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About Standard and High Interactivity Modes


In the Web browser, Siebel applications run in one of two modes: standard interactivity or high interactivity.

High interactivity is designed to provide Siebel applications with a user experience similar to that of traditional GUI-based Windows applications. High interactivity reduces the number of page refreshes (compared to standard interactivity) when a user interacts with the application, browses through records, and so on. This degree of interactivity is made possible by requesting data-only updates from the server. The application thus makes optimal use of network bandwidth.

For example, a high interactivity client does not require a page refresh for creating a new record. A user creates a new record by clicking New. A new row is created in a list dynamically, without a page refresh. The user enters the relevant data, then clicks outside of the record to implicitly commit the change, again without a page refresh.

Some of the features of the high interactivity framework are:

  • Fewer page refreshes.
  • Support for client-side scripting.
  • Support for implicit commit. This feature enables automatic saving when a user steps off of a new or modified record.
  • Other usability features, including:
    • Lists displayed in special applets
    • Drag-and-drop column reordering
    • Drag-and-drop file attachments
    • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Smart controls for calendar, calculator and currency
    • Applet scrollbars

The high interactivity framework requires the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser running in a Windows environment and uses both ActiveX controls and Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Deploying Siebel applications in high interactivity mode requires adhering to strict guidelines regarding the deployed operating system, Internet Explorer version and settings, and JRE.

For information about supported browser versions and about which Siebel applications use high interactivity mode, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network.

For detailed browser configuration information, see Siebel System Administration Guide.

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