Bookshelf v8.0: What's New in This Release

Using Siebel Tools covers how to use Oracle's Siebel Tools application. It describes the Siebel Tools user interface and includes tasks such as customizing the Siebel Tools environment, working with objects, checking in and checking out, and compiling.

Using Siebel Tools does not cover how to configure Oracle's Siebel applications. For example, it does not cover how to extend the data model, define business logic, or build user interface objects. For configuration-related information, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

What's New in Using Siebel Tools, Version 8.0, Rev. A

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to version 8.0, Rev. A of the software.

What's New in Using Siebel Tools, Version 8.0

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support version 8.0 of the software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Using Siebel Tools, Version 8.0
Chapter	Topic/Description
About the Siebel Tools User Interface	About the Improved User Interface. Changes to the user interface to support a multiple-document interface (MDI).
	About the Applets Window. Changes to the Applets window, which displays information about a selected view and allows you to add applets to that view.
	About the Palettes Window. Context-sensitive window displayed when the Applet Layout Editor, Task Designer, or Workflow Process Designer is launched. Replaces the Web Controls toolbar.
	About the Multi Value Property Window. Context-sensitive window displayed, for example, when the Task Designer or Workflow Process Designer is launched.
	About the Expression Builder.. Used to create syntax for the Value field of a property.
	About Canvas-Based Designers. Overview of the three similar design environments that allow developers to create entity relationships, tasks, and workflow processes.
About the Siebel Tools User Interface	About Dynamic Picklists for User Properties.. No longer necessary to type the name of a valid user property when adding one to an object that supports user properties.
About the Siebel Tools User Interface	Reports Menu. List of reports available in version 8.0.
Customizing Your Siebel Tools Environment	Setting Workflow and Task Configuration Options. Options to help developers be more productive when working with tasks and workflows.
Customizing Your Siebel Tools Environment	Showing, Hiding, and Docking Windows. Added flexibility in customizing the user interface.
Working with Objects	Deleted topic on generating reports about object relationships.
Creating Workflow Processes and Tasks	New chapter with descriptions of the Workflow Process Designer, Task Designer, and Expression Builder, as well as basic procedures for creating workflow processes and tasks.
Siebel Script Editors	About the ST eScript Engine. Default eScript scripting engine in version 8.0.
	Using Fix and Go. Ability to edit and test scripts without recompiling them and restarting the Siebel Mobile Web Client.
	Using Script Assist. Enhanced Script Assist functionality, including syntax highlighting, repository introspection, favorites, and script libraries.
	Using the Watch Window. Support for more variable types, including global variables, profile attributes, and shared global variables.
Working with Archive Files	Support for exporting objects to Application Deployment Manager (ADM) hot-fixes and mid-level releases.
Managing Repositories	Exporting and Importing Repositories Using the Database Configuration Wizard. Updates to both the Windows and UNIX procedures.
Working with Strings and Other Locale-Specific Data	Running the LMU Using the Command-Line Interface. Ability to provide a text file with a list of projects to be exported.
Working with Strings and Other Locale-Specific Data	About the Advanced Compile Option. Inserting "dummy" strings where translations are missing so that all functionality works, and adding pseudolocalization prefixes to strings to make testing easier.