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Entering a String Override

If you cannot find a symbolic string that meets your requirements, then you can override the symbolic string that Siebel CRM uses. Table 14 lists the properties that store a translatable string. Siebel CRM includes a corresponding String Override property for each of these properties that store a translatable string. For example, the Title - String Override property is the corresponding property for the Title property of an applet. You can use this override property to enter a custom string.

To enter a string override

1. Make sure the EnableToolsConstrain parameter is set to FALSE.

   For more information, see Modifying the Configuration File to Support Symbolic Strings.

2. In the Object List Editor, locate the object you must modify.

   For example, locate the Account List Applet. For more information, see Locating and Modifying an Object Definition in the Object List Editor.

3. In the Title-String Override property, enter the string you require, and then tab out of this field.

   This property varies according to object type. For more information, see Properties That Store the String Override.

   For more information, see How Siebel Tools Stores the Override Value You Enter.

How Siebel Tools Stores the Override Value You Enter

If you modify the value in the Title-String Override property, then Siebel Tools also modifies the value in the Title property to the custom value you enter. It stores this value in a locale object that is a child of the parent you modify. For example, if you use the Title-String Override property to modify the display name for the Account List Applet to My Big Accounts, then Siebel Tools adds a child locale object to the Account List Applet. The Title property of this locale object includes the custom value you enter, such as My Big Accounts. To view this locale object, you must display it in the Object Explorer. For more information, see Displaying Object Types in the Object Explorer.

To set this value, Siebel Tools uses the current language mode and stores it as a language-dependent value. This value does not affect other references to symbolic strings.

Properties That Store the String Override

Table 15 describes the properties that store the string override. This property varies according to object type. Siebel Tools displays these properties in the Object List Editor and in the Properties window.