Task Step

A task step defines a unit of work that the task controller performs.

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

• Siebel Objects > Task > Task Step

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

Property	Description
Business Component	Specifies the name of a business component that the business object references. The task references this business object. If the Type property is Siebel Operation, then the Business Component is required.
Chapter (O)	Specifies the chapter that includes this task step. The drop-down list displays the chapters that the parent task includes.
Defer Write Record (O)	Specifies when to save data. You can use one of the following values: TRUE. Do not write this data to the Siebel database until a Commit step. FALSE. Write this data to the Siebel database immediately. Siebel CRM uses the Defer Write Record property only if the Type property is Siebel Operation.
Display Name (O)	Specifies the name that Siebel CRM displays in the Current Task Pane or the Context Pane.
Display Name Type (O)	Specifies to repeat the display name of the task views next to each other in the Current Task Pane or the Context Task pane. You can use one of the following values: Normal. Repeat the display name. Unique. Display the display name only one time.
Name (S)	Specifies the name of this task step.
Operation	Specifies the type of the Siebel Operation that this task step uses. If the Type property is Siebel Operation, then the Operation property is required.
Parent Name	Specifies the name of the parent object. This property is read-only.
Repeatable	Specifies to run this task step more than one time while the task runs. You can use one of the following values: TRUE. Allow Siebel CRM to run this task step more than one time. FALSE. Allow Siebel CRM to run this task step only one time. If the Type property is Business Service or Siebel Operation, then the Repeatable property is required.
Retain Applet Search Spec	Specifies to retain the applet search specification that runs in the current step when the current step exits. You can use one of the following values: TRUE. Retain the applet search specification. FALSE. Delete the applet search specification. If the Type property is Task View, then the Retain Applet Search Spec property is required.
Retain Task Search Spec	Specifies to retain the task search specification that runs in the current step when the current step exits. You can use one of the following values: TRUE. Retain the task search specification. FALSE. Delete the task search specification. If the Type property is Siebel Operation or Task View, then the Retain Task Search Spec property is required.
Retain User Search Spec	Specifies to retain the user search specification that runs in the current step when the current step exits. You can use one of the following values: TRUE. Retain the user search specification. FALSE. Delete the user search specification. If the Type property is Task View, then the Retain Task Search Spec property is required.
SubTask Name	Specifies the name of the subtask. If the Type property is Subtask, then the SubTask Name property is required.
Task View	Specifies the name of the task view. If the Type property is Task View, then the Task View property is required.
Type (S)	Specifies the type of this task step. You can use one of the following values: Business Service. Call a business service. Commit. Commit data to the Siebel database. Decision Point. Do decision branching. End. End the task. Error. Cancel the task with error. Siebel Operation. Do a Siebel operation. Start. Start the task. Subtask. Call a subtask. Task View. Display a task view.