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Siebel Master Data Applications User Interface Layer

The user interface layer for Siebel Master Data Applications is interactive and customizable. It consists of two parts: the physical user interface layer, which includes templates and tags that render the user interface, and the logical user interface objects layer, which presents the data in the user interface. The physical rendering includes applets, charts, and reports. There are multiple presentation formats, including HTML, XML, and WML. The user interface layer contains no business logic. For further information about the user interface layer, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications. The user interface layer is used for the administration of the Siebel Business Information suite; see Administering Siebel Master Data Applications for further information.

Administering Siebel Master Data Applications

Siebel Master Data Applications are administered through Siebel Business Application user interface screens. However, only those screens necessary for viewing and administering the information contained within Siebel Master Data Applications are included. An example of the Contacts screen appears in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Siebel Business Applications Contacts Screen

The administration screens are used to look up small subsets of data.

Access Control is enforced at the user interface level for Siebel Master Data Applications administration screens. Application Services Interfaces (ASIs) have full visibility of the data and run through the privilege check when accessing the CIF. For further information and procedures, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications and Security Guide for Siebel Business Applications.