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About Siebel Objects

Siebel object definitions are the metadata that define Siebel applications. Siebel object definitions implement the user interface, business entities, and database organization. Object definitions are stored in a set of database tables called the Siebel Repository. Examples of types of objects are applets, views, business components, and tables. You work with object definitions using Siebel Tools.

Object definitions consist of properties, which are characteristics of the software construct that the object implements. For example, the properties of a database column include its name, data type, and length.

Object definitions have hierarchical relationships called parent-child relationships. For example, when you expand an object, such as Applet, in the Siebel Tools Object Explorer you see child objects, including Applet Method Menu Item, Applet Browser Script, Applet Server Script, and Applet Toggle.

Parent-child relationships between object definitions imply that the child object definition is in, or belongs to the parent object definition, but it does not imply inheritance among object definitions. The set of properties of an object is unrelated to the set of properties of a child object definition.

For more information about Siebel Tools Object Explorer and the Object List Editor, see Using Siebel Tools.

NOTE:  Terms such as object, property, or class refer to the Siebel application metadata and not to the corresponding terms in object-oriented programming.