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Defining Sequence for Screen View Objects

You define the sequence in which views and groups of views (categories) appear in the user interface using the Screen View Sequence Editor. This is a visual design tool that allows you to see the hierarchy of screen view records at each level of navigation. It displays the hierarchy in a tree format and allows you to move individual screen views or groups of screen views to different positions in the sequence. However, you cannot move an item out of its current category or hierarchical level. If you do not define the sequence of screen views, the Siebel Web Engine will order them alphabetically.

The Sequence property displays a numerical code to indicate the sequence of a Screen View in the hierarchy. This field is updated when you open the Screen View Editor, make changes, and then choose File > Save. In the Object List Editor, you can sort on the Sequence column to see the hierarchy that will be displayed at run time. Note that if there is a null value for the Sequence property, SWE will render that Screen View as the last item in the sequence.

NOTE:  Screen View sequence does not affect how views appear in Site Map. Views appear in Site Map in alphabetical order below the screen name.

To define the display order of Screen View objects

1. Navigate to the Screen that contains the screen views for which you want to define display order and select it.
2. Right-click and choose Edit Screen View Sequence.

   The Screen View Editor appears displaying the screen object and its child screen view objects in a tree structure. A screen view object displayed in bold indicates that it is the Category Defualt View for the category.

   You can also click anywhere in the screen view list, right-click, and then choose Edit Screen Sequence.

3. In the Screen View Editor, select a screen view object, and then right-click and use the options to move the screen view up or down in the tree:

   Name	Description
   Move to Next Higher Position	Moves the screen view one position up.
   Move to Next Lower Position	Moves the screen view one position down.
   Move to Highest Position	Moves the screen view to the highest position in its level of the hierarchy.
   Move to Lowest Position	Moves the screen view to the lowest position in its level of hierarchy.

4. Choose File > Save and then exit the Screen View Editor.