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Configuring Siebel Business Process Designer to Use MLOV-Enabled Fields

Additional configuration is required to enable the Siebel Business Process Designer to use MLOV-enabled fields. Siebel Business Process Designer compares values in target tables with values in the Business Process administration tables to determine whether a particular condition is true. For columns enabled for MLOVs, the value stored in the target table is the Language-Independent Code rather than the Display Value. However, the value in the Business Process Administration table is the Display Value. Siebel Business Process Designer cannot evaluate a condition by comparing the Language-Independent Code to the Display Value.

To enable Siebel Business Process Designer to work with MLOV-enabled columns, you must configure Workflow entities so that they compare the language-independent code in the target table with the language-independent code in the Business Process Designer administration table. You must do this for the following entities:

• Policy Conditions
• Action Arguments

Policy Conditions

Before you enable Policy Conditions, you must:

• Determine all the business component fields that are enabled for MLOVs.
• Of the fields that are MLOV-enabled, identify which ones are referenced by Policy conditions.

For each of the fields that reference a Workflow Policy condition, you must complete the following tasks:

• Create a new picklist to display LIC values.
• Create a new applet to display LIC values.
• Configure the Workflow Policy Column to use the new picklist and applet.
• Repick the values for existing workflow policies.

To create a LIC picklist for a Workflow Policy Column

1. In Siebel Tools, navigate to the Workflow Policy Column object type that you want to enable to use with MLOVs.
2. Find the Workflow Policy Column that references the MLOV enabled field.
3. In the PickList property field, click the picklist name.

   The Pick Lists window appears in the Object List Editor.

4. Create a new picklist by copying the existing one and append LIC to the name.

   For example, Picklist Account Status LIC.

5. Verify that the Sort Specification property of the picklist is set to "Name."

To create a new LIC applet for a Workflow Policy Column

1. Navigate back to the Workflow Policy Column selected in the previous procedure.
2. In the Applet property field, double-click the name of the associated applet.

   The Applet window appears in the Object List Editor.

3. Create a new applet by copying the existing one and append LIC to the name.
4. Add a new list column to the applet for the language-independent Code.
   1. In the Object List Editor, select List object type and then select the List Column object type.
   2. In the List Column window, create a new record by copying an existing one, and then set the Field property to "Name."

To configure the Workflow Policy Column

1. Navigate back to the Workflow Policy Column selected in the previous section.
2. In the PickList property field, select the new picklist created in Step 4 of the procedure To create a LIC picklist for a Workflow Policy Column.
3. In the Source Field property, change the value from Value to Name.
4. Compile changes.

To repick the values

1. Log on using a client connected to the modified repository file.
2. From the application level menu, choose View > Site Map > Business Process Administration > Workflow Policies.
3. Repick the Values by selecting the conditions and reselecting the appropriate display values.

   This will store the language-independent code.

Action Arguments

Before you enable Action Arguments, you must:

• Determine all the business component fields that are enabled for MLOVs.
• Of the fields that are MLOV enabled, identify which ones are referenced by Policy conditions.

For each of the fields that reference an Action Argument, you must complete the following tasks:

• Create a new picklist to display LIC values.
• Create a new applet to display LIC values.
• Configure the Action Arguments to use the new picklist and applet.
• Repick the values for the existing workflow policies.

To create a LIC picklist for a Workflow Policy Program Argument

1. In Siebel Tools, navigate to the Workflow Policy Program object type and the Workflow Policy Program that contains the argument that you want to enable for use with MLOVs.
2. Select the Workflow Policy Program Argument object type (child of Workflow Policy Program) and then select the Argument you want to enable for use with MLOVs.
3. In the PickList property field, click the picklist name.

   The PickLists window appears in the Object List Editor.

4. Create a new picklist by copying the existing one and append LIC to the name.

To create a new LIC applet for a Workflow Policy Program Argument

1. Navigate back to the Workflow Policy Program Argument selected in the previous procedure.
2. In the Applet property field, double-click the name of the associated applet.

   If no applet exists, you must create one.

   The Applet window appears in the Object List Editor.

3. Create a new applet by copying the existing one and append LIC to the name.
4. Add a new list column to the applet for the language-independent code.
   1. In the Object List Editor, select List object type and then select the List Column object type.
   2. In the List Column window, create a new record by copying an existing one and set the Field property to Name.

To configure the Workflow Policy Program Argument

1. Navigate back to the Workflow Policy Program Argument selected in the previous section.
2. In the PickList property field, select the new picklist created in Step 4 of the procedure To create a LIC picklist for a Workflow Policy Program Argument.
3. In the Source Field property, change the value from Value to Name.
4. Compile changes.

To repick the values

1. Log on using a client connected to the modified repository file.
2. From the application level menu, choose View > Site Map > Business Process Administration > Workflow Policies.
3. Repick the Values of arguments for existing workflow policies.

For more information about Siebel Business Process Designer, see Siebel Business Process Designer Administration Guide.