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Siebel Tools allows you to customize Siebel applications by modifying and creating object definitions. A standard Siebel application provides a core set of object definitions, which you can use as a basis for your own tailored application.

NOTE:  The terms object and object definition in the Siebel application context do not mean the same thing as the terms "object," "object class," or "object instance" as used in a programming language like C++.

Object definitions are grouped into four layers with different subject matter and purposes; for example:

Physical User Interface Layer: Templates and tags that render UI
Logical User Interface Objects Layer: Presentation of data (UI)
Business Objects Layer: Business entities
Data Objects Layer: Database details (data)

Object types in a given layer depend on definitions in the next lower layer, and are insulated from other layers in the structure. This means, for example, that you can make changes to a Siebel application without changing the underlying database structure. Similarly, you can extend the Siebel database schema without impacting the Siebel application.

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