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Configuration Strategy

• Make as few changes as possible.
• Reuse existing objects in the Siebel Repository when the intended purpose of the object is a good fit (technically and functionally) with your business requirements. See About Object Reuse.
• Plan your application design from the top down. Design the user interface, define the underlying business logic, then define the data model necessary to support your configuration.
• Configure from the bottom up. Modify objects at the data layer, then business object layer, and finally configure user interface objects, as shown in Figure 6. This helps you make sure the correct values for all required object properties are available as options.

Figure 6.  Bottom Up Approach to Configuring Siebel Applications