Connect to the Web Task List

The information in this section guides you through the process of connecting to the Web Task List.

Before you begin

You can configure and use a dedicated reverse proxy for increased security when using the Web Task List over the Internet.

Tip: To improve performance, ensure that caching is enabled in Internet Explorer.

Prerequisites: Install a single application server and client; Configure an IIS reverse proxy for the Web Task List

Procedure

When the Full Server installation and reverse proxy configuration have been completed, the Web Task List can be accessed using the following URLs.

Web Server	URL
IIS Reverse Proxy	https://myiisserver.example.com/Proficy/Workflow/WebTaskList.html Note: Assumes reverse proxy IIS web server is externally accessible via host name myiisserver.example.com with an SSL certificate specifying that host name listening on standard port 443 (default).
Apache Reverse Proxy	https://myapacheserver.example.com/Proficy/Workflow/WebTaskList.html Note: Assumes reverse proxy Apache web server is externally accessible via host name myapacheserver.example.com with an SSL certificate specifying that host name listening on standard port 443 (default).
Direct	http://mysoaserver:8020/Proficy/Workflow/WebTaskList.html On the Full Server machine, a link to this URL is available from: Start menu > Proficy > Proficy Workflow > Task Lists > Web Task List. Note: The direct link is for intranet and testing only. We recommend using reverse proxy to use the Web Task List over the Internet to limit exposure to internal machines and services as part of a secure architecture. Assumes Workflow server is internally accessible via host name mysoaserver with an SSL certificate specifying that host name listening on standard port 8203 (default). A certificate is configured like this by default during a standard Full Server installation. The machine must also install the Proficy STS security certificate.

What to do next

Certificates

The machine running the Web Task List must trust the SSL certificates used by the server. If the SSL certificate is signed by a trusted root certificate authority (CA), then the client (that is, the Web Task List) machine must trust the signing CA by adding it to the Trusted Root Certificate Authority certificate store for the machine.

Note: SSL certificates purchased from a reputable certificate authority will already be trusted.

For a direct connection, the Web Task List machine must also install the Proficy STS security certificate into the Personal certificate store for the machine.

For a reverse proxy configuration, the web server must trust the signing CA by adding it to the Trusted Root Certificate Authority certificate store for the machine. The Web Task List machine only needs to trust the SSL certificate for the web server and does not need to trust the SSL certificate used by the Workflow server of the Proficy STS security certificate.