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Specifying the Default Applet Focus

The DefaultAppletFocus view user property identifies an applet in a view. Siebel CRM sets the focus to this applet before the user interacts with the view. This user property overrides the applet that receives the default focus.

The value for this user property must include the name of an applet that the view displays. You must not enclose this value in quotes. For example, Siebel CRM sets the value of the DefaultAppletFocus user property of the Account Screen Homepage View to the following value:

Account Home Search Virtual Form Applet

It sets the focus for this view to the Account Home Search Virtual Form Applet the first time the user accesses this view.

If the DefaultAppletFocus user property does not exist on a view, then the screen view determines the default focus. If the Type property of the screen view is:

• Detail View, and if the view includes more than one applet, then Siebel CRM places the focus on the second applet.
• Not Detail View, or if the view includes only one applet, then Siebel CRM places the focus on the first applet.

You can configure Siebel CRM to deactivate this user property, to modify the value for it, or to create a new instance of it, but no more than one instance for a single view.

For more information, see Setting the Default Focus for an Object That Siebel CRM Does Not Display.