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Reusing a Predefined Dock Object

Siebel CRM includes dock objects with a predefined Siebel application. Before you create a new dock object, review the predefined dock objects and associated visibility rules thoroughly to determine if they meet your visibility requirements.

Table 72 lists some of the business components and their associated dock objects.

The Party dock object represents the Employee and Position records. The visibility level for the Party dock object is Limited. The SQL rules in the Party dock object determine visibility for employee and position records as Enterprise.

To reuse a predefined dock object

1. In Siebel Tools, display the object type named Dock Object and all child objects of the Dock Object.

   For more information, see Displaying Object Types You Use to Configure Siebel CRM.

2. In the Object Explorer, click Business Component.
3. In the Business Components list, locate the business component you seek.

   For example, query the Name property for Opportunity.

4. Note the value in the Table property.

   For example, Siebel Tools displays the S_OPTY table in the Table property for the Opportunity business component.

5. In the Object Explorer, click the Flat tab, and then click Dock Object.
6. In the Dock Objects list, query the Dock Object Table property for the table you identified in Step 4.

   If a dock object references the table, then Siebel Tools displays the dock object. For example, the Opportunity dock object references the same table that the Opportunity business component references.

7. If your query provides a result, then you might be able to reuse the predefined dock object. Do the following:
   1. Note the value in the Name property.
   2. In the Object Explorer, click the Types tab, and then click Dock Object.
   3. Query the Name property for the value you noted in Step a.
   4. Examine the dock object and the child objects of the dock object to determine if they meet your requirements.