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Working with Siebel Operation Steps

The Siebel Operation view allows you to define Siebel Operation steps such as Insert, Update, or Query. These steps are performed on business components.

After you define a Siebel Operation step, you can use the Fields applet to define any field values for the step. For the Update step, you can use the Search Specifications view to define which records you want to update. For the Query step, you can use this view to query for a record with specific field values.

Siebel Operation Field Descriptions

Table 19 describes the Siebel Operation form fields.

Table 19. Siebel Operation Fields
Field
Description
Name
The name of the Siebel Operation step. Enter a descriptive name that is:
  • Consistent with your overall naming strategy
  • Meaningful to the process designer
Description
Enter a text description of the purpose of the Siebel Operation step.
Operation
Required. Enter the type of operation: Insert, Query, or Update.
Business Component
Required. The business component that will perform the action you specify. Choose from a list of business components that have been defined for the selected business object.
Created By
The name of the person who creates the step. This value is automatically entered based on the logon name of the user.
Created
The date that the step is created. This value is automatically entered.

Fields Field Descriptions

Table 20 describes the fields in the Fields list.

Table 20. Fields in the Fields List
Field
Description
Name
Choose the name of the business component field from a list of all fields defined for the business component except multi-value groups and calculated fields.
Type
Required. Choose the type of value to enter in the field: Literal, Process Property, Business Component, or Expression.
Value
If you entered Literal or Expression in the Type file, enter a string value.
Property Name
If you entered Process Property in the Type file, enter the name of the business process property.
Business Component
If you entered Business Component in the Type file, enter the name of the associated business component.
Business Component Field
If you entered Business Component in the Type file, enter the name of the field associated with the business component.

Search Specifications Field Descriptions

Table 21 describes the fields in the Search Specifications list.

Table 21. Search Specifications Fields
Field
Description
Filter Business Component
Enter the name of the business component that will provide the group of records on which you will perform your search.
Type
Required. Choose the type of value on which to base your search: Literal or Expression.
Search Specification
If you entered Literal in the Type field, enter a literal value in the form of an expression. For example, "= 100".
If you entered Expression in the Type field, enter an expression such as [Status] LIKE `*Open*'. The expression will be evaluated by the Expression business component you specify.
Expression Business Component
If you entered Expression in the Type field, enter the name of the business component that will evaluate the expression.
For example, in the Search Specification field, you can enter:
"[Due Date] < '" + [Order Date] + "'"
The Expression business component evaluates Order Date so that the search specification becomes:
[Due Date] < '07/04/2001 18:51:26'
Comments
Enter a text description of the purpose of the search.

Output Arguments Field Descriptions

Table 22 describes the fields in the Output Arguments list.

Table 22. Output Arguments Fields
Field
Description
Property Name
Required. The name of the process property that will store the results. Choose from a list of all the properties that have been defined for the process. For more information about defining process properties, see Defining Process Properties.
Type
Required. Choose the type of argument: Literal, Output Argument, Business Component, or Expression.
Value
If you entered Literal or Expression in the Type file, enter a string value.
Name
If you entered Output Argument in the Type file, enter the name of the output argument from the End step.
Business Component
If you entered Business Component in the Type file, enter the name of the business component.


 Siebel Business Process Designer Administration Guide 
 Published: 29 May 2003