Standard tasks

Use standard tasks to create a catalog (library) of definitions that customers can use to populate new project tasks with specific values, improving consistency across their organization.

Please be aware that this object is currently "Uncertified", signifying that it has not undergone the complete review process and the design may change during ongoing refinement. Users are advised to exercise discretion in using this object and are encouraged to provide feedback.

List standard tasks

get/objects/construction/standard-task

Returns up to 100 object references from the collection with a key, ID, and link for each standard task. This operation is mostly for use in testing; use query to find objects that meet certain criteria and to specify properties that are returned.

SecurityOAuth2
Responses
200

OK

400

Bad Request

Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": [
    • {
      • "key": "1",
      • "id": "1-000",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/1"
      },
    • {
      • "key": "2",
      • "id": "3-010",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/2"
      },
    • {
      • "key": "3",
      • "id": "1-020",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/3"
      }
    ],
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 3,
    • "start": 1,
    • "pageSize": 100,
    • "next": null,
    • "previous": null
    }
}
Create a standard task
post/objects/construction/standard-task
Creates a new standard task.


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
Request Body schema: application/json
Standard task to create


id
required
string
Unique identifier of the standard task.


 
 Example:  "1-010"
name
required
string
Name of the standard task.


 
 Example:  "Summary of Work"
description
string
Description of the standard task.


 
 Example:  "Summary of Work"
productionUnitDescription
string
Production unit description of the standard task


 
 Example:  "days"
status
string
 Default:  "active"
Object status. Active objects are fully functional. Inactive objects are essentially hidden and cannot be used or referenced.


 Enum: "active" "inactive"  
 Example:  "active"
object
 
key
string
Item key


 
 Example:  "319"
id
string
Item ID


 
 Example:  "Overhead"
isBillable
boolean
 Default:  false
Set to true if this standard task is billable.


 
 Example:  true
isMilestone
boolean
 Default:  false
Standard task is a milestone.


 
 Example:  false
isUtilized
boolean
 Default:  false
Standard task is utilized. A utilized task indicates progress on a customer project or internal project.


 
 Example:  true
priority
number
Priority


 
 Example:  "1"
object
Reference to a time type


 
key
string
TimeType key


 
 Example:  "2"
wbsCode
string
Work breakdown structure code of the standard task


 
 Example:  "1"
object
Reference to the parent standard task of this standard task


 
key
string
 
 Example:  "1"
id
string
 
 Example:  "1-000"
object
 
id
string
Class ID


 
 Example:  "1-Goods"
key
string
Class Key


 
 Example:  "42"
Array of objects
Array of standard cost types.


 
 Array 
key
string
 
 Example:  "7"
id
string
 
 Example:  "LABOR"
Responses 
201
Created


400
Bad Request


Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "id": "1-010",
  • "name": "Summary of Work",
  • "description": "Summary of Work",
  • "status": "active",
  • "isBillable": false,
  • "isMilestone": false,
  • "isUtilized": false,
  • "parent": {
    • "id": "1-000"
    },
  • "standardCostTypes": [
    • {
      • "id": "EQ"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "EQ-Owned"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "EQ-Rental"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "LAB"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "LAB-OT"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "LAB-REG"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "LAB-SALARY"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "LAB-BURDEN"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "MAT"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "OH"
      },
    • {
      • "id": "OTH"
      }
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": {
    • "key": "2",
    • "id": "1-010",
    • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/2"
    },
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 1,
    • "totalSuccess": 1,
    • "totalError": 0
    }
}
Get a standard task
get/objects/construction/standard-task/{key}
Returns detailed information for a specified standard task.


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
key
required
string
System-assigned key for the standard task.


 
Responses 
200
OK


400
Bad Request


Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": {
    • "key": "312",
    • "id": "1-010",
    • "name": "Summary of Work",
    • "description": "General Conditions: Summary of Work",
    • "productionUnitDescription": "days",
    • "status": "active",
    • "item": {
      • "key": "318",
      • "id": "Other",
      • "name": "Other",
      • "href": "/objects/inventory-control/item/318"
      },
    • "isBillable": false,
    • "isMilestone": false,
    • "isUtilized": true,
    • "timeType": {
      • "key": "11",
      • "name": "Design"
      },
    • "wbsCode": "S",
    • "parent": {
      • "key": "1",
      • "id": "1-000",
      • "name": "GENERAL CONDITIONS",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/1"
      },
    • "class": {
      • "key": "8",
      • "id": "CON",
      • "name": "Construction",
      • "href": "/objects/company-config/class/8"
      },
    • "audit": {
      • "createdDateTime": "2021-11-23T23:57:52Z",
      • "modifiedDateTime": "2021-11-29T23:15:38Z",
      • "createdBy": "1",
      • "modifiedBy": "1"
      },
    • "standardCostTypes": [
      • {
        },
      • {
        }
      ],
    • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/312"
    },
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 1,
    • "totalSuccess": 1,
    • "totalError": 0
    }
}
Update a standard task
patch/objects/construction/standard-task/{key}
Updates an existing standard task by setting field values. Any fields not provided remain unchanged.


