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Siebel Product Administration Guide > Configuration Constraints > About the Configuration Constraints ViewThe Constraints view has three parts: Constraint ListingWhen you go to the Constraints view, all the constraints defined for a product are listed. You can edit, copy, and delete the constraints in the listing. Constraint Template ListingWhen you click New Constraint or New Template in the constraint listing, the constraint template listing appears. This listing contains the pre-defined constraint templates in the Constraints view. It also lists any templates you have created. The constraint templates provide the basic constraint types you need for creating configuration constraints. For example, there are constraint templates for exclude constraints, others for require constraints, and so on. Each constraint template contains variables that you replace to create a configuration constraint. You can replace the variables with items from the customizable product, links, resources, expressions, or other templates. Constraint StatementWhen you select a constraint in the constraint template listing and click Continue, the Constraint Statement form displays. It contains the constraint template you selected. You build a configuration constraint by replacing the variables in the statement with items from the customizable product, with resources or links, with operators, or with other constraints. To move to another variable in the constraint statement, click it. The currently selected variable in the constraint statement displays with square brackets around it. Variable that are not current but can be selected, display an underline when the cursor is placed on them. When you select an item for a variable, it displays in red. The items you can replace a variable with are grouped in the "Insert a" tab, located below the Constraint Statement. When you move between variables in the constraint, the groupings change to reflect your allowable choices. In some templates when you replace a variable with a value, typically an expression, the Compound button becomes active. The Compound button lets you nest expressions within expressions. For example, you could use the Compound button to add two variables together where the second variable is itself an expression that adds two variables. Overview of Using the Constraints viewWhen you create constraints, you use the constraints view in the following way:
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