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GetTasks1 API

Returns a paged list of workflow tasks based on XML search criteria. Identical to getTasks but adds startingRow and rowCount parameters for pagination. The response includes startingRow and rowCount attributes in addition to taskCount so clients can page through large result sets.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetTasks1

Methods

  • GET /srv.asmx/GetTasks1?AuthenticationTicket=...&xmlcriteria=...&startingRow=...&rowCount=...&SortBy=...&AscendingOrder=...
  • POST /srv.asmx/GetTasks1 (form data)
  • SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetTasks1

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
AuthenticationTicket string Yes Authentication ticket obtained from AuthenticateUser
xmlcriteria string Yes XML string containing filter criteria (see XML Criteria Format below)
startingRow integer Yes Zero-based index of the first row to return. Pass 0 to start from the beginning
rowCount integer Yes Maximum number of tasks to return per page. Defaults to 100 when 0 or negative
SortBy string Yes Sort field name from TaskSortOption enum (see Sort Options below)
AscendingOrder boolean Yes true for ascending sort, false for descending

XML Criteria Format

The xmlcriteria parameter accepts an XML string with <param> elements, each specifying a NAME and VALUE attribute. All filter parameters are optional — omit a parameter to skip that filter.

<criteria>
  <param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" />
  <param NAME="PRIORITY" VALUE="High" />
  <param NAME="STARTDATE" VALUE="2026-01-01" />
  <param NAME="ENDDATE" VALUE="2026-12-31" />
  <param NAME="DOMAINID" VALUE="1" />
  <param NAME="ASSIGNEEID" VALUE="42" />
  <param NAME="ASSIGNEDBYID" VALUE="15" />
  <param NAME="SUPERVISORID" VALUE="10" />
  <param NAME="WORKFLOWDEFID" VALUE="5" />
  <param NAME="DOCUMENTID" VALUE="100" />
  <param NAME="FLOWID" VALUE="200" />
  <param NAME="DOCUMENTTYPE" VALUE="Invoice" />
</criteria>

Filter Parameters

NAME Value Type Description
TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS string (enum) Filter by task completion status (see values below)
PRIORITY string (enum) Filter by task priority (see values below)
STARTDATE DateTime Filter tasks with start date on or after this date
ENDDATE DateTime Filter tasks with start date on or before this date
DOMAINID / LIBRARYID integer Filter by domain/library ID (both names accepted)
ASSIGNEEID integer Filter by assignee user ID
ASSIGNEDBYID integer Filter by the user ID who assigned the task
SUPERVISORID integer Filter by supervisor user ID
WORKFLOWDEFID integer Filter by workflow definition ID
DOCUMENTID integer Filter by document ID
FLOWID integer Filter by workflow instance (flow) ID
DOCUMENTTYPE string Filter by document type name

TaskCompletionStatus Values

Value Description
NoCompletionStatus No filter (default)
Due Tasks that are currently due
OverDue Tasks that are past their due date
Completed Completed tasks
NotStarted Tasks that have not been started yet
Reassigned Tasks that have been reassigned
Dropped Tasks that have been dropped
Archived Archived tasks

TaskPriority Values

Value Description
NoPriortySetting No priority filter (default)
Low Low priority
Normal Normal priority
High High priority
Urgent Urgent priority

Sort Options

The SortBy parameter accepts one of the following TaskSortOption values:

Value Description
DefaultSort Default sort order
DocumentID Sort by document ID
Instruction Sort by task instruction
DateAssigned Sort by date assigned
RecurringEndBy Sort by recurring end date
DueDate Sort by due date
ReminderDate Sort by reminder date
Priority Sort by priority level
TaskStatus Sort by task status
FinishDate Sort by finish date
Assignee Sort by assignee name
AssignedBy Sort by assigner name
WorkflowName Sort by workflow name
DocTypeName Sort by document type name
DocumentLibrary Sort by document library
DocumentName Sort by document name
SuperVisor Sort by supervisor name

