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Using Lists and Tabs in the Object Explorer

This topic describes how to use lists and tabs in the Object Explorer.

Using the Project Drop-Down List

The Object Explorer includes the Project drop-down list that allows you to filter objects according to project. The example in this topic describes how to use the Project drop-down list so that the Object Explorer displays only the object types that reference the Account project.

To use the Project drop-down list

• In the Object Explorer, click the Project drop-down list, and then choose Account.

  you can choose All Projects in the Project drop-down list to reset the Object Explorer so that it displays objects types for all projects.

Using the Types Tab

Siebel Tools displays the Types tab, by default. You can use it to navigate the object hierarchy. The Object Explorer does not display all object types, by default. For more information, see Displaying Object Types in the Object Explorer. For more information about the object hierarchy, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

To use the Types tab

1. In the Object Explorer, click the Types tab.

   Siebel Tools displays the top-level object types in alphabet order.

2. To display child object types, expand the tree for an object type.

   To expand the tree, you click the plus sign (+) that the Object Explorer displays to the left of an object type. For example, expand the Business Component tree.

3. To collapse an object type, click the minus sign (-).

Using the Detail Tab

The Object Explorer includes a Detail tab that allows you to view and expand an object type. If you use the Detail tab, then Siebel Tools displays object properties in the Object List Editor only for the object that you choose.

Using the Flat Tab

The Object Explorer includes a Flat tab that displays all object types in a single, alphabetic list. It does not display a hierarchy. You can use it to do the following:

• Find a child object with an unknown parent. For example, assume you create a new field but do not remember the business component that this field references. You can click the Flat tab, click the Field object type, and then query the Name property for the field name. Each record that Siebel Tools returns includes a parent property that displays the business component name.
• Determine how Siebel CRM typically uses objects and properties, such as how it uses a predefault value or the format that it uses in a calculated field.

To use the Flat tab

1. In the Object Explorer, click the Flat tab.

   The Object Explorer displays a list of all the object types that exist in the repository. It displays this list in alphabetic order and with no hierarchy.

2. In the Object Explorer, click Field.

   The Object List Editor displays all the object definitions that exist in the repository for the field object. This example describes how to use the flat tab to identify all the business components that include a field named Account Address.

3. In the Fields list, query the Name property for Account Address.

   The Object List Editor displays a list of all the field object definitions that exist in the repository with the name Account Address.

4. Right-click in the Fields list.
5. In the Columns Displayed dialog box, scroll to the bottom of the Displayed Columns window, choose Parent Business Component, click the move to top arrow, and then click OK.

   The Parent Business Component column in the Object List Editor lists all the business components that include a field named Account Address.

6. In the Parent Business Component property, click Order Entry - Orders.

   The Object List Editor displays the object definition for the Order Entry - Orders business component.