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
key
required
string
System-assigned key for the standard task.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
name
string
Name of the standard task.


 
 Example:  "Summary of Work"
description
string
Description of the standard task.


 
 Example:  "Summary of Work"
productionUnitDescription
string
Production unit description of the standard task


 
 Example:  "days"
status
string
 Default:  "active"
Object status. Active objects are fully functional. Inactive objects are essentially hidden and cannot be used or referenced.


 Enum: "active" "inactive"  
 Example:  "active"
object
 
key
string
Item key


 
 Example:  "319"
id
string
Item ID


 
 Example:  "Overhead"
isBillable
boolean
 Default:  false
Set to true if this standard task is billable.


 
 Example:  true
isMilestone
boolean
 Default:  false
Standard task is a milestone.


 
 Example:  false
isUtilized
boolean
 Default:  false
Standard task is utilized. A utilized task indicates progress on a customer project or internal project.


 
 Example:  true
priority
number
Priority


 
 Example:  "1"
object
Reference to a time type


 
key
string
TimeType key


 
 Example:  "2"
wbsCode
string
Work breakdown structure code of the standard task


 
 Example:  "1"
object
Reference to the parent standard task of this standard task


 
key
string
 
 Example:  "1"
id
string
 
 Example:  "1-000"
object
 
id
string
Class ID


 
 Example:  "1-Goods"
key
string
Class Key


 
 Example:  "42"
Array of objects
Array of standard cost types.


 
 Array 
key
string
 
 Example:  "7"
id
string
 
 Example:  "LABOR"
Responses 
200
OK


400
Bad Request


Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "description": "General Conditions: Summary of Work",
  • "productionUnitDescription": "days",
  • "isUtilized": true,
  • "class": {
    • "id": "3"
    },
  • "standardCostTypes": [
    • {
      • "id": "SUB"
      }
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": {
    • "key": "2",
    • "id": "1-010",
    • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/2"
    },
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 1,
    • "totalSuccess": 1,
    • "totalError": 0
    }
}
Delete a standard task
delete/objects/construction/standard-task/{key}
Deletes a standard task


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
key
required
string
System-assigned key for the standard task.


 
Responses 
204
No Content


400
Bad Request


Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": {
    • "ia::error": {
      • "code": "invalidRequest",
      • "message": "A POST request requires a payload",
      • "errorId": "REST-1028",
      • "additionalInfo": {
        },
      • "supportId": "Kxi78%7EZuyXBDEGVHD2UmO1phYXDQAAAAo"
      }
    },
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 1,
    • "totalSuccess": 0,
    • "totalError": 1
    }
}
Query standard tasks
post/services/core/query
Queries an object for filtered data.


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
Request Body schema: application/json
object
string
Object type to query, in the form <application-name>/<object name>. For custom objects use platform-apps/nsp::<object-name>.


 
 Example:  "construction/standard-task"
fields
Array of strings
List of fields to include in the response. Can be any combination of these:


    

  • The name of a field in the object that you are querying, such as id.
    

    • 

  • The name of a field in a related object, using the form relatedObjectName.fieldName, such as vendor.id.
    

    • 

  • The result of an aggregate function run against the values in the returned objects. Use the form function:fieldName, such as min:startDate to return the earliest starting date. Valid function names are:
    

      

    • count
      • 

    • avg
      • 

    • sum
      • 

    • min
      • 

    • max
      • 

    

    • 

  • The result of an aggregate function run against the values in related objects, using the form function:relatedObjectName.fieldName, such as max:vendor.creditLimit. The same functions are supported as for object fields.
    

