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Testing Changes

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Once you have compiled objects into a new repository file, you can see the results of your changes in the client application. Typically developers will set up a Mobile Web client on their machine to use for testing and will point the Web client to the repository file that has been recompiled with configuration changes.

NOTE:  Make sure you have the correct .srf file—the one you compiled your changes to—is defined for the application you want to test. You can check this by verifying the value of the repository file parameter in the application's configuration file.

Registering New Views in the Application

When you add a new view to an application, you must make it visible in the client application before you can test it. You do this by registering the new view in the application using the View Administration view and then associating it to a responsibility.

If you are working with existing views, these steps are not necessary. The views are already registered in the application.

To register views in the application

From the application-level menu, choose View > Site Map > Application Administration > Views.

The View list appears.

Click the menu button and then select New Record.
Enter the view name.

The view name you enter must match the name property defined for the view in Siebel Tools.

Enter a description and select whether you want the view to be available for local access in the Mobile Web client.
Click Save.

To associate views with a responsibility

From the application-level menu, choose View > Site Map > Application Administration > Responsibilities.

The Responsibilities list appears.

In the Responsibilities list, select the Responsibility to which you want to associate the view.

NOTE:  You cannot edit the responsibilities that are part of the seed data that ships with the product. You must create a new responsibility to be able to associate new views to it. You can copy one of the sample responsibilities, such as Siebel System Administrator, and then customize it for your purposes.

In the View list, click the menu button and then select New Record.
From the Add Views dialog box select a view.

The view is associated with the responsibility. When a user with the responsibility logs into the application, the view will appear in the user interface.

Verifying Your Changes

After you have made any new views available in the application, you can log on to your Web Client application to see the results of your configuration changes.

To verify your changes

Start your client application.
Navigate to the objects you modified.

For example, if you added a new applet to a view, go to the view to make sure the applet appears where it should.

Note any differences between what you see and the expected appearance or behavior.
If you find problems, repeat the cycle:
Return to Siebel Tools to make configuration changes necessary to fix the problem.
Compile the project.
Test the change.

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