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Screen View


A screen view defines the collection of views for a screen.

This object type occurs in the following location in the object hierarchy:

  • Siebel Objects > Screen > Screen View

Table 161 describes properties that Siebel CRM uses with a screen view.

Table 161. Properties of the Screen View
Property
Description

Category Default View (O)

Specifies the default view for this screen view. Siebel CRM uses the Category Default View property only if the Type property of this screen view is Aggregate Category or Detail Category.

If the Category Default View does not contain a value, then Siebel CRM uses the first available view for the Category or the Default View that is defined for the screen.

Category Name (O) (R)

Specifies the name of the category that Siebel CRM uses to group similar views in this screen view. If the Type property of this screen view is Aggregate Category or Detail Category, then the Category Name property is required.

Client Restriction (O)

Specifies if Siebel CRM displays this screen view in a client. For example:

Handheld Client Only

Display In Page (O)

You can use one of the following values:

  • TRUE. Siebel CRM displays this screen view in the client. If the Type property of this screen view is Aggregate Category or Detail Category, then the Display In Page property must be TRUE.
  • FALSE. Siebel CRM displays this screen view as hidden in the View Tab layout.

Display In Site Map (O)

If TRUE, then Siebel CRM displays this screen view in the Site Map in the client.

Menu Text (O)

Specifies the text that Siebel CRM displays in the Site Map for this screen view. For more information, see Setting the Menu Text and Viewbar Text Properties of a Screen View.

Object Manager Restriction (O)

You can use the following values:

  • NULL. This screen view is available if the Application Object Manager runs on any server that Siebel CRM supports.
  • NT Only. This screen view is available only if the Application Object Manager runs on a Windows server.

The UNIX Support property of the applet or business component class might not allow Siebel CRM to display this screen view in a UNIX environment.

Parent Category (O) (R)

Specifies how Siebel CRM organizes a view in a category or how it associates a detail category with an aggregate category. If the Type property of this screen view is:

  • Detail View or Detail Category. The Parent Category property is required.
  • Aggregate View. The Parent Category property is optional.
  • Aggregate Category. The Parent Category property must be empty.

Sequence (O)

Specifies the order that Siebel CRM uses to display the view in the submenu of the screen view. You can sequence the views that Siebel CRM displays on the view bar but not the categories. Siebel CRM displays categories last in the list. This property can contain only an integer.

Status Text (O)

Not used.

Type (R)

Specifies the type of screen view. A screen view is one of the following:

  • A view
  • A group of views or categories

View (R)

Specifies the view that Siebel CRM includes in the screen view. For example:

Detail - Contacts View

Viewbar Text (O)

Specifies the Text that Siebel CRM displays on a view tab, a drop-down list, or a link for a view or category. For more information, see Setting the Menu Text and Viewbar Text Properties of a Screen View.

Setting the Menu Text and Viewbar Text Properties of a Screen View

In this example, the following screen views are of type Category Detail:

  • Account Detail-A View
  • Account Detail-B View
  • Account Detail-C View

Table 162 describes an example that displays all these screen views in the Site Map and only displays screen views A and B in the view bar.

Table 162. Example of Setting the Menu Text and Viewbar Text Properties of a Screen View
Screen View
Type
Category Menu Text
Viewbar Text

Account Detail-A

Category Detail

Account Detail

Detail

Account Detail-B

Category Detail

Account Detail

Detail

Account Detail-C

Category Detail

Account Detail

Not applicable.

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