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Defining Applications

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An application is a collection of screens—it defines which screens will be accessible through menus and tabs. You can create new applications, but developers should rarely do so. Typically, developers will modify existing applications to meet an organization's requirements.

Many applications can be supported in a single repository.

The application's name is the one used in the configuration file that is read when the application is executed. Application names are case-sensitive and space-sensitive.

Siebel applications place application object definitions in their own separate project. This is done to minimize locking of the application object definition.

If you are adding new screens to an application you need to:

Associate screens with Page Tabs
Associate screens with Screen Menu Items

Associating Screens with Page Tabs

Page Tabs are a child object type of the Application object type. They appear as the first-level navigation in the user interface, allowing users to click the tab to go to the associated screen. Figure 166 shows Page Tabs in the user interface.

Figure 166. Page Tabs in the User Interface

To create Page Tabs in an application

In the Object Explorer, expand the Application object type.
Select the child object of Application called Page Tab. The Page Tabs List Editor appears as the bottom windowpane in the Object List Editor window.
With the Page Tabs List Editor active, choose Edit > New Record to add a new Page Tab object definition.
Set the properties for the new Page Tab record:
Screen. The screen you want to expose through a page tab.
Sequence. Specifies the order of the page tabs for an application.
Text. Specifies the text that will be displayed on the page tab.

Defining Screen Menu Items

Screen Menu Items are child objects of the Application Object Type. Screen Menu Items appear as hyperlinks on the Site Map. They allow users to click the hyperlink to go to the screen. Figure 167 shows Screen Menu Item definitions displayed on the Site Map.

NOTE:  The site map is available by choosing View from the application-level menu and then choosing Site Map.

Figure 167. Screen Menu Items Displayed on the Site Map

To associate screens with screen menu items

From the Object Explorer, expand the Application object type.
Select the child object called Screen Menu Item.

The Screen Menu Items List Editor appears as the bottom windowpane in the Object List Editor window.

With the Screen Menu Items List Editor active, choose Edit > New Record to add a new Screen Menu Item object definition.
Set the properties for the new Screen Menu Item record:
Screen. The screen that will be accessed with the menu item.
Sequence. The position of the menu item on the Site Map for the application.

Duplicate sequence numbers are acceptable—in that case the first one added will be the first to appear.

You can also use gaps in sequence numbers so that you can insert additional screens between your original entries.

Text. The text to use for the menu item.

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