A task_spec refers to one or more tasks in a Rational Synergy database. It can have any of these forms:
This refers to a single task by its task identifier. In a DCM-initialized database, this can use the forms shown. In a non-DCM initialized database, only the first form is valid.
This refers to the task with the specified number that was created in the current database. For example, 34 refers to task 34 created in the current database.
where database_id is a DCM database identifier where the task was created, dcm_delimiter is the current DCM delimiter (# is the default), and task_number is the task number. For example, B#543 refers to task number 543 created in database B.
This refers to a collection of tasks specified as a comma-separated list of task_id elements. For example, B#543,23 refers to task 543 created in database B and task 23 created in the current database.
This refers to a collection of tasks specified as a range. The range includes the task specified by the first task_id to the second task_id, inclusive. The starting task and ending task of the range must be in the same database. For example, 34-37 refers to tasks 34, 35, 36, and 37 created in the current database. However, A#34-B#37 is invalid because the starting task is for database A while the ending task of the range is for database B.