The repository to browse is selected by arguments passed to ::com::sun::star::task::XJob::execute(). The names and meanings of such arguments depend on the implementation. Each implementation must document such arguments.

The following argument to ::com::sun::star::task::XJob::execute() must be supported by all implementations:

ExcludeComponents : string[] or string

A component or list of components that should be skipped and excluded from the result. If this argument appears multiple times it is handled cumulatively.

The return value of ::com::sun::star::task::XJob::execute() is a list of components found. The format in which components are returned may depend on the implementation. Each implementation should support returning component identifiers that are compatible with some implementation of Backend.