Utility shape

A Utility shape, represented by the shape in Process Modeler flow diagram or the shape in a Visio flow diagram, references an activity that updates a work item, but does not require user interaction and input. Your system includes standard activities for utility shapes, and you can create additional ones. In the Process Modeler shape, a gear icon conveys the shape type.

Each utility shape references an activity with an Activity of Utility.

Don't confuse Utility shapes — part of a flow — with the unrelated Rule-Utility- rule types; the Rule-Utility- rule types support Java functions.

A Utility activity can use the TaskStatus-Set method to return a text result to the flow.

	activity type
	Activity form — How to create activities for use in flows About Flows TaskStatus-Set method
	Atlas — Standard activities for use in flows

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