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Task Step


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Task Step represents a unit of work done by the task controller. A sequence of Task Steps forms a functioning task.

Properties
Property
Description/Usage
Valid Values/Examples

Business Component

The name of the business component within the business object of the task.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Siebel Operation.

The dropdown list displays business components defined for the business object selected for the task.

Business Service Method

The name of the method to invoke on the service.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Business Service.

The drop-down list displays methods defined for the selected business service.

Business Service Name

The name of the service to invoke.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Business Service.

The drop-down list displays business services existing in Siebel Tools with the Hidden flag set to FALSE.

Chapter (O)

The chapter that the step belongs to.

The drop-down list displays chapters in the task.

Defer Write Record (O)

Defines whether data will be validated before they are written to the database in an insert Siebel operation.

This field is applicable only when the Type is set to Siebel Operation.

TRUE — data will not be validated

FALSE — data will be validated

Description (O)

A text narrative describing the purpose of the step.

 

Disable Cancel

Defines whether the Cancel button is disabled at a task view.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

TRUE — Cancel button disabled

FALSE — Cancel button enabled

Disable Pause

Defines whether the Pause button is disabled at a task view.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

TRUE — Pause button disabled

FALSE — Pause button enabled

Disable Previous

Defines whether the Previous button is disabled at a task view.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

TRUE — Previous Button disabled

FALSE — Previous button enabled

Display Name (O)

Name that is displayed in the Current/Context Task pane.

This value is selected from a drop-down list of available translatable strings.

Display Name Type (O)

Defines whether the display name of a task view can be repeated right next to each other in the Current/Context Task pane.

Normal — display name is repeated

Unique — display name is displayed only once

Error Code (O)

The name of the error code.

This value is selected from a drop-down list.

Forward Button Type (R)

The label on the forward button.

Normal — "Next" is shown on the forward button.

Submit — "Submit" is shown on the forward button.

Finish — "Finish" is shown on the forward button

Name (S)

The name of the Object.

 

Operation

The type of the Siebel Operation.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Siebel Operation.

Delete, Insert, Next Record, Previous Record, Query, QueryBiDirectional, Update

Repeatable

Flag that indicates whether the step can be executed more than once during the task execution.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Business Service or Siebel Operation.

TRUE — step can be executed more than once

FALSE — step is executed only at the first time it is encountered.

Retain Applet Search Spec

Flag that indicates whether applet search specs that are defined and executed in the current step are retained when the current step exits.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

TRUE — applet search specs are retained

FALSE — applet search specs are cleared

Retain Task Search Spec

Flag that indicates whether task search specs that are defined and executed in the current step are retained when the current step exits.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Siebel Operation or Task View.

TRUE — task search specs are retained

FALSE — task search specs are cleared

Retain User Search Spec

Flag that indicates whether user search specs that are executed in the current step are retained when the current step exits.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

TRUE — user search specs are retained

FALSE — user search specs are cleared

SubTask Name

The name of the subtask.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Subtask.

This value is selected from a drop-down list.

Task View

The name of the task view.

This is a required field when the Type is set to Task View.

This value is selected from a drop-down list.

Type (S)

The type of the step.

Business Service — invokes a business service

Commit — commits data to database

Decision Point — performs decision branching

End — marks the end of task execution

Error — abort task execution with error

Siebel Operation — performs Siebel operation

Start — marks the start of task execution

Subtask — invokes a subtask

Task View — displays a task view

See Also

Task
Task Chapter
Task Property
Task Step Context
Task Step IO Argument
Task Step Locale

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