1. Object Types Reference
  2. Task Branch Criteria

Task Branch Criteria

A task branch criteria specifies a list of conditions. At runtime, the task UI controller evaluates the task branch criteria. If the outcome of this evaluation for a task branch is true, then the task UI uses the path that the task branch defines.

This object type occurs in the following location in the object hierarchy:

The following table describes properties that Siebel CRM uses with a task branch criteria.

Property Description

Applet Field Name

Specifies the name of a control in an applet. If the Compare To property is Applet, then:

  • The Applet Field Name property is required.

  • The Field drop-down list in the Compose Condition Criteria dialog box displays the controls that the applet contains.

Applet Name

Specifies the name of an applet. If the Compare To property is Applet, then the Object drop-down list in the Compose Condition Criteria dialog box displays the applets you can choose.

Business Component

Specifies the name of a business component. The business object that this task references includes this business component as a business object component.

If the Compare To property is Business Component, then the Object drop-down list in the Compose Condition Criteria dialog box displays the business components that this business object references.

Business Component Field

Specifies the name of a business component field. If the Compare To property is Business Component, then:

  • The Business Component Field property is required.

  • The Field drop-down list in the Compose Condition Criteria dialog box displays the fields that this business component contains.

Compare To (R)

Specifies the object type that Siebel CRM uses to compare values.

Name (S)

Specifies the name of this task branch criteria.

Operation (R)

Specifies the comparison operation. For more information, see the topic about creating expressions in Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.

Parent Name (S)

Specifies the name of the parent task branch.

Preferred Sequence

Specifies the order that Siebel CRM uses to examine task branch criteria. For example, assume a task includes branch A and branch B, and that the conditions for Branch A will handle most situations. To reduce the amount of processing Siebel CRM must perform, you can specify to examine task branch criteria for branch A first. If task branch criteria for branch A is met, then Siebel CRM does not examine task branch criteria for branch B.

Property Name (R)

Specifies the task property that Siebel CRM uses to determine the condition. The drop-down list displays the properties of the task.