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Metadata Process Flow

These steps describe the flow for creating new style sheets in greater detail.

1. Using the Reference Configuration Sample (or a a third-party user interface), the administrator establishes a connection with the Metadata Builder engine through a COM Data Control.
2. The administrator logs in to the Metadata Business Service and selects a Siebel application to view.
3. The Metadata Builder engine uses the Extractor/Parser functionality to extract and parse the object definitions (located in the SRF file) for the specified application. (The application definitions are defined in Siebel Tools.)
4. The Metadata Builder engine then creates a hierarchical representation of the entire application in memory.
5. The Metadata Builder engine uses the XML Builder functionality to generate an XML representation of the application. The XML representation is presented to the administrator in the Reference Configuration Sample as a hierarchical tree structure.
6. Using the Reference Configuration Sample, the administrator customizes the data in the hierarchical tree structure, selecting the user interface elements desired for each screen. (The administrator can also subscribe for updates and pushed alerts by using the same user interface.)
7. When the administrator has configured each screen of the application that needs to be customized, the administrator saves the selections as a subscription. The Metadata Builder engine uses the Save Selections functionality to save all the selections (user interface elements, updates, and alerts). If alerts have been subscribed for, the Metadata Builder engine creates business processes and saves them.
8. The administrator clicks the Create Stylesheets button. The Metadata Builder engine invokes the Style Sheet Builder functionality to generate the style sheets.