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Command


A command specifies the method that Siebel CRM calls if a toolbar icon associated with this command runs. It also defines the bitmap that it displays on the toolbar icon. A toolbar item or menu item references a command.

This object type occurs in the following location in the object hierarchy:

  • Siebel Objects > Command

Table 98 describes properties that Siebel CRM uses with a command.

Table 98. Properties of the Command
Property
Description

Bitmap (R)(H)

Not used.

Business Service (O)

Specifies a browser service or server service, depending on the property that handles the method.

Category (R)

Specifies the category name for a customize dialog box.

Category Display Name (O)

Not used.

Display Name (O)

Specifies the name of the command. If you do not specify a name for a menu, then Siebel CRM uses the value that the Display Name property contains.

Dynamic Tooltip (O)

Specifies to make a tooltip dynamic or static. It can include one of the following values:

  • TRUE. To get the dynamic tooltip text, Siebel CRM calls an underlying object, such as an application, applet, or service.
  • FALSE. Use a static value.

Reserved for future use.

Force Enable (O)

Specifies to associate the menu item or toolbar item with this command object.

Reserved for future use.

HTML Bitmap (O)

Specifies the name of the bitmap that Siebel CRM displays if the control is in the enabled state.

HTML Disabled Bitmap (O)

Specifies the name of the bitmap that Siebel CRM displays if the control is in a disabled state.

HTML Popup Dimension (O)

Specifies the dimensions of the pop-up window, in pixels. For example:

640x480

The format requires a lower case x and no empty spaces.

Method (R)

Specifies the name of the method that Siebel CRM calls if the user chooses a menu item or toolbar icon. This method can be predefined or a custom method that you define.

Method Argument (O)

Specifies the method argument that Siebel CRM sends to the method that the Method property contains. For example, assume a command item opens a new window and then navigates to a URL in that window. To implement this requirement, a command can specify the following:

  • The GotoURL method in the Method property.
  • The URL to navigate to in the Method Argument property.

Name (R)

Specifies the name of the command object definition. This is the name of the toolbar icon that Siebel CRM displays in the Commands list on the Commands tab of the Customize dialog box in Siebel CRM.

Show Popup (O)

You can use one of the following values:

  • TRUE. Open a new browser window before calling the method.
  • FALSE. Call the method in the current browser window.

Status Text (O)

Not used.

Target (O)

Specifies the name of the target. To view the values you can use, click the Target property in Siebel Tools. Note the following values:

  • Active Applet. The command is visible in all clients.
  • Service. The command displays only in a client that implements this service. This service must handle the CanInvokeMethod and InvokeMethod methods.
  • Application. Do not use. This value is for Oracle use only.

Tooltip Text (O)

Obsolete. Do not use.

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