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Starting an External Application

An external application can be configured in Siebel Tools for Siebel Mobile applications so that you can start it from within the mobile application. For example, you can link contacts to LinkedIn or Facebook so that you will be able to display a contact's LinkedIn or Facebook profile from within Siebel Mobile applications. The icon or URL link to start an external application appears on the details page in the work area of Siebel Mobile applications.

You use the Symbolic URL Administration view in Siebel Tools to specify how the HTTP request to the external application should be constructed and to define any arguments and values to be sent as part of the request. For more information about how to configure an external application to start from Siebel Mobile applications, see Configuring Siebel Open UI and the topic about defining symbolic URLs in Siebel Portal Framework Guide.

To start an external application from within a Siebel Mobile application

• Tap the External Application URL link or icon on the details page in the work area.