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Several standard rules are available for your use in the @baseclass, Work- class, or other classes. Your custom harnesses typically override these by using the same Purpose key part.

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ActivityStatusSuccess
Presents a form when a top-level activity completes with presenting an HTML display. ("The operation completed successfully, but returned no content." with green checkmark.) How to customize the activity success and exception windows
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ActivityStatus
ExceptionHandler
Presents a form when an activity fails or an uncaught Java exception occurs. ("Please contact your System Administrator ." with red X.) How to customize the activity success and exception windows
AutoClose Closes the work object form automatically; an alternative to Confirm when there is no new information to display.  
Confirm Presents a read-only confirmation display of the work item, acknowledging user completion of an assignment. Contains the  Get Most Urgent   button. This button is by default linked to the standard activity Work-.GetNextWork. Your application can override that activity. Maximizing User Productivity with GetNextWork
DisplayInput Special purpose, not for use in BPM applications that use flows. business rules engine
DisplayOutput Special purpose, not for use in BPM applications that use flows. business rules engine

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LockInfo For diagnostic or debugging purposes, displays the requestor session holding a lock on the work object. Understanding object locking
Work-.New Supports entry of a new work item and the start of a flow rule execution for that work item.

Working with user forms

NewCovered Allows a user to create both a cover work item and in the same form create one or more covered work items. cover
NewSample For work item creation. Incorporates styles from the standard User skim rule, introduced in Version 5.3.  
Work-.Perform Allows a user to select a flow action from a drop-down list in the Take Action section, and complete an assignment based on the selection. perform
Working with user forms
Perform_Buttons Allows a user to select a flow action by clicking a button, rather than choosing from a selection list. Used primarily in V5 applications.
Perform_Step Allows a user to complete the flow action marked as most likely immediately, rather than choosing this action from a selection list. Used primarily in V5 applications.
PerformExternal Supports directed Web access. directed Web access
PerformSample Simple harness with Take Action area.  
PerformScreenFlow Supports execution of screen flows with breadcrumbs. screen flow
PortletHarness A template rule for building application harnesses, configured to generate portlet-compliant HTML. portlet
PrintOptions Allows a user to select which top-level sections are to be printed.  
PrintView Provides a presentation of a work object suitable for printing.  
pyCMConfirm Deprecated. Use Work-.Confirm.  
pyCMPerform Deprecated. Use Work.-Perform  
pyCMReview Deprecated. Use Work.-Review.  

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Reopen Allows a user to reopen a resolved work item. reopen
Review Presents the work item and assignment in read-only mode, not allowing data entry.  
ReviewSample Presents the work item and assignment in read-only mode, not allowing data entry.  
RuleForm Second key part of multiple standard harnesses that define the structure of rule forms. Reserved.  
SimpleConfirm Similar to the Confirm harness, but with portlet-compliant HTML. Use this version when your flow application is a JSR 168 portlet that will be displayed by a portal server. portlet
SimplePerform Similar to the Perform harness, but with portlet-compliant HTML. Use this version of the Perform harness when your flow application is a JSR 168 portlet that will be displayed by a portal server. portlet
TabbedScreenFlow Supports execution of screen flows with a tabbed layout. If the primary screen flow calls a subflow screen flow, a second level of nested tabs appears. screen flow
TreeNavigation Alternative for screen flows, where a left tree structure presents flow navigation details. screen flow

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