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Configuring Client-Side Import

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You can also use client-side import to populate fields with data if you are not using EIM. Client-side import takes advantage of the applet-level menu import functionality in the Siebel Web Client. It is configured using the Import Object object in Siebel Tools, which sets business component fields to be populated.

For example, many users import external contact data, so the Contact business component already exists as an import object in the standard Siebel application, with many fields as Import Field child objects.

To enable client-side import for a business component

Lock the project to which the business component belongs.
In the Object Explorer, select Import Object.
Add a new record with the business component and its project as properties.
With the new record selected, expand Import Object, and then select the Import Field child object.
Add new records for each business component field you wish to be populated.

NOTE:  You can also add import fields to already existing import objects, such as Contact.

Compile the .srf, selecting the locked project.

The new fields will be displayed in the Select a Siebel Field dialog and can be mapped to fields in the External Data Source Field dialog when importing data.

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