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About Applet Properties

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Following are descriptions for key applet properties. For a complete list and more detailed descriptions, see Siebel Object Types Reference.

Business Component. (Required.) The name of the business component whose data is to be displayed in the applet.
Class. (Required.) The C++ class used to manage the applet. Form applets use the CSSFrame class, and list applets use the CSSFrameList class. There are also some specialized classes for applets that use special business components and have special features.

CAUTION:  Controls on applets belonging to a specialized class should not be deleted because this may break methods used on the applets.

NOTE:  Do not change the Class property of previously configured applets.

Name. (Required.) Name of the applet.
No Delete, No Insert, No Update. If TRUE, you are not allowed to perform the data manipulation operation.

NOTE:  If these are true for the business component on which the applet is based, the applet will automatically inherit the restrictions from the business component.

Search Specification. A conditional expression used to restrict the records displayed.
Title. The text used for the title of the applet.

Applet Controls

Following are descriptions for key applet Control properties. For a complete list and more detailed descriptions, see Siebel Object Types Reference.

List Applet Control Properties

The following are the key control properties for all list applets:

List. (List Control.) Control used for displaying columns of data from the underlying business component.

Accept the default values for these list applet controls.

Form Applet Control Properties

Caption. (MiniButton, CheckBox, Group, Label Controls.) Display value that identifies the purpose of the control to the end user. The caption is typically rendered as a label within or next to the control.
Field. (TextBox, CheckBox.) Business component field for which the control is displaying data.
Method Invoked. (PushButton.) Method invoked when the button control is pushed.
Name. (Required.) The name of the control.
Read Only. (TextBox, CheckBox.) If TRUE, the control is read-only and the value in it cannot be modified.
HTML Sequence. The position of this control relative to other controls in the applet, indicating tab sequence. Valid values are numbers greater than zero.
Tab Stop. If TRUE, it allows the user to move to the control using the TAB key.
Text Alignment. (Label Controls.) Left is the default. It indicates how to align the text in the control.
HTML Type. The control type.

NOTE:  Controls on applets belonging to a specialized class should not be deleted because it may break methods used on the applets.

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