(1) In the Task Center, a unit of work and its associated schedule and task actions. A task can be set to run on a schedule and can perform various actions based on the success or failure of the task. DB2 scripts, operating system scripts, and warehouse steps are all examples of tasks. See also step, task action.
(2) A process and the procedures that run the process.
(3) A unit of work to be accomplished by a device or process.
(4) An activity that has business value, is initiated by a user, and is performed by software.
(5) In a Tivoli environment, the definition of an action that must be routinely performed on various managed resources throughout the network. A task defines the executables to be run; the authorization role required to execute the task; and the user or group name under which the task will execute.
(6) In CICS, a single instance of the execution of a transaction.
(7) A unit of work representing one of the steps in a process.
(8) The basic building blocks in the model. Each task performs some function. Visually, a task represents the lowest level of work that can be portrayed in a process.
(9) In Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator, an action that runs a deployment job on one or more target devices. A deployment job can include one or more job items that correspond to workflows.