# Data Object - TaskFilterSpec(vim.TaskFilterSpec)

Parameter to
  CreateCollectorForTasks
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  Alarm, ScheduledTask, TaskFilterSpecByEntity, TaskFilterSpecByTime, TaskFilterSpecByUsername, TaskInfoState
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type defines the specification for the task filter used to query tasks in the history collector database. The client creates a task history collector with a filter specification, then retrieves the tasks from the task history collector.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
activationId* | xsd:string[] | This property, if provided, limits the set of collected tasks to those associated with the specified activation Ids. Since vSphere API 6.0
alarm* | ManagedObjectReference to a Alarm | This property, if provided, limits the set of collected tasks to those associated with the specified alarm. If not provided, tasks are collected regardless of their association with alarms.
entity* | TaskFilterSpecByEntity | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by managed entity. If not provided, then the tasks attached to all managed entities are collected.
eventChainId* | xsd:int[] | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by chain ID. If it is set, tasks not with the given eventChainId will be filtered out. If the property is not set, tasks' chain ID is disregarded for filtering purposes. Since vSphere API 4.0
parentTaskKey* | xsd:string[] | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by parentTaskKey. If it is set, tasks not with the given parentTaskKey(s) will be filtered out. If the property is not set, tasks' parentTaskKey is disregarded for filtering purposes. Since vSphere API 4.0
rootTaskKey* | xsd:string[] | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by rootTaskKey. If it is set, tasks not with the given rootTaskKey(s) will be filtered out. If the property is not set, tasks' rootTaskKey is disregarded for filtering purposes. Since vSphere API 4.0
scheduledTask* | ManagedObjectReference to a ScheduledTask | This property, if provided, limits the set of collected tasks to those associated with the specified scheduled task. If not provided, tasks are collected regardless of their association with any scheduled task.
state* | TaskInfoState[] | This property, if provided, limits the set of collected tasks by their states. Task states are enumerated in state. If not provided, tasks are collected regardless of their state.
tag* | xsd:string[] | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by changeTag. If it is set, tasks not with the given tag(s) will be filtered out. If the property is not set, tasks' tag is disregarded for filtering purposes. If it is set, and includes an empty string, tasks without a tag will be returned. Since vSphere API 4.0
time* | TaskFilterSpecByTime | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by time. If not provided, then the tasks with any time stamp are collected.
userName* | TaskFilterSpecByUsername | The filter specification for retrieving tasks by user name. If not provided, then the tasks belonging to any user are collected.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="TaskFilterSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="entity" type="vslm:TaskFilterSpecByEntity" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="time" type="vslm:TaskFilterSpecByTime" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="userName" type="vslm:TaskFilterSpecByUsername" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="activationId" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="state" type="vslm:TaskInfoState" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="alarm" type="vslm:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="scheduledTask" type="vslm:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="eventChainId" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="tag" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="parentTaskKey" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="rootTaskKey" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>