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Inactivating Views
Each screen in the Siebel application is associated with a set of related views. Views are associated to a screen using the Screen View object type, which is a child object of the Screen object type. These views appear in the user interface in the Show drop-down list and in the second row of tabs as shown in Figure 13.
NOTE: There are four levels of navigation in Siebel Applications. The first level is the row of page tabs across the top of the frame that allows users to navigate to other screens. The second level is the Show drop-down list that allows users to select different context views (for example, My Contacts, All Contacts, My Team's Contacts). The third level is the second row of tabs that allows users to navigate to other views. The fourth level (not shown in Figure 13) is a drop-down list that allows users to select different grandchild views. For more information about configuring navigation levels, see Siebel Tools Reference.
Many of the views associated with screens show data or contain functionality that is not part of NREC's system design. For example, many of the views associated with the Opportunities Screen, such as Attachments, Presentations, Proposals, Quotes, and Sales Teams, are not part of NREC's Partner Portal solution.
NREC has chosen to inactivate the unnecessary views associated with each of the remaining, active screens. The following table summarizes which views NREC has determined should be inactive.
There is more than one approach to controlling the views that appear in the user interface. One option would be to create a responsibility for NREC that includes only the relevant views for NREC's solution. Another option would be to use Siebel Personalization to show or hide views based on user profile attributes. However, because these views are not part of NREC's system design, NREC has chosen to inactivate unnecessary views in the repository.
See Applications Administration Guide for more information about responsibilities.
See Personalization Administration Guide for more information about controlling views with Personalization.
The following procedure uses the Accounts Screen (SCW) as an example. To complete the NREC example, you would need to inactivate the unnecessary views for the screens listed in Table 8.
To inactivate Screen Views associated with a Screen
- In the Object Explorer, expand the Screen object type.
The Screens window appears in the Object List Editor.
- In the Screens window, select the Accounts Screen (SCW).
- Lock the project locally by choosing Tools > Lock Project.
- Change the Project property from Opportunity (SCW) to NREC Configuration.
- In the Object List Editor, select the Screen View object type (child of Screen).
The Screen View window appears in the Object List Editor.
- Select the Inactive field for the views that are not part of NREC's system design.
See Table 8 to determine which views to inactivate.
NOTE: To move the Inactive field next to the Name field, right-click in Screen View window, and then choose Columns Displayed.
- Repeat steps 2 through 7 for each active screen in the NREC example.
- Compile and Test.
See Compiling Projects, and Testing Changes.
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Developing and Deploying Siebel eBusiness Applications Published: 18 April 2003 |