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Configuring List of Values


This topic describes how to create the new List of Value (LOV) types required to display the new object you are adding to Siebel Outlook Add-In, and to display the fields that are available for the object. For additional information on LOVs, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

This task is a step in Process of Configuring Custom Objects in Siebel Outlook Add-In.

Perform the following procedure to create the new LOV type records.

To create the LOV type records

  1. In Siebel Tools, from the Tools menu, choose Screens, System Administration, and then the Lists of Values menu item.
  2. Create LOV records using the information in the following table.

    NOTE:  In the following table, replace Household with the name of the Siebel object type you are adding to the Outlook Add-In.

    Type
    Display Value
    Language Independent Code (LIC)
    Description

    PIMCI_ADDIN_
    OBJECT_TYPE

    Household

    Household

    This is the new Siebel object type being added to the Outlook Add-In, for example, Household. The value you specify does not have to be a valid business component name; it is the name that is displayed in the Outlook Add-In. The display value is used to associate the new object type with synchronization-enabled objects.

    LOV_TYPE

    PIMCI_ADDIN_
    HOUSEHOLD_
    FIELD

    PIMCI_ADDIN_HOUSEHOLD_
    FIELD

    This LOV contains a list of the fields available to display for the new object type. Amend the display value and LIC value according to the type of object you are adding.

    PIMCI_ADDIN_
    HOUSEHOLD_FIELD

    Row Id

    Id

    Id must be one of the fields available to display. By convention, the Display value is Row Id.

    PIMCI_ADDIN_
    HOUSEHOLD_FIELD

    Household Name

    Household Name

    The Display Value is shown at the top of the list of items in the Outlook Add-in dialog box. The LIC value must be the same as the field name in the business component.

    This LOV Type is multilingual. Create an additional record for each field for each language required.

    PIMCI_ADDIN_
    HOUSEHOLD_FIELD

    (additional field name)

    (additional field name)

    Add any additional fields required.

    PIMSI_ASSOC_
    TYPE

    Household

    Household

    The LIC value must the same as the business component name.

    PIMSI_FIELD_CLASS

    Household Name

    Household Name

    This record must exist for each field value added. The LIC value must have the same name as the field name.

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