Siebel 8.

0 Essentials

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Module 25: UI Layer Configuration: Applications, Screens and Views

Module Objectives
To tailor the Siebel applications To configure screen views To change the order of screen views To create and administer a view To associate a view with a template

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Logical User Interface

The logical user interface consists of: Applications Screens Views Applets Controls/List Columns

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Applications
Applications are collections of screens through which users navigate They use a container page to display the Siebel Web page They have the application-level menus

Application-level menus

Container page

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Container Page
The container page is a web page that displays the toolbars, menus, screen

tabs and views appearing in the application It is specified in the Application object definition An application has one container page

Specifies the container web page

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Application-level Menus
It is specified in the
Application uses Generic Web menu..

Menu object type

The list of menu items

Position specifies the order of appearance

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Screen Tabs
Screen tabs are child objects of the application which contain links to

screens

Text appearing on the page bar

Sequence of appearance in screen bar

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Screens
The views and categories that appear on a screen are specified in Screen

View object type

Sequence property specifies where the view appears in the screen Menu Text property defines what name appears in the Site Map Type property defines the type of view There are four view types: Aggregate View, Aggregate Category, Detail View, Detail Category

Specifies where the view appears in the screen

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Types of Views
An aggregate category contains a set of views accessible through a

link in the link bar

May also contain subcategories
An aggregate view is a set of views accessible via the visibility filter

drop-down list, a link in the link bar or the Home Page

Aggregate Views

Aggregate Category

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Types of Views
A detail category contains a set of detail views

Each view appears as a tab on the view tab bar Is used to provide an additional layer of navigation
A detail view is a single view that displays data in a list or form

Detail Category Detail Views

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Sequence Editor
The sequence editor is used to define where the view appears in the

application It depends upon the Sequence property of the Screen View object definition The editor lists the views in a hierarchical order depending on the screen view type

Right-click on Screen View to invoke editor

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View
A view consists of one or more applets It references a Business Object It is associated with a Web Template that defines its layout

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View Wizard
The View wizard is used to create a new view.

Select File > New Object, select View and click OK

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View Wizard Inputs

The following inputs are required to create a new view using view

wizard:
Project Name View Name and display title Business Object name Upgrade behaviour Admin, Preservable, Non-Preservable The Web templates being used The applets which will be a part of the view

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View Wizard Outputs

Creates a new view object References the view to a business object Associates the view to a web template

Invokes the Web Layout Editor

References Business Object

Creates view

Invokes Web Layout Editor

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Web Layout Editor

The web layout editor displays the current layout of the view Applet window shows the available applets for the view Applets can be dragged from the applet window and placed in the placeholder

Right-click and select Edit Web Layout

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View Web Template Items

These are the applets bound to a view Item identifier specifies where they appear

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Registering and Assigning Views

To make the view available to users, the view must be administered Navigate to Administration-Application > Views to register the view Copy and paste the view name from Tools into the record Navigate to Administration-Application > Responsibilities to assign view to one

or more responsibilities

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Module Highlights
Applications groups of screens through which users navigate Screens contain views

Four view types Aggregate Category, Aggregate View, Detail Category, Detail View.
Views:

Consist of one or more applets Reference a business object Are associated with a web template that defines their layout Have to be registered and assigned to one or more responsibilities

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Lab
In the lab, you will:

Create a View Add the view to a screen Administer the new view in the application

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