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About the Task Editor

The Task Editor is a graphical user interface in Siebel Tools that provides a declarative framework that helps you create a task UI. It allows you to use an object oriented programming language in an integrated development environment. You can drag and drop different types of steps and connectors from a palette to a canvas. It minimizes scripting, allows for dynamic modification, and encourages you to use a top-down development strategy. The Task Editor is integrated with the Siebel Workflow Editor. It simplifies the work of supporting a business process that is complex and has a long life in a Siebel application.

Example Task UI Flow in the Task Editor

Figure 3 includes an example task UI flow that Siebel Tools displays in the Task Editor.

Figure 3. Example of a Task UI Flow in the Task Editor

Main Elements of the Task Editor

Figure 4 includes the main elements of the Task Editor.

Figure 4. Graphical User Interface of the Task Editor

Explanation of Callouts

The Task Editor includes the following items:

1. Task Editor Canvas. A work area where you create the task UI. You right-click the canvas to access a menu that allows you to perform work that is related to creating this task.
2. Task Palette. A window that includes icons that represent the various step types that you can add to a task UI. To add a step, you drag, and then drop an icon from the palette to the canvas. For more information, see Overview of Step Types.
3. Multi Value Property Window (MVPW). A window that allows you to define properties for the task UI or arguments for a task step. For more information, see Arguments of a Task Step.
4. Properties Window. A window that allows you to define properties for a task step or properties for the overall task UI. The window is context-sensitive in the following ways:
   • If you choose a step or connector in the canvas, then Siebel Tools displays properties for the step or connector in the Properties window.
   • If no step or connector is chosen in the canvas, then Siebel Tools displays properties for the overall task UI in the Properties window.

For more information, see Using the Task Editor.

Siebel Task UI and Siebel Workflow use the same or similar objects, such as a business service step or a decision point. Usage for the Task Editor is similar to usage for the Workflow Editor. For details about using the Workflow Editor, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.