What's New in Configuring Siebel Open UI, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014

Note: Siebel Innovation Pack 2014 is a continuation of the Siebel 8.1/8.2 release.

Table 1-2 lists the changes in this revision of the documentation to support this release of the software.

Table 1-2 What's New in Configuring Siebel Open UI, Siebel Innovation Pack 2014

Topic	Description
"Overview of the Siebel Open UI Development Architecture"	Modified topic. Includes updated information about the architecture, including plug-in wrappers, event helper objects, and the template manager.
"Life Cycle of a Plug-in Wrapper"	New topic. Describes the life cycle of a plug-in wrapper.
"Customizing the Physical Renderer to Render the Carousel"	Modified topic. Describes how to customize the physical renderer to render carousel.
"Customizing the Physical Renderer to Bind Events"	Modified topic. Describes how to customize the physical renderer to bind events.
"Customizing the Physical Renderer to Refresh the Carousel"	Modified topic. Describes how to customize the physical renderer to refresh the carousel.
"Modifying CSS Files to Support the Physical Renderer"	Modified topic. Includes new information about adding files that the physical renderer requires.
"Configuring the Manifest for the Recycle Bin Example"	Modified topic. Includes new information about adding files that the manifest must specify.
"Configuring the Manifest for the Color Box Example"	New topic. Describes how to configure the manifest for the color box example.
"Guidelines for Customizing Plug-in Wrappers"	New topic. Outlines guidelines for customizing plug-in wrappers.
"Deriving Presentation Models, Physical Renderers and Plug-in Wrappers"	New topic. Describes how to create a reference between two presentation models, where Siebel Open UI derives one presentation model from another presentation model.
"Customizing How Siebel Open UI Displays Error Messages"	New topic. You can customize Siebel Open UI to display error messages in a status bar or dialog box.
"Customizing Navigation Options"	New topic. It describes how to configure the navigation options available to users.
"Customizing Events"	Modified topic. Includes several new topics that describe how to customize the way Siebel Open UI handles events.
"Attaching and Validating Event Handlers in Any Sequence"	New topic. Describes how to customize the sequence that Siebel Open UI uses when it validates event handlers.
"Allowing Blocked Methods for HTTP GET Access"	New topic. Describes how to allow blocked methods for HTTP GET access.
"Using Temporary Manifest Expressions During Development"	New topic. Describes how to configure a temporary expression so that you can test and troubleshoot the manifest configuration during development.
"Customizing the Logo" "Customizing Themes" "Customizing Applets" "Customizing List Applets to Render as Carousels"	Modified topics. You no longer use the theme.js file, mobiletheme.js file, or the tablettheme.js file to customize a theme. You now use the manifest.
"Using Cascading Style Sheets to Modify the Position, Dimension, and Text Attributes of an Object"	Modified topic. Describes how to modify the position, dimension and text attributes of an object.
"Adding Fonts to Siebel Open UI"	New topic. Describes how to configure Siebel Open UI so that it can use fonts that do not come predefined.
"Expanding and Collapsing Applets"	New topic. Describes how to configure Siebel Open UI so that it allows the user to choose more than one row in a list applet.
"Customizing List Applets to Render as Maps"	New topic. Describes how to customize list applets to render as maps.
"Customizing Applets to Capture Signatures from Desktop Applications"	Modified topic. Includes modifications to the instructions and updated property values.
"Customizing Applets to Capture Signatures for Siebel Mobile Applications"	New topic. Describes how to customize applets to capture signatures for Siebel Mobile applications.
"Enabling Salutation Applets in Siebel Open UI"	New topic. Describes how to enable the salutation applet so Siebel Open UI can display it in the client.
"Creating and Managing Client-Side Controls"	New topic. Includes an example that describes how to customize a text box control that Siebel Open UI displays in the client without modifying the Siebel Server.
"Configuring Client-Side Multi-Select"	New topic. Describes how to configure client-side multi-select check-boxes for touch devices.
"Displaying Control Labels in Different Languages"	New topic. Describes how to configure Siebel Open UI so that it displays the text for a control label according to the language that the client browser uses.
"Allowing Users to Drag Items from List Applets to Create Calendar Events"	New topic. Describes how allow the user to drag an item from a list applet, and then drop it on a calendar to create an event.
"Customizing How Users View Calendar Availability"	New topic. Describes how to enable and disable viewing free busy availability in the calendar.
"Customizing the Calendar All Day Slot"	New topic. Describes how to show and hide the calendar all day slot.
"Customizing Participant Availability in Resource Schedulers"	New topic. Describes how to customize the controls that Siebel Open UI uses to display information about participant availability in a resource scheduler.
"Displaying Siebel Portlets In External Applications"	Modified topic. To display a Siebel portlet in an external application, you add parameters to the Application Object Manager. You do not add them to the Siebel Server.
"About Siebel Mobile Application Logging"	New topic. Includes information about logging on Siebel Mobile applications.
"Configuring Interactive Detailing in the Siebel Open UI Application for Siebel Pharma"	New topic. Describes how to configure the Detail button to appear on an applet in the Siebel Open UI application for Siebel Pharma.
"Using Siebel Business Services or JavaScript Services to Customize Siebel CRM Objects"	Modified topic. It describes how to configure Siebel Open UI to anonymously register existing applet and business component objects.
"Using Custom Siebel Business Services"	Modified topic. It describes how to customize Siebel business services to make a call to a standalone service using the InvokeMethod method.
"AddValidator Method"	New topic. The AddValidator method validates an event. It allows you to write a custom validation for any event.
"AttachEventHandler Method"	Modified topic. Includes new information about the values that the AttachEventHandler method returns.
"Plug-in Wrapper Class"	New topic. Describes the Plug-in Wrapper class.
"Plugin Builder Class"	New topic. Describes the Plugin Builder class.
"Template Manager Class"	New topic. Describes the Template Manager class.
"Event Helper Class"	New topic. Describes the Event Helper class.
Appendix C, "Post-Upgrade Configuration Tasks"	New appendix. Describes post-upgrade configuration tasks.