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Preparing Siebel Tools to Create a Custom Task UI

To create a custom task UI, you begin by preparing Siebel Tools.

To prepare Siebel Tools to create a custom task UI

1. Make sure the following parameter is set in the Siebel section of the tools.cfg file in the \TOOLS_ROOT\bin\language directory:

   EnableToolsConstrain = FALSE

   If this parameter does not exist, then add it. Setting EnableToolsConstrain to false allows you to assign a display name to a task object.

2. Set the following parameter in the Workflow section of the configuration file:

   VerCheckTime = -1

   Setting VerCheckTime to -1 (negative one) allows you to use the Publish/Activate button. The configuration file is typically in the language directory on the client. For example:

   Siebel\81\21031\MWC\BIN\lang\configuration file

   where:

   • lang is the language directory, such as ENU.
   • configuration file is the configuration file for the Siebel application, such as uagent.cfg.
3. Display object types that you use to develop a task UI.

   For more information, see Displaying Object Types You Use to Develop a Task UI.

4. If necessary, display business service object types.

   A business service object can include hidden properties. To display hidden properties in a list in Siebel Tools for the following objects, make sure the Hidden property of the object is set to FALSE:

   • Business service
   • Business service method
   • Business service method argument

     For more information, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.