Search Results create_task_post

Overview

APPS.JTF_TASKS_IUHK is a PL/SQL hook package within the Oracle E-Business Suite Customer Relationship Management (CRM) foundation layer, specifically the JTF (Java Technology Foundation) schema. It provides the pre- and post-processing extension points for the task entity that underlies Oracle Tasks, Notes, and calendar-driven activities. The package is declared AUTHID CURRENT_USER, meaning its procedures execute with the privileges of the calling session rather than the defining APPS schema, a convention used to keep hook logic harmonized with the invoker's security context.

The package name embeds the suffix IUHK, which denotes Insert/Update/Delete Hook. Such packages are intentionally empty stubs shipped by Oracle: they exist so that customers and partners can add validation, defaulting, or integration logic at well-defined points in the task lifecycle without modifying Oracle's core task API. This is the mechanism that responds to the common search term create_task_post, the hook fired immediately after a task record is created.

Key Procedures and Functions

• create_task_pre — Invoked before a new task is persisted. Intended for validation or defaulting logic that must occur prior to the insert into the task tables; returns a status to the caller.
• create_task_post — Invoked after a new task record has been inserted. Typically used to propagate the newly created task to external systems, send notifications, or perform downstream updates.
• update_task_pre — Invoked before changes to an existing task are committed, allowing pre-update validation or capture of the prior state.
• update_task_post — Invoked after a task modification is persisted, supporting post-update synchronization or notification logic.
• delete_task_pre — Invoked before a task is removed, permitting referential checks or archiving of dependent data.
• delete_task_post — Invoked after task deletion, used for cleanup or external-system notification.

Each procedure exposes a single x_return_status OUT parameter, consistent with the EBS API error-handling convention. No business logic is shipped in the base implementation.

Tables Accessed

The documented metadata exposes no direct table references through APPS synonyms; the standard Oracle stub contains no DML and therefore touches no tables. When customers extend the package, the task data is most commonly sourced from the JTF task repository tables and the associated task/activity views exposed through the JTF and JTS schemas. Any custom body should respect the transaction context in which the hook is called, since inserts, updates, and deletes to the parent task record are performed by the owning task API, not by this hook package.

Usage Notes

JTF_TASKS_IUHK is invoked automatically by the Oracle task framework at the appropriate points in the task insert, update, and delete transactions; it is not called directly by end users. Customizations belong inside the existing stub bodies rather than in new signatures, because the framework expects the published interfaces. Typical implementations include integration with external CRM systems, audit logging, and workflow initiation.

The package is referenced by one other package in the documented dependency set, confirming its role as a subordinate hook rather than an entry-point API. In both 12.1.1 and 12.2.2 the object remains a customization point; the provided header carries a 2002 date stamp, reflecting its long-standing stability. Custom code must be reapplied or re-validated after patching, since Oracle may overwrite the stub during upgrades.