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Editing List Columns Display Names and Control Captions

You can edit the Display Name property of list columns and the Caption property of controls directly in the Applet Layout Editor. When you type in a string, Siebel Tools searches for a symbolic string with a matching value in the Current String Value property. If an exact and unique match is found, the symbolic string is associated with the control or list column and the current string value is entered in the Display Name or Caption field. If no record is found, or there is not a unique match to a single symbolic string, an error is displayed that prompts you to enter a new symbolic string in the Object List Editor. You can also enter a value in the string override field in the Properties window. To be able to create new symbolic strings and enter string override values, you must be working with the ConstrainedMode parameter in the tools.cfg file set to FALSE.

For more information about working with symbolic strings, string override fields, and the ConstrainedMode parameter, see Using Siebel Tools.

To edit list column display names and control captions

1. Navigate to the applet you want to edit, right-click, and then choose Edit Web Layout.
2. In the Mode field of Web Controls toolbar, choose the applet mode that you want to edit.
3. In the layout canvas, double-click a control or list column.
4. Highlight the display name or caption and then type new text.

   Siebel Tools searches for a symbolic string that has a Current String Value property that matches what you typed.

   After you save your work, the Display Name property for list columns and the Caption property for controls are automatically changed.

   NOTE:  For grid-based templates, you need to change the Caption value of a label by editing it in-line on the label itself or by selecting the field and editing the field's (and thus the control's) properties. Labels get their property values from their corresponding controls. See Working with the Applet Layout Editor for more information about labels and controls in grid-based applet Web templates.