and click OK.
  9. Click the Categories tab and click Add to add a discipline. Select development_discipline and click OK.
  10. Click the Preview tab to view the newly created task, then save your work by closing the task editor.
  11. Create another task using the following information:
    • Name: my_prototype_user_interface
    • Presentation name: My Prototype User Interface
    • Brief Description: To prototype the system's user interface in an attempt to validate the user-interface design against the functional and usability requirements.
    • Steps: Design the user interface prototype
    • Steps: Implement the user interface prototype
    • Roles (Primary Performer): my_user_interface_designer
    • Work Products (Mandatory Input): my_navmap
    • Work Products (Outputs): my_user_interface_prototype
    • Categories (Discipline): development_discipline
  12. Save your work by closing the task editor panel.
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