Response Structure

Success Response

<response success="true" taskCount="250" startingRow="0" rowCount="100">
  <tasks>
    <Task>
      <TaskID>301</TaskID>
      <TaskName>Review Document</TaskName>
      <ShortInstruction>Please review and approve this document.</ShortInstruction>
      <StepNumber>2</StepNumber>
      <StepName>Review Step</StepName>
      <FlowID>50</FlowID>
      <FlowName>Document Approval</FlowName>
      <FlowDefID>5</FlowDefID>
      <Priority>High</Priority>
      <TaskStatus>InProgress</TaskStatus>
      <ApprovalStatus>Pending</ApprovalStatus>
      <StartDate>2026-02-01 09:00:00</StartDate>
      <StartDtae>2026-02-01 09:00:00</StartDtae>
      <FinishDate></FinishDate>
      <DueDate>2026-02-15 17:00:00</DueDate>
      <ShortComments></ShortComments>
      <TaskDefID>101</TaskDefID>
      <LinkedTaskID>0</LinkedTaskID>
      <AssigneeID>42</AssigneeID>
      <AssigneeType>User</AssigneeType>
      <AssigneeName>John Smith</AssigneeName>
      <AssignedByID>15</AssignedByID>
      <AssignedByName>Jane Doe</AssignedByName>
      <SuperVisorID>10</SuperVisorID>
      <SupervisorName>Admin User</SupervisorName>
      <DocumentID>1234</DocumentID>
      <DocumentName>Q1_Report.docx</DocumentName>
      <StartVersionNumber>1.0</StartVersionNumber>
      <EndVersionNumber>0.0</EndVersionNumber>
      <DocumentTypeId>3</DocumentTypeId>
      <DocumentTypeName>Report</DocumentTypeName>
      <DocumentFolderID>500</DocumentFolderID>
      <DocumentLibraryID>1</DocumentLibraryID>
      <DocumentLibraryName>Main Library</DocumentLibraryName>
      <DocumentCheckedOutByID>0</DocumentCheckedOutByID>
      <DocumentCheckedOutByName></DocumentCheckedOutByName>
      <DocumentTemplateID>0</DocumentTemplateID>
      <RedirectedFrom_UserID>0</RedirectedFrom_UserID>
      <RedirectedFrom_UserName></RedirectedFrom_UserName>
      <AdHoc>false</AdHoc>
      <DeadLine>14</DeadLine>
      <RightType RightTypeId="2" RightTypeName="READ" RightTypeText="Read Only" />
      <Permissions>
        <Permission Name="EditDocument" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="ChangeFinishdate" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="Postpone" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="ChangePriority" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="EditNextStep" Value="False" />
        <Permission Name="EditAllSteps" Value="False" />
      </Permissions>
      <RequirementDetails>
        <Requirement>
          <Name>Approval Required</Name>
          <RequirementType>Approval</RequirementType>
          <Definition>Manager approval needed</Definition>
          <ObjectId>1</ObjectId>
        </Requirement>
      </RequirementDetails>
      <Requirements></Requirements>
      <Supervisor_NotificationOnDue>1</Supervisor_NotificationOnDue>
      <SupervisorNotificationDate>2026-02-14 09:00:00</SupervisorNotificationDate>
      <AllowedStartTimeSpan>0</AllowedStartTimeSpan>
      <AllowedStartDate></AllowedStartDate>
      <ReminderTimeSpan>1</ReminderTimeSpan>
      <ReminderDate>2026-02-14 09:00:00</ReminderDate>
      <Attachments>
        <Attachment>
          <AttachmentDate>2026-02-05 10:30:00</AttachmentDate>
          <DocumentId>1235</DocumentId>
          <DocumentName>SupportingEvidence.pdf</DocumentName>
          <Path>/Main Library/Contracts</Path>
          <WorkflowId>50</WorkflowId>
          <StepNumber>1</StepNumber>
          <StepName>Submit Step</StepName>
          <UserId>15</UserId>
        </Attachment>
      </Attachments>
    </Task>
    <!-- ... up to rowCount tasks ... -->
  </tasks>
</response>

Error Response

<response success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Response Attributes

Attribute Type Description
success boolean true if the request succeeded, false otherwise
taskCount integer Total number of tasks matching the filter criteria (across all pages)
startingRow integer The zero-based row offset used for this page
rowCount integer Number of <Task> elements returned in this response (≤ requested rowCount)
error string Present only when success="false". Contains the error code and message