    • 



 
 Example:  ["key","id","max:vendor.creditLimit"]
Array of equal (object) or not equal (object) or less than (object) or (less than or equal (object)) or greater than (object) or (greater than or equal (object)) or in (object) or not in (object) or between (object) or not between (object) or contains (object) or does not contain (object) or starts with (object) or does not start with (object) or ends with (object) or does not end with (object)
Filter conditions to select the objects to return based on their field values. You use operators and conditions to build your filter, such as {"$eq":{"status":"active"}} to select objects in which status is equal to "active".


 
 Example:  [{"$eq":{"status":"active"}},{"$gt":{"totalDue":"1000"}},{"$contains":{"name":"Acme"}}]
 Array 
Any of:
Field value must be equal to this specified value.


For date fields, you can use these macro values that are relative to the current date or the asOfDate in filterParameters, if set:







    

  • today

  • currentWeek

  • currentMonth

  • currentQuarter

  • currentYear





    

  • yesterday

  • lastWeek

  • priorMonth

  • priorQuarter

  • priorYear









These are most useful for queries that you want to save and use repeatedly, such as for views or reports. Just change the asOfDate each time to retrieve the same data set for different time periods.


For example, {"eq":{"postingDate":"priorYear"}}.


object
The field name and value to be compared with object values.


 
 Example:  {"status":"active"}
filterExpression
string
 Default:  "and"
Logical operators to apply when there are multiple filter conditions. The conditions in the filters array are implicitly numbered starting at 1. Supports and, or, and grouping with parentheses.


Shortcuts:


    

  • and by itself means that all conditions must be true.
    • 

  • or by itself means that at least one condition must be true.
    • 



 
 Example:  "(1 and 2) or 3"
object

Pre-defined filter options.


 
asOfDate
string <date> 
The "as of" date to use with any relative date comparisons in filters. For example, if asOfDate is set to "2022-04-01" then priorMonth will be "03".


The current date is used if asOfDate is not set.


 
 Example:  "2022-04-01"
includeHierarchyFields
boolean
 Default:  false
Set to true to include hierarchical structure information with each object in the response.


 
 Example:  false
caseSensitiveComparison
boolean
 Default:  true
Queries are case-sensitive by default. Set to false to ignore case in a query.


 
 Example:  true
includePrivate
boolean
 Default:  false
By default, in a multi-entity company, queries from the top-level entity do not access data in private entities. Set includePrivate to true if you want to query data in private entities.


 
 Example:  false
Array of objects
Set the order of the results by specifying field names to sort by and whether they should be in ascending or descending order.


 
 Example:  [{"totalDue":"asc"},{"lastPaymentMadeDate":"desc"}]
 Array 
property name*
additional property
string
 Enum: "asc" "desc"  
start
integer
First record of the result set to include in the response.


 
 Example:  1
size
integer
Number of records to include in the response.


 
 Example:  100
Responses 
200
OK


400
Bad Request


Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "object": "construction/standard-task",
  • "filters": [
    • {
      • "$eq": {
        }
      },
    • {
      • "$eq": {
        }
      }
    ],
  • "fields": [
    • "key",
    • "id",
    • "name",
    • "description",
    • "productionUnitDescription",
    • "isBillable",
    • "isMilestone",
    • "isUtilized",
    • "priority",
    • "href"
    ],
  • "orderBy": [
    • {
      • "id": "asc"
      }
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "ia::result": [
    • {
      • "key": "2",
      • "id": "1-010",
      • "name": "Foundation Laying",
      • "description": "Laying the foundation includes excavation, formwork setup, rebar placement, and concrete pouring.",
      • "productionUnitDescription": "days",
      • "isBillable": true,
      • "isMilestone": false,
      • "isUtilized": true,
      • "priority": "1",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/2"
      },
    • {
      • "key": "3",
      • "id": "1-020",
      • "name": "Framing",
      • "description": "Framing includes the construction of the structural framework of the building.",
      • "productionUnitDescription": "days",
      • "isBillable": true,
      • "isMilestone": false,
      • "isUtilized": true,
      • "priority": "2",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/3"
      },
    • {
      • "key": "4",
      • "id": "1-030",
      • "name": "Roofing",
      • "description": "Roofing involves the installation of the roof structure and materials.",
      • "productionUnitDescription": "days",
      • "isBillable": true,
      • "isMilestone": false,
      • "isUtilized": true,
      • "priority": "3",
      • "href": "/objects/construction/standard-task/4"
      }
    ],
  • "ia::meta": {
    • "totalCount": 3,
    • "start": 1,
    • "pageSize": 100,
    • "next": null,
    • "previous": null
    }
}