Background
OceanBase Developer Center (ODC) allows administrators with permissions on the public resource console to define change task processes. Other users with the read-only permissions can initiate change tasks based on the defined task processes.
The administrators can modify, view, and disable change task processes in the public resource console.
Manage task processes
Log on to ODC as the administrator, and go to the Public Resource Console page. In the left-side navigation pane, click Task Process to display the Task Process Management page on the right.
The information of task processes is displayed in a list on the Task Process Management page. On this page, you can perform the following operations:
Click the refresh icon to manually refresh the list.
Search for task processes by using the search box in the upper-right corner of the list.
Select the check box
to delete multiple task processes at a time.
Task process list
The information of task processes is provided by columns, which are described in the following table. A filter is provided on top of some columns for you to filter task processes.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Task Process Name | The name of the task process. |
| Task Type | The type of the task. You can click the filter icon  to filter the task processes by task type. The following task types are supported: import, export, data mocking, and database change. |
| Risk Levels | The number of risk levels. The default value is 1. You can modify the value as needed. The maximum value is 10. |
| Creator | The user who initiated the task. You can click the search icon  to search for the creator. |
| Status | The status of the task process. You can click the filter icon to filter the task processes by status. Valid values: Enabled and Disabled. |
| Created At | The time of the last action on the task process. |
| Actions | The actions you can take. Valid values: View , Edit , and Disable / Enable . * View: View the details of the current task process. * Edit: Modify the details of the current task process. * Disable/Enable: Change the status of the current task process. |
View a task process
Click View in the Actions column. The Task Process Details panel appears.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic information | Displays the basic information of the task process in the following fields: Task Process Name , Task Type , Risk Levels , Approval Validity Period , Valid Waiting Period , Operation Validity Period , and Remarks . |
| Level | Displays the task level information, which contains the approval node, approval role, and approval user. |
| Creator | Displays the user who initiated the task. |
| Created At | Displays the time of the last action on the task process. |
Edit a task process
Click Edit in the Actions column of the task process list. The Edit Task Process panel appears.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Task Process Name | The name of a task process can contain up to 110 characters in length, and can contain digits, English letters, and Chinese characters. The names of task processes in the same organizational structure must be unique. |
| Task Type | * Currently, you can customize task processes only for database changes. The task subtypes of database changes are Update, Delete, Insert, Select, Create, Drop, Alter, and Other. * The task type defines the types of change operations supported in a task process. You cannot initiate a task process where the change operations are beyond the range defined by the task type. |
| Risk Levels | The default value is 1. You can modify the value as needed. The maximum value is 10. We recommend that you set this parameter to 3. |
| Task Approval Process | * By default, only one risk level is set. The risk level: * Contains all task subtypes you selected. * Does not limit the volume of data to be changed. * Requires approval by the system administrator by default. You can customize approval nodes for the risk level by setting the number of nodes and the approval roles. * If multiple risk levels are set, you can set Task Subcategory , Number of SQL Statements Supported , and Set Approval Node for each risk level separately. |
| Process Validity Period | You can specify the validity period of approval. If the specified period expires, the approval is automatically terminated. The default value is 24 hours (1 day). You can modify the value as needed. The maximum value is 240 hours (10 days). * Approval Validity Period: the validity period of approval. If this period expires, the task expires. * Valid Waiting Period: the waiting period before manual execution. If this period expires, the task expires. * Operation Validity Period: the validity period of execution. If this period expires, the task expires. |
| Task Process Status | You can enable or disable the task process. You cannot initiate tasks of a disabled process. |
| Remarks | The description of the task process. It can contain up to 200 characters in length. |
Disable a task process
Click Disable in the Actions column of the target task process. In the dialog box that appears, click OK . Note
After a task process is disabled, it is no longer displayed on the task initiation page, which means you cannot initiate tasks of it.