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About Single- Versus Multiple-Owner Dynamic Candidate Types

Depending on the relationship an attribute has with an object row, dynamic candidates can be of the single-owner type or multiple-owner type.

If there is a one-to-one relationship, dynamic candidates are of the single-owner type. For example, in the asset team example discussed in Dynamic Candidates, the dynamic candidates are of the single-owner type because only one asset can be associated with an activity. This is illustrated in the top half of Figure 4.

If there is a one-to-many relationship, dynamic candidates are of the multiple-owner type. For example, if an opportunity is associated with multiple accounts and each account has a team of positions, the position dynamic candidates are of the multiple-owner type. This is illustrated in the bottom half of Figure 4.

Figure 4.  Example of Single- Versus Multiple-Owner Dynamic Candidate Types

Using Siebel Tools, you create the dynamic candidate definitions for each assignment object by creating records for the Dynamic Candidate object (a child of the Assignment Object object). The dynamic candidate properties define the table and column names involved in performing the join from the assignment object primary table to the team table to retrieve the dynamic candidates.

For more information about dynamic candidates, see Dynamic Candidates. For more information about creating dynamic candidate definitions, see Configuring Assignment Objects for Dynamic Candidates.