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Defining the Properties of a Control or List Column If HTML Type Is Text

This topic describes how to define the properties of a control or list column if the HTML Type is Text.

To define the properties of a control or list column if the HTML Type is Text

1. In Siebel Tools, click Applet in the Object Explorer.
2. In the Applets list, locate the applet you must modify.
3. In the Object Explorer, expand the Applets tree, and then click Control to define the properties of a control. To define the properties of a list, expand the List tree, and then click List Column.
4. In the Controls or List Columns list, locate the control or list column you must modify.
5. Define the Field property.

   Specify the field in the business component that contains the data that the text control or list column displays.

6. Define the Display Format property.

   For more information, see Defining the Display Format Property for Data That Is Not Text.

7. Optional. If the Field property of the control or list column references a multi-value field, then do the following:
   1. In the MVG Applet property, specify the applet to use for the multi-value group applet.
   2. Set the Runtime property to TRUE.

      For more information, see About the Multi-Value Field, and How the Runtime Property Determines the Icon That Siebel CRM Displays with a Text Box.

8. Optional. If the control or list column must reference a pick applet, then do the following:
   1. Define the Pick Applet property.
   2. Set the Runtime property to TRUE.

      The Pick Applet property identifies the pick applet to use for the list dialog box. You must define a list for the field that the control or list column references. For more information, see How the Runtime Property Determines the Icon That Siebel CRM Displays with a Text Box.

9. Compile and test your modifications.

   For more information, see Using Siebel Tools.

How the Runtime Property Determines the Icon That Siebel CRM Displays with a Text Box

If the HTML Type property of a control or list column is Text, then the Runtime property of the control or list column determines the icon that Siebel CRM displays with a text box. It uses the values in the following properties of the control or list column:

• If the MVG Applet or Pick Applet property is not empty, then it does the following:
  • If the Runtime property is TRUE, then it activates an icon or arrow to the right of the text box.
  • If the Runtime property is FALSE, then it does not display an icon or arrow, making the multi-value group applet or pick applet inaccessible.
• If the MVG Applet and Pick Applet properties are empty, and if the Runtime property is TRUE, then Siebel CRM uses the data type of the field that the Field property references to determine to display or not display an icon for a calculator, an icon for a calendar, or a currency pop-up applet.

Defining the Display Format Property for Data That Is Not Text

This topic describes how to define the Display Format property of a control or list column to display data that is not text.

To define the Display Format property for data that is not text

1. Determine the data type of the field that this control or list column references:
   1. In Siebel Tools, in the Object Explorer, expand the Business Component tree, and then click Field.
   2. In the Fields list, locate the field you specified in Step 5.
   3. Examine the Type property to identify the data type for the field.
2. Define the Display Format property depending on the data type you identified in Step c.

   For more information, see Display Format Property of a Control or List Column.

3. Optional. Format the postal code:
   1. Specify a DTYPE_TEXT data type.
   2. Create a format mask in the Display Format property that consists of number signs (#) and empty spaces. For example, ##### #### for a United States postal code that uses the zip code plus four format.

      Siebel CRM does not support hyphens in a postal code.