People Queue

2 minute read Last updated on October 16, 2024

People Queue Node

The People Queue node is commonly used for jobs that do not need to be completed by a specific individual. Common uses for the People Queue node include:

  • Workflows that collect submissions until an end date before being reviewed, such as job applications or art contest entries
  • Order processing, including work orders
  • Backlog collection
  • Etc.

Use the Queue Node to send jobs to a Dispatcher Stratus queue, where anyone with access to the job queue can claim the job. For more information about how People nodes function in workflows, see the Building a Workflow with People Nodes section and the Interacting with Workflows page.

To open the People Queue node’s configuration window, add a People Queue node to your workflow and double-click on it.

Configuring the People Queue Node

Queue Node

  • Enabled - To enable this node in the current workflow, ensure the Enabled toggle is to the right. By default, nodes are enabled upon creation. If you disable the node, the workflow will ignore it. While the workflow will still validate, jobs and documents will pass along all Normal and User-Selectable connections configured from this node. Error and Negative connections will be ignored.

  • Node Name - The node name defaults to this field. This name appears in the workflow below the node icon. Use this field to specify a meaningful name for the node that indicates its use in the workflow.

  • Node Description - Enter an optional description for this node. A description can help you remember the purpose of the node in the workflow or distinguish nodes from each other.

Buttons

  • Help - To access Online Help, click this button.
  • Cancel - To exit the window without saving any changes, click this button.
  • Save - To preserve your node configuration and exit the window, click this button.

Configuring a Queue

Within the People Queue node, there are two drop-down menus. To configure which queue the node sends jobs to, do the following:

  1. In the Select Group drop-down, select the group you would like the job sent to.

  2. In the Send to Queue drop-down, select the queue from the available queues in the selected group.

Note: You must select a group before you select a queue.

  1. Save the node configuration.