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Overview of Siebel eScript

Siebel eScript is a programming language that is syntactically and semantically compatible with JavaScript. It includes an editor, debugger, interpreter, and compiler. It runs on the Windows and UNIX operating systems.

JavaScript is typically part of a Web browser and can run while the user is connected to the Internet. Siebel eScript is part of Siebel CRM. The Siebel Application Object Manager interprets it at run time. You do not require a Web browser to run it. It provides access to the hard disk and other parts of the Siebel client or Siebel Server. ECMAScript does not provide this access.

Siebel Tools allows you to configure Siebel CRM without scripting. It is recommended that you use Siebel eScript only after you determine that you cannot use any other tool. For more information, see the chapter about using Siebel eScript in Siebel Object Interfaces Reference on Siebel Bookshelf.