Using Siebel Tools


What's New in This Release


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About the Siebel Tools User Interface

About Siebel Tools

About Siebel Tools Application Windows

About Object Explorer

The Project Drop-Down List of the Object Explorer

The Types Tab of the Object Explorer

The Detail Tab of the Object Explorer

The Flat Tab of the Object Explorer

About the Object List Editor

About the Properties Window

About the Applets Window

About the Controls/Columns Window

About the Bookmarks Window

About the Web Template Explorer Window

About the Siebel Tools Menu Bar

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Screens Menu

Go Menu

Query Menu

Reports Menu

Format Menu

Debug Menu

Tools Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu

About Siebel Tools Toolbars

Edit Toolbar

History Toolbar

List Toolbar

Debug Toolbar

Web Controls Toolbar

Format Toolbar

Configuration Context Toolbar

About Siebel Tools Right-Click Menus

About Layout Editors

About New Object Wizards

About the Entity Relationship Designer

About the Business Process Designer

About Script Editors

About the Command-Line Interface


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Customizing Your Siebel Tools Environment

About Development Tools Options

Showing and Hiding Confirmation Dialog Boxes

Setting Change Date Preferences

Selecting a Language Mode

Enabling Language Overrides

Process for Integrating with Third-Party Source Control

Setting Source Control Options

Configuring the srcctrl.bat File

Example of Integrating with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

Specifying Data Sources

Restarting Editors After Check Out

Setting Commit Options for Full Get

Defining Object List Editor Display Options

Setting Scripting Options

Defining the Web Template Editor

Setting Debug Options

Customizing Visualization Views

Showing and Hiding Object Types in the Object Explorer

Setting Database Options

Setting the Constrain Mode for Working with Symbolic Strings

Defining a Target Browser

Showing and Hiding Windows

Docking Windows

Showing and Hiding Editors

Showing Visualization Views

Showing and Hiding Debug Windows

Showing and Hiding Toolbars

Showing and Hiding the Status Bar

Showing and Hiding the Object Explorer


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Getting Projects from the Server Repository

About the Get Process

Performing a Full Get

Getting Projects from the Server Repository

Getting Locale-Specific Data Only


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Checking Out and Checking In Projects and Objects

About the Check Out and Check In Process

Setting Options for Check Out and Check In

Guidelines for Check Out and Check In

About the Project Check Out Dialog Box

About the Object Check Out Dialog Box

About the Check In Dialog Box

Checking Out and Checking In Projects

Checking Out Projects from the Server Repository

Checking In Projects to the Server Repository

Checking Out and Checking In Objects

About Object Check Out and Check In

Enabling Object Check Out and Check In

Setting Projects to Allow Object Locking

Checking Out Objects from the Server Repository

Checking In Objects to the Server Repository

Viewing Locked Objects Within Projects

Locking Objects Locally

Limitations of Object Check Out and Check In

Viewing Object Differences

Undoing Check Out


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Working with Projects

About Projects

Creating New Projects

Renaming Projects

Associating Objects with Different Projects

Locking Projects Directly in the Local Repository

Preventing Object Check In and Check Out

Unlocking Projects Directly


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Working with Objects

Summary of Tasks for Working with Objects

Creating Objects

Modifying Objects

Copying Objects

Deleting Objects

About Validating Objects

Validating Objects Using the Object List Editor

Validating Objects Using the Command-Line Interface

About the Validate Dialog Box

About the Validation Options Dialog Box

Using Queries to List Objects

About Simple Queries

About Compound Queries

Searching the Repository for Objects

Viewing Object Relationships

Generating Reports About Object Relationships

About Object Comparison and Synchronization

About the Compare Objects Dialog Box

Comparing Objects

Synchronizing Objects

Determining When Records Were Last Created and Updated


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Siebel Script Editors

The Siebel Script Editors

Setting Scripting Preferences

About the ST eScript Engine

Setting the ST eScript Engine Warnings Preference

Enabling ST eScript Engine Type Deduction

Using the Siebel Script Editor

Using Script Assist

Setting Script Assist Preferences

About the Scripted Flag

About the Siebel Debugger

Using the Siebel Debugger

Setting Debugging and Run-Time Preferences

Checking Syntax

Using Breakpoints

Using the Siebel Calls Window

Tracing Scripts

Invoking Compiler and Run-Time Engine


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Compiling and Testing

About Compiling

Compiling Projects

Compiling Single Objects or Groups of Objects

Command-Line Interface for Import, Export, and Compilation

Testing Changes on Your Local Machine


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Working with Archive Files

About Archive Files

Exporting Objects to an Archive File

Exporting Objects to an Archive File Using the Command-Line Interface

Process of Importing Objects from an Archive File

Preparing the Target Repository for Import from an Archive File

Importing Objects from an Archive File

About the Import Wizard - Review Conflicts and Actions Dialog Box

Importing Objects from an Archive File Using the Command-Line Interface


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Managing Repositories

About Repositories

Viewing Which Repository Is Currently Open

Reviewing Information About the Current Repository

Guidelines for Naming Repositories

Renaming Repositories

Deleting Repositories

About Exporting and Importing Repositories

Exporting and Importing Repositories Using the Database Configuration Utility

About Repository Patch Files

Creating Repository Patch Files

Applying Repository Patch Files

Upgrading Repositories


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Working with Strings and Other Locale-Specific Data

About the Symbolic Strings Model

Checking In and Checking Out Symbolic Strings

Creating Symbolic Strings

Modifying Symbolic Strings to Globally Update Display Values

Using Symbolic String References

Entering String Overrides

About Converting and Consolidating Strings

About the Symbolic String Conversion Process

About the Symbolic String Consolidation Process

Running the String Conversion Utility

Parameters for Running Consoleapp.exe to Convert Strings

Exporting Candidates for Conversion

Splitting Conversion Export Files into Smaller Files

Importing Converted Symbolic Strings

Running the String Consolidation Utility

Parameters for Running Consoleapp.exe to Consolidate Strings

Exporting Matching Symbolic Strings

Splitting Consolidation Export Files into Smaller Files

Importing Consolidated Strings

Using Batch Files to Convert and Consolidate Strings

Conversion Batch File

Consolidation Batch File

Working with Untranslatable Locale-Specific Object Properties

Showing or Hiding Locale-Specific Items in Applet Layout

Locating Orphaned String References After Upgrade

About the Locale Management Utility

Finding Untranslated Text Strings

Finding Existing Translations

Finding Modified Objects

Exporting Text Strings and Locale-Specific Attributes

Importing Text Strings and Locale-Specific Attributes

Identifying Objects Modified Since the Last Export

Replacing Strings

Running the LMU Using the Command-Line Interface

Exporting Strings and Locale-Specific Attributes

Importing an LMU File

Exporting Strings to Be Translated

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Using Siebel Tools