code: def add_perf_task(task, auth, url):
      
      add_perf_task_url = "/imcrs/perf/task"
      f_url = url + add_perf_task_url
      payload = json.dumps(task)
      # creates the URL using the payload variable as the contents
      r = requests.post(f_url, data = payload, auth=auth, headers=headers)
      try:
          return r.status_code
  
      except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
          return "Error:\n" + str(e) + ' get_dev_alarms: An Error has occured'
docs: function takes the a python dict containing all necessary fields for a performance tasks, transforms the dict into
           JSON and issues a RESTFUL call to create the performance task.
          device.
  
          :param task: dictionary containing all required fields for performance tasks
  
          :param auth: requests auth object #usually auth.creds from auth pyhpeimc.auth.class
  
          :param url: base url of IMC RS interface #usually auth.url from pyhpeimc.auth.authclass
  
          :return: 204
  
          :rtype: str
  
          >>> from pyhpeimc.auth import *
  
          >>> from pyhpeimc.plat.perf import *
  
          >>> auth = IMCAuth("http://", "10.101.0.203", "8080", "admin", "admin")
  
          >>> new_task = {'indexDesc': '1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.13.1.3.1.3','indexType': '[index1[0]:ciscoEnvMonTemperatureStatusValue:1:0]','itemFunction': '1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.13.1.3.1.3','itemName': 'Cisco_Temperature','selectDefaultUnit': '400','unit': 'Celsius'}
  
          >>> new_perf_task = add_perf_task(new_task, auth.creds, auth.url)