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About Standard and High Interactivity

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Siebel applications are deployed in either Standard Interactivity or High Interactivity mode.

Standard Interactivity mode resembles most traditional Web applications. It supports many different types of browsers. Page refreshes occur often, such as when users create new records, submit forms, and browse through lists of records. Customer applications are deployed in Standard Interactivity mode.

High Interactivity mode is designed to resemble a Windows client. It supports fewer browsers than Standard Interactivity mode, but it includes a set of features that make data entry easier for users. For example, page refreshes do not occur as often as they do in Standard Interactivity mode. Users can create new records in a list, save the data, and continue browsing without a page refresh having to occur. Employee applications are typically deployed in High Interactivity mode. Other features supported by High Interactivity mode are:

• Browser scripting.
• Implicit commit, which allows the application to automatically save a record when the user steps off it.
• User interface features, such as drag and drop column reordering, drag and drop file attachments, keyboard shortcuts, smart controls for calendar, calculator and currency functions, and applet scroll bars.

NOTE:  Partner applications can be deployed in either Standard Interactivity or High Interactivity mode.

One way to distinguish between Standard and High Interactivity modes is by the underlying technologies used by each mode (see Table 5).

Table 5.  Technology Differences Between Standard and High Interactivity

Technologies	Standard Interactivity	High Interactivity
Uses Java technology		X
Uses JavaScript technology	X	X
Uses Active X technology		X
Uses Document Object Model		X

There are requirements for deploying in both modes. For example, Standard Interactivity requires that browsers support HTML 3.2 and JavaScript interpretation. High Interactivity mode requires support for additional technologies, such as Java Virtual Machine or Java Runtime Environment, and Active X controls.

For specific requirements for each mode, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms.

For specific requirements related to browser settings, see Siebel Web Client Administration Guide.

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