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About Applet Controls and List Columns

A control is an object type that defines a user interface element, such as a text box, check box, or a button. Siebel CRM displays this element in the Siebel client. In a form applet, a control references a field in the business component that the applet references. A control establishes a relationship between the business component field and the applet web template item.

A list column is an object type that identifies one column in the list. It references one field in the business component. The user enters data in a list applet in a cell that is at the intersection of a row and list column. A cell in a different list column can function in a different way, depending on the properties of the list column of the cell. The following examples describe cell behavior that references the properties of a list column:

• A cell can function similar to a text control in a form applet. This type of cell allows the user to view and edit text, numeric data, a date, or a currency. If the list column is not read-only, then the user can click the cell to edit the text.
• A cell can function in a way that is similar to how a check box control functions in a form applet. A check mark in the check box indicates that the value for the check box is TRUE. An empty check box indicates that the value for the check box is FALSE. If TRUE, then a check box in a list column contains a check mark symbol, and a check box in a control in a form applet contains an X symbol.
• A cell that contains underlined, colored text is a drilldown field. For more information, see Options to Drill Down to Another View.

NOTE:  A form applet uses the control object type to display Siebel CRM data in the applet. A list applet uses the list column object type to display Siebel CRM data in an applet.

For more information, see How a Business Component Field Provides Data to a Control or List Column of an Applet.

You use the New Applet Wizard to create controls and list columns for a new applet. For a predefined applet, you use the Applet Layout Editor to add, remove, or modify a control or list column. For more information, see Adding a Control or List Column to an Applet Layout and Adding a Control or List Column to an Applet Layout.