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Displaying the Object Explorer

The Object Explorer is a window in Siebel Tools that displays parent object types and their child object types in a tree hierarchy. A parent-child relationship is a hierarchical relationship that defines a relationship between object definitions. For example, if you expand the applet tree, then Siebel Tools displays child object types, such as the following:

• Applet method menu item
• Applet web template
• Control
• Drilldown object
• List
• Tree

A parent-child relationship between object definitions implies that the child object definition is in, or belongs to the parent object definition. It does not imply inheritance between object definitions. The set of properties of a parent object is not related to the set of properties of a child object.

To view object types listed alphabetically in a nonhierarchical structure, you can click the Flat tab in the Object Explorer.

To display the Object Explorer

1. In Siebel Tools, choose the View menu, and then the Object Explorer menu item.