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About Task User Interface

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.

Task UI features help increase the efficiency of:

• Novice or intermittent users by guiding them through the execution of unfamiliar tasks.
• Experienced users who want to switch between multiple tasks throughout their workday.

Task UI includes the following features that support task execution:

• Tasks Pane. The left side of the screen contains a 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.
• Navigation Buttons. 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 task steps and provides the ability to pause a task for later resumption and to 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. The choices within a task determine the branches and screens that you can access.

After you launch a task item, it remains active until you complete it. If you launch Tasks, and navigate to a different screen, then the task items do not change. For more information about Task UI, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Task UI Guide.