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Creating a Task Applet

If your task does not involve transient data, then you can use a standard applet instead. For more information, see Task Applet.

If your task UI does require a task applet, then you can create it before you create the task view. For more information, see Creating a Task View. For an example of creating a task applet, see Creating the Task Applet.

To create a task applet

1. Make sure the following objects exist:
   • The object definition of the task UI
   • The transient business component that the task applet references

     These objects must exist before you create the task applet.

2. In Siebel Tools, choose the File menu, and then the New Object menu item.
3. In the New Object Wizards dialog box, click the Task tab.
4. Choose one of the following icons, and then click OK:
   • Task Form Applet
   • Task List Applet
5. In the General dialog box, define properties using values in the following table.

   Property	Description
   Project	Choose the project that this applet must reference.
   Name	Enter a name for this applet. The name cannot be the same as the name of an existing applet.
   Display Title	Optional. Enter the display title that Siebel CRM displays in the Siebel client. To display no title, you can leave the Display Title property empty.
   Task	Choose the task UI that this applet must reference. If you do not choose a task, then you can reuse this applet with multiple tasks. If you choose a task, then you cannot use this applet with any other task.
   Upgrade Behavior	Choose Preserve. This setting preserves this modification during an upgrade.
   Transient Business Component	Choose the transient business component that stores data for this applet.

6. Click Next.
7. In the Web Layout - Fields dialog box, choose fields from the transient business component that provide data for the layout.

   To choose a field, click it in the Available Fields window, and then click the arrow that points toward the Selected Fields window. You can hold down the SHIFT key to choose multiple fields.

8. Click Next.

   The Finish dialog box displays. This dialog box displays properties that Siebel Tools uses to define the new task applet. You can click Back to return to an earlier dialog and make modifications, if necessary.

9. Click Finish.

   Siebel Tools creates the task applet and then opens the Web Template Layout Editor.

10. Adjust the applet layout and modify properties for the controls, as necessary.