Essentials (Siebel 7.

7)

Module 25: Configuring

Applets
Module Objectives

After completing this module you will be able to:

 Create and modify a list applet
 Create and modify a form applet

Why you need to know:

 You may want to display new data in the UI

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Primary Applet Types
 List applet
 Displays one or more records simultaneously in a list
 Fields for one record are displayed in a single row
 Typically displays fewer fields due to width of monitor viewable
area
 Supports drilldown to other views through hyperlinked fields

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Primary Applet Types Continued
 Form applet
 Displays a single record
 Fields for the record are displayed in a grid or form
 Can show more fields at once than a list applet

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Creating a List Applet
 Follow these steps to create a new list applet …

1.
1.Create
Createnew
newapplet
appletobject
objectdefinition
definition

2.
2.Associate
Associateapplet
applettemplate
templatewith
withobject
objectdefinition
definition

3.
3.Bind
Bindcontrols
controlsand
andlist
listcolumns
columnsto
totemplate
template

 …Or use the List Applet wizard

 Automates these steps
 Generally the preferred method

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List Applet Wizard
 Ensures that object definitions and properties are created
 Ensures that steps are not omitted
 Increases developer productivity
 Speeds project completion
 To invoke the List Applet wizard, select File > New Object
 In the Applets tab, select List Applet and click OK

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Using the List Applet Wizard
 Use the List Applet wizard to create a new list applet
 Select the project, enter the name for the applet, enter the
display title for the applet, and select a business component
 Creates an applet object definition in Tools

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Using the List Applet Wizard Continued
 Select Web templates for each mode
 Base and EditList mode are commonly built using Applet List
(Base/EditList)
 Edit mode is commonly built using Applet List Edit
(Edit/New/Query)

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Using the List Applet Wizard Continued
 Choose the business component fields to appear in the Web
layout

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Using the List Applet Wizard Continued
 Select additional controls to be added to the applet
 By default, all of the standard buttons are selected

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Using the List Applet Wizard Continued
 Review the properties you have selected

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Using the List Applet Wizard Continued
 Finishing the list applet
 Creates required object definitions for:
 Applet
 Control
 List
 List column
 Associates applet Web templates to the applet
 Binds list columns to the templates
 Appear as applet Web template items
 Sets applet class to CSSFrameList
 Invokes the Web Layout Editor

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Web Layout Editor
 Is used to add, remove, and reorder applet Web template items
 Is invoked automatically upon completion of the List Applet
wizard
 Can be invoked from the right-click menu
 Edit Web Layout Editor

Right-click to invoke
Edit Web Layout
Editor

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Web Layout Editor Continued
 Use the Web Layout Editor to lay out the applet
 Placeholders correspond to item identifiers of Applet Web
Template Items

Displays the layout of

the selected mode

To add, drag and drop

items from the
controls/columns Select and right-click
window to delete columns

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Applet Web Templates
 Specify which template is used when the applet is displayed in
a given mode
 Contain Applet Web Template Items
 The controls or list columns that have been bound to the template
 The item identifier that describes where in the applet the controls
or list columns should appear

Specifies where the list

column will appear

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List Column Definitions
 Specify:
 The field that is displayed
 The display name that appears at the top of the list column
 May reference a symbolic string

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Symbolic Strings
 Are stored in the repository containing words and phrases used
in UI definitions
 Global Dictionary contains many commonly used terms
 Make sure that the same name appears exactly the same way
throughout the application
 Symbolic String Locale object type allows language translation
 Are used by user interface objects such as:
 Labels
 List Columns
 Applet Title

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Using Symbolic Strings
 String references:
 Refer to symbolic string object definitions
 Are selected from a picklist
 Refers to the name of the symbolic string
 String overrides:
 Are used for exceptions when strings are infrequently displayed
 Can be converted to symbolic strings using a Siebel-supplied string
conversion utility

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String Conversion Utility
 Is provided in your Tools\bin directory
 Strconv.bat
 Allows symbolic strings to be exported and imported
 Allows translation outside the Siebel application
 Can be used to convert string overrides to symbolic strings later
in a configuration project

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Create a New Form Applet
 Use the Form Applet wizard to create a new form applet
 Select the project, enter the name for the applet, enter the
display title for the applet, and select a business component

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Create a New Form Applet Continued
 Select the modes to use
 Edit mode is required for all clients
 Uses the Applet Form Grid Layout template
 Base mode is required for Standard Interactivity clients only

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Create a New Form Applet Continued
 Choose the business component fields to appear in the Web
layout
 Creates controls and binds them to the applet Web templates

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Create a New Form Applet Continued
 Select additional controls to be added to the applet
 By default, all of the standard buttons are selected

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Create a New Form Applet Continued
 Review the properties you have selected

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Grid Layout Editor
 Is used to:
 Create new control object definitions
 Bind controls to the Web template
 Resize controls
 Reposition controls

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Grid Layout Editor Continued
 Allows drag-and-drop layout editing
 Supports formatting options such as:
 Align controls
 Make same
size
 Horizontal
spacing
 Vertical
spacing

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Web Controls Toolbar
 Supports the drag-and-drop creation of controls
 Contains icons for:
 Text controls
 Check boxes
 Labels

Right-click to set
properties

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Applet Form Grid Layout
 Is the template used for form applets
 Allows data to be laid out in a grid
 Item identifiers specify the grid location of the control

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Preview the Applet
 Right-click and select Preview to see how the applet appears
 When finished, right-click and deselect Preview to return to the
Grid Layout Editor

Right-click to preview
the applet

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Summary

This module showed you how to:

 Create and modify a list applet
 Create and modify a form applet

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Lab
 In the lab you will:
 Modify a form applet using the Grid Layout Editor
 Create a new list applet using the wizard

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