Task Element Properties

Element Type Description
TaskID integer Unique identifier of the task instance
TaskName string Name of the task
ShortInstruction string First 255 characters of the task instruction. For the full text use GetTask which also returns extendedInstruction
StepNumber integer Step number within the workflow
StepName string Name of the workflow step
FlowID integer Workflow instance (flow) ID
FlowName string Name of the workflow definition
FlowDefID integer Workflow definition ID
Priority string Task priority: Low, Normal, High, Urgent
TaskStatus string Current task status
ApprovalStatus string Approval status of the task
StartDate DateTime Task start date. Use this element.
StartDtae DateTime Deprecated. Same value as StartDate. Retained for backward compatibility only (typo in an earlier release). Do not use in new integrations
FinishDate DateTime Task completion date (empty if not finished)
DueDate DateTime Task due date
ShortComments string First 255 characters of the assignee's comments. For the full text use GetTask which also returns extendedComment
TaskDefID integer Task definition ID
LinkedTaskID integer ID of a linked task (0 if none)
AssigneeID integer User ID of the task assignee
AssigneeType string Type of assignee: User or Group
AssigneeName string Display name of the assignee
AssignedByID integer User ID of who assigned the task
AssignedByName string Display name of the assigner
SuperVisorID integer User ID of the task supervisor
SupervisorName string Display name of the supervisor
DocumentID integer ID of the document associated with the task
DocumentName string Name of the associated document
StartVersionNumber string Document version when the task started
EndVersionNumber string Document version when the task ended
DocumentTypeId integer Document type definition ID
DocumentTypeName string Document type name
DocumentFolderID integer Folder ID containing the document
DocumentLibraryID integer Library/domain ID of the document
DocumentLibraryName string Library/domain name
DocumentCheckedOutByID integer User ID who has the document checked out (0 if not checked out)
DocumentCheckedOutByName string Name of user who has document checked out
DocumentTemplateID integer Template ID used for the document (0 if none)
RedirectedFrom_UserID integer Original assignee user ID if task was redirected (0 if not redirected)
RedirectedFrom_UserName string Original assignee name if redirected
AdHoc boolean Whether this is an ad-hoc task
DeadLine integer Deadline in hours from task creation. 0 means no deadline.
RightType XML element Document access right required by this task. Attributes: RightTypeId (integer: 0=NOACCESS … 6=FULLCONTROL), RightTypeName (enum name, e.g. READ), RightTypeText (localized label).
Permissions XML element Six task-assignee permissions. Each <Permission Name="..." Value="True\|False"/>: EditDocument, ChangeFinishdate, Postpone, ChangePriority, EditNextStep, EditAllSteps.
RequirementDetails XML Nested list of task requirements
Requirements string Requirements summary
Supervisor_NotificationOnDue integer Days before due date to notify supervisor
SupervisorNotificationDate DateTime Date when supervisor notification is sent
AllowedStartTimeSpan integer Time span before task can be started
AllowedStartDate DateTime Earliest allowed start date
ReminderTimeSpan integer Reminder time span in days
ReminderDate DateTime Date when reminder is sent
Attachments XML Nested list of workflow attachments. Each <Attachment> includes <AttachmentDate>, <DocumentId>, <DocumentName>, <Path> (folder path only), <WorkflowId>, <StepNumber>, <StepName>, and <UserId>

Required Permissions

  • User must be authenticated (valid authentication ticket required)
  • Anonymous users cannot call this API (returns insufficient rights error)
  • Tasks returned are scoped to the authenticated user's permissions

Pagination

Use taskCount, startingRow, and rowCount together to implement full pagination:

Page 1: startingRow=0,   rowCount=100  → returns tasks 0–99
Page 2: startingRow=100, rowCount=100  → returns tasks 100–199
Page 3: startingRow=200, rowCount=100  → returns tasks 200–249 (taskCount=250)

When the returned rowCount attribute is less than the requested rowCount, you have reached the last page.

Example Requests

Request (GET)

GET /srv.asmx/GetTasks1?AuthenticationTicket=abc123&xmlcriteria=<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>&startingRow=0&rowCount=50&SortBy=DueDate&AscendingOrder=true HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com

Request (POST)

POST /srv.asmx/GetTasks1 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

AuthenticationTicket=abc123&xmlcriteria=<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>&startingRow=0&rowCount=50&SortBy=DueDate&AscendingOrder=true

Request (SOAP 1.1)

POST /srv.asmx HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetTasks1"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetTasks1 xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <AuthenticationTicket>abc123-def456</AuthenticationTicket>
      <xmlcriteria><![CDATA[<criteria><param NAME="TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS" VALUE="Due" /></criteria>]]></xmlcriteria>
      <startingRow>0</startingRow>
      <rowCount>50</rowCount>
      <SortBy>DueDate</SortBy>
      <AscendingOrder>true</AscendingOrder>
    </GetTasks1>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

  • When rowCount is 0 or negative the server defaults to 100 rows per page.
  • taskCount always reflects the total number of matching tasks, not just the current page.
  • The xmlcriteria parameter must be valid XML. An empty criteria element <criteria></criteria> returns all tasks visible to the authenticated user.
  • Filter parameters are case-insensitive for the NAME attribute (internally converted to uppercase).
  • Unrecognized parameter names in xmlcriteria will cause an error response.
  • Invalid enum values for SortBy, TASKCOMPLETIONSTATUS, or PRIORITY will return a descriptive error.
  • The response includes both <StartDate> (correct spelling, use this) and <StartDtae> (legacy typo, deprecated).
  • Task requirements and attachments are dynamically loaded for each task in the result set.

Error Codes

Error Description
[901]Session expired or Invalid ticket Invalid or expired authentication ticket
[2730]Insufficient rights. Anonymous users cannot perform this action User is not authenticated (anonymous)
[SortBy] error:... Invalid SortBy value — must be a valid TaskSortOption enum name
xmlcriteria parsing error:... The xmlcriteria parameter is not valid XML
[PARAMETER_NAME] error:... Invalid value for a specific filter parameter
[PARAMETER_NAME] Parameter not found Unrecognized parameter name in xmlcriteria
  • getTasks - Same API without paging (returns all matching tasks)
  • GetTask - Get a single task by task ID with full instruction and comment text
  • GetUsersTaskPerformance - Get user task performance statistics