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Task Types Overview

Task Types define the potential categorization of field tasks in regards to the project needs, which enables field users to store specific information about a field task. Task Type information (attributes) are different from one Task Type to another.

Geolantis.360 offers a set of standard Task Types templates, moreover, authorized Geolantis.360 users or project managers can create new customized Task Types.

Managing Task Types

Use any of the existing Task Types templates, or create a new custom Task Types. Each Task Type can have specific attributes which define the required information to be stored while completing a task of the associated Task Type. See the description below to manage Task Types:

1. Go to the Task Types page under the Configuration section;

2. Switch between the Specification tab and the Text Translation tab;

3. Use the filter bar to list active, inactive, or all Task Type entries;

     Click on the filter list    to choose from  Active/Inactive/All and then click the Reload button     to apply the filter!

4. Create and edit Task Type entries using the controls below:

Option	Symbol	Description
New		Create a new customized Task Type
Edit		Modify an existing Task Type
Active/Inactive		Set a selected Task Type as Active or Inactive
Delete		Remove an existing Task Type
Import		Import single or multiple Task Types from an external XML file that has been exported previously from Geolantis.360
Export		Export a single or multiple selected Task Types to an XML file as a backup that can be re-imported into Geolantis.360
Search		Use the search bar to find a specific Task Type by name. The search results will appear only after typing at least three characters

5. The Task Types list includes the following information (columns):

Task Type Setup

Select any of the existing Task Type templates and click on Edit, or click on New. In the Task Description window, configure a Task Type as follows:

Details Tab

Values Tab

1. Use the attribute editor to associate attribute fields to the dispatched tasks of a particular Task Type.
2. Configure the parameters of each attribute type (general parameters, input mode, visibility options, expert settings,…, etc).
3. Use the XML editor for advanced attributes configuration.

Feature Classes Tab

Linking feature classes to a Task Type restricts the field user to only survey those feature classes while they are undertaking the task.

The number between brackets indicates how many feature classes are assigned to the associated Task Type. Find the assigned feature classes on the left-hand side, and the unassigned feature classes on the right-hand side.

In the feature classes tab, assign or un-assign feature classes to the associated Task Type as follows:

1. Select one of the un-assigned feature classes on the right-hand side;
2. Click on the Assign button to move the selected feature classes to the left-hand side, where the assigned feature classes to the associated Task Type are listed;
3. To move feature classes back from the assigned side to the unassigned side, it is possible to use the search bar to find a specific feature class by name directly;
4. Select an assigned feature class;
5. Click on the Unassign button to move the feature class to the un-assigned side.

Documents Tab

In the Documents tab, instruction files or reference photos can be attached so that field operators can access them while completing a task of the associated Task Type.

If a document is submitted by the field operator during a task completion; managers on Geolantis.360 web portal can also access and download the Task Type attachments.

The number between brackets indicates how many documents are attached to tasks of the associated Task Type.

1. Add new documents to the associated Task Type.
2. Show submitted document(s) by field operators during the completion of a task of the associated Task Type.
3. Delete selected document(s).
4. Download multiple selected documents in a zipped folder.