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Configuring Client-Side Import

You can use client-side import to populate fields with data. Client-side import uses the applet-level menu import functionality in the Siebel Web Client. It is configured using the Import Object object in Siebel Tools, which sets business component fields to be populated. Client-side import is supported for parent business components only. Applets configured for client-side import must allow records to be inserted; that is, the No Insert property of the applet must be set to False.

For an example of how client-side import is configured, see the Contact business component in the standard Siebel repository. The contact business component is configured as an Import Object with fields defined as Import Field child objects.

To enable client-side import for a business component

  1. Lock the project to which the business component belongs.
  2. In the Object Explorer, select Import Object.
  3. Add a new record with the business component and its project as properties.
  4. With the new record selected, expand Import Object, and then select the Import Field child object.
  5. Add new records for each business component field you wish to be populated.

    NOTE:  You can also add import fields to already existing import objects, such as Contact.

  6. Compile the .srf, selecting the locked project.

The new fields will be displayed in the Select a Siebel Field dialog and can be mapped to fields in the External Data Source Field dialog when importing data.


 Siebel Tools Reference
 Published: 20 October 2003