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About Task User Interface

The task UI is a wizard-like user interface that:

• Guides you through task execution
• Allows you to navigate back and forward during the task execution
• Allows you to resume or pause task execution at any point

For more information about Task UI, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Task UI Guide.

Task UI features help increase the efficiency of:

• Novice or intermittent users by guiding them through the execution of unfamiliar tasks
• Experienced users who need to switch between multiple tasks throughout their working day

The task UI includes the following features that support task execution:

• Tasks Pane. The left side of the screen contains a context-sensitive listing of the tasks available to you. These tasks relate to the current context. When you select a given task, the Tasks Pane shows the sequence of steps for that task.
• Playbar. The Task screen has a standard set of four buttons that control navigation through the task flow. It includes buttons to move forward and back through the steps and provides the ability to pause a task for later resumption or cancel a task. For more information about the navigational buttons, see Navigational Buttons for Task UI.
• Radio Buttons. Radio buttons provide support for decision-making within a task. Based on the choices within a task, you can access different branches and different screens.

After you launch a Task item, it remains active until you end it. This action means that if you launch Tasks, and then navigate to a different screen, the Task steps do not change.