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Showing, Hiding, and Reordering Screen and View Tabs

You can show, hide, and reorder screen tabs and view tabs. You can also set up default views for screens in your Siebel application. The screens and views available to you are always available through the Site Map, even if their tabs are hidden.

Showing or Hiding Screen Tabs

You can show or hide screen tabs.

To show or hide screen tabs

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools, then User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Tab Layout.

   The Screen Tab Layout and View Tab Layout lists appear.

3. In the Screen Tab Layout list, select the row for the screen tab you want to show or hide, and do one of the following:
   • Clear the Hide check box to show the screen tab.
   • Select the Hide check box to hide the screen tab.

     NOTE:  If you hide a screen tab, then all the views within that screen are also hidden.

Showing or Hiding View Tabs

You can show or hide view tabs.

To show or hide view tabs

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools, then User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Tab Layout.

   The Screen Tab Layout and View Tab Layout lists appear.

3. In the Screen Tab Layout list, select the row for the screen tab associated with the view tab you want to show or hide.

   The View Tab Layout list shows the view tabs for the selected screen tab.

4. In the View Tab Layout list, select the row for the view tab you want to show or hide, and do one of the following:
   • Clear the Hide check box to show the view tab.
   • Select the Hide check box to hide the view tab.

Changing the Order of Screen Tabs

You can change the order in which screen tabs appear.

To change the order in which screen tabs appear

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools, then User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Tab Layout.

   The Screen Tab Layout and View Tab Layout lists appear.

3. In the Screen Tab Layout list, type a whole number in the Order field for each screen tab to define the position of that screen tab.

   The number in the Order field is used to re-sequence the tabs in ascending order. If you use the same number in the Order field for more than one tab, then the tabs with the same number appear in alphabetical order.

Changing the Order of View Tabs

You can change the order in which view tabs appear.

To change the order in which view tabs appear

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools, then User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Tab Layout.

   The Screen Tab Layout and View Tab Layout lists appear.

3. In the Screen Tab Layout list, select the row for the screen for which you want to reorder view tabs.

   The View Tab Layout list shows the view tabs for the selected screen.

4. In the View Tab Layout list, type a whole number in the Order field for each view tab to define the position of that view tab.

   The number in the Order field is used to re-sequence the tabs in ascending order. If you use the same number in the Order field for more than one tab, then the tabs with the same number appear in alphabetical order.

Setting Up Default Views for Screens

You can set up a default view for a screen.

To set up a default view for a screen

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools, then User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Tab Layout.

   The Screen Tab Layout and View Tab Layout lists appear.

3. In the Screen Tab Layout list, select the screen for which you want to set up a default view.
4. In the View Tab Layout list, select the Default View check box for the view you want as the default view for this screen.