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Configuring Action Buttons for Inbox Views

In the preconfigured Siebel application, users take action on an Inbox item by choosing from the Action drop-down list. You can configure the Inbox so that the first five values in the Action drop-down list display as buttons on the UInbox Item Task List Applet applet.

Activating the Inbox Action Buttons

Which controls you activate depends on whether your application runs in standard or in high interactivity mode.

For more information about working with controls in applets, see the section about editing applet layout in Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

To configure action buttons for standard interactivity

1. In Siebel Tools, navigate to the UInbox Item Task List Applet.
2. Select the Edit List Applet Web Template and then activate the following Applet Web Template Items:
   • ActionControl0
   • ActionControl1
   • ActionControl2
   • ActionControl3
   • ActionControl4

To configure action buttons for high interactivity

1. In Siebel Tools, for the Applet Siebel Object called UInbox Item Task List Applet, select the Edit List Applet Web Template item.
2. Activate the UInboxCustomCtrl.

   The first five entries in the Action drop-down list display as buttons on the applet.

Configuring Background Colors for the Inbox Action Buttons

If you edited the cascading style sheet for the list applet and changed the background colors, you need to edit the background colors for the action buttons so that they match the applet.

To change the background colors for the action buttons

• In Siebel Tools, for the UInboxCustomCtrl Applet Control, edit these user properties, shown in the following table.

  User Property	Comment	Default Value
  ActiveBackgroundColor	Color code for the active background color	#333399
  InActiveBackgroundColor	Color code for the inactive background color	#ffffff