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Process and Tasking Module


The Process and Tasking module provides a reusable framework for managing repeatable business processes, tasks, and automations across your applications. Built on the Government Data Models, this module centralizes process configurations so they can be applied consistently to any record type in your system.

With process templates, organizations can model anything from a simple one-step action to complex, multi-step, hierarchical workflows. These processes can be tied to specific record types (such as People, Cases, Requests, or Investigations), ensuring users are presented with the right processes at the right time. Each process execution is tracked through action items, which record assignments, progress, approvals, and automation outcomes.

Key features include:

  • Reusable process templates – Define and manage structured workflows once and apply them to many record types.
  • Action item tracking – Automatically create task records to capture progress, notes, and completion status.
  • Approval support – Enable structured approval steps with options to integrate Microsoft Teams approvals for notifications and decision tracking.
  • Automation steps – Configure process steps to create Teams collaboration channels, generate documents from templates, or trigger other common actions.
  • Ad hoc flexibility – Create standalone or supplemental action items at any point to adapt to real-world scenarios.

By combining these capabilities, the module helps standardize implementation plans, increase accountability, and provide visibility into process progress across teams. This turns apps into actionable, process-driven tools that support mission outcomes with efficiency and repeatability.

Sample data

Sample data is available for this module here - Process and Tasking Sample Data.

Process and Tasking - v1.0.2.1

Enhances document management with dynamic pane resizing, document preview, and a combined SharePoint/Documents listing; introduces Collaboration Spaces with SharePoint folder creation flows; and applies style and UI refinements to Action Items in preparation for an overhaul.

Process and Tasking v1.0.2.0

Overhauls action tracking by replacing Action Assignments with a new Action Items table and custom pages; adds the Action Tracker app, Primary Action Item support, improved views and templates, and modular document forms.

Process and Tasking v1.0.0.6

Proof of concept Data Forms canvas app and initial action assignment custom pages and dashboards.

Process and Tasking v1.0.0.5

Ad-hoc assignments, approvals, and baseline interactive prompts and responses added.

Process and Tasking v1.0.0.3

Core capabilities for starting and managing action assignments and templated processes.

How Process Templates Work

Explanation of how Process Templates implement approvals, tasks, and business processes.

How to Integrate with Process and Tasking

Guide to integrate custom tables with Process and Tasking.

Power Automate Flows

Reference for Power Automate flows used by Process and Tasking.

Process and Tasking Model-Driven App

Walkthrough of the Process and Tasking model-driven app.

Setting Up Content Templates

Instructions to create content templates and use them with Process and Tasking.

Download Latest Release (v1.0.2.1)

Requires app starter kits

Requires data models

Related use cases

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