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Defining Business Components for the Screen Home Page View

This task is a step in Process of Creating a Screen Home Page View.

The Rapid Search and Rapid Add applets reference virtual business components that reference the parent business component of a given business object. For example, the Account Home Search Virtual and the Account Home Add Virtual business components reference the Account business component.

To improve performance, you can use a virtual business component for each applet. When Siebel CRM loads the screen home page view, it does not execute an SQL query until the user submits a query or adds a record. It also provides applets with access to data from the business component, and avoids display problems that might occur if the applets reference the same nonvirtual business component.

For more information, see About Business Components, Fields, Joins, and Links.

To define business components for the screen home page view

1. In the Object Explorer, click Business Component.
2. In the Business Components list, define the Home Search Virtual business component:
   1. Create a virtual business component using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Use the following naming format to keep similar records in the Siebel repository consistent: business component Home Search Virtual For example, Account Home Search Virtual.
      Class	CSSBCVMirrorAdd. This class uses rapid add and rapid search to improve performance.

      This virtual business component represents the data that the target business component presents. You must use the Business Components list in Siebel Tools to define a virtual business component. You cannot use the Business Component New Object Wizard because it forces you to associate the business component with a table.

   2. In the Object Explorer, expand the Business Component tree, then Field.
   3. In the Fields list, define fields that represent the fields from the target business components that Siebel CRM must display in the search applet on the home screen.

      The field names in the virtual business component must match the field names in the target business component.

      NOTE:  Siebel CRM does not support a multi-value group on a rapid search or rapid add applet.

   4. In the Object Explorer, click Business Component User Prop.
   5. In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Search Target BusComp
      Value	Enter the name of target business component. For example, Account.

   6. In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Search Target BusObj
      Value	Enter the name of target business object. For example, Account.

3. Create the Home Add Virtual business components:
   1. Repeat Step a through Step c. Use business component Home Add Virtual as the business component name.
   2. In the Object Explorer, click Business Component User Prop.
   3. In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Add Target BusComp
      Value	Enter the name of target business component. For example, Account.

   4. In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Add Target BusObj
      Value	Enter the name of target business object. For example, Account.

   5. (Optional) In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Field field name For example, Mirror Field Account.
      Value	Pick, target field, mirror pick Id field For example, Pick, Account, Account Id.

      You use this business component user property to display a dynamic list that does not use a list of values. It identifies a pick field, the corresponding field in the target business component, and the base table Id field in the virtual business component.

   6. (Optional) Complete this step only if you complete Step f. In the Business Component User Props list, create a new record using values from the following table.

      Property	Value
      Name	Mirror Add mirror pick Id field name For example, Mirror Add Account Id.
      Value	Ignored Prevents Siebel CRM from adding the Mirror Pick Id Field to the target business component, which might cause a record insertion failure.