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Nintex Workflow 2010 > Workflow Actions
Create task

* This topic applies to Nintex Workflow Enterprise Edition only

This workflow action creates a task in Microsoft Exchange.

To use the workflow action:

  • Locate the action in Workflow Actions Toolbox (located on the left hand-side);
    • Click on the Category listings to reveal the actions; OR
    • Search for the action using a keyword.
  • Select the action, drag it onto the design canvas and drop it onto a design pearl.

Alternatively

  • Left-clicking the pearl, mouse-over Insert Action and then the Categories to reveal the actions, click the required action from the list.

To change the settings used by the action:

  • On the action’s title click the down arrow to activate a drop-down
  • Select Configure; OR
  • Double-click the action's icon.

For more information on the other options in the drop-down, please refer to the Getting started with the Nintex Workflow designer.

Options for this action

Microsoft Exchange connection details

This action connects to Microsoft Exchange Server using the Exchange web services.

  • Enter the URL to the Exchange web service.
  • Enter the username and password of an account that has rights to create tasks in the mailbox of the user specified in the Assign To field. 

Editor mode

  • Task use the Nintex Workflow UI to build the task.
  • Advanced edit the appointment XML manually. Use the Advanced mode to set task options not listed in the Task mode (UI). See the Microsoft Exchange Web Services SDK for more details.

Task Details

This section defines the task to be created. When the action runs, the task will be created in the Exchange task list of the user specified in the Assign To field.

The user will not receive any notification. The account credentials specified above must have write access to this user's mailbox. A task can only be assigned to a single user.

For more details on using Insert Reference please refer to Inserting reference fields. 

Note: Dates specified in the Start Date and Due Date fields will be treated as local time according to the time zone specified in the team site regional settings.