clsTaskContext¶

clsTaskContext is a plain value holder for the six "context" columns on a task row (CONTEXT_CATEGORY, CONTEXT_CODE, CONTEXT_DATE, CONTEXT_KEY, CONTEXT_NUM, CONTEXT_TEXT), used to associate a task with an arbitrary business entity outside the claim/policy/imaging references already on clsTask. It is deep-copied whenever a task is duplicated (see Copy a task to another user).

Purpose¶

Hold the six context values as SAIF "smart" types so callers can attach a task to any keyed entity via category/code/date/numeric/text fields.
Support deep-copy semantics (Duplicate()) that preserve empty/null state when a task is copied to another user.

Context¶

Namespace: SAIF.Business.Tasks
Assembly/package: SAIF.Business.Tasks (embedded in the LegalMaintenance web deployment)

Public members¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`Key`	`Property Key As <type>`	Identifier value for the context association*.
`Category`	`Property Category As clsSmartString`	Context category classification value.
`Code`	`Property Code As clsSmartString`	Context code value.
`NumericValue`	`Property NumericValue As clsSmartDecimal`	Context numeric value.
`DateValue`	`Property DateValue As clsSmartDate`	Context date value.
`Duplicate`	`Function Duplicate() As clsTaskContext`	Produces a deep copy of this context, preserving empty/null state for each smart-typed field.

Behavioral notes¶

The class is <Serializable()>, consistent with remoting/session persistence of BOF objects across the web tier*.
Persisted via clsTask's insert/update parameters (:ContextDate, :ContextNum, :ContextCode, :ContextCategory, :ContextKey, :ContextText) rather than persisting itself (SQL-001, SQL-013).
A defect in clsTask.StoreValues/RestoreValues causes restored context text to always be empty after an edit/cancel cycle (key mismatch between ContextText and ContextTextValue)*.

Constraints and usage notes¶

Values are used both for persistence and for building the CONTEXT_* search predicates in clsTaskCollection.Criteria, where they are concatenated unbound into the SQL text*.

Note: Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

Sources¶

SAIF.Business.Tasks/clsTaskContext.vb