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Viewing Object Relationships

You can use a visualization view to examine how objects relate to each other.

To view object relationships

  1. Open Siebel Tools.
  2. Set options for the visualization views:
    1. Click the View menu, and then click Options.
    2. In the Development Tools Options dialog box, click the Visualization tab, and then set the options.

      For more information, see Development Options for Visualization Views.

  3. To open a visualization view, do one of the following:
    • Click the View menu, click Visualize, and then click one of the following menu items:
      • View Details
      • View Relationships
      • View Descendents
      • View Web Hierarchy
    • Right-click an object in the Object List Editor, and then choose a Visualization view.

Table 11 describes the Visualization views.

Table 11. Description of Visualization Views
View
Description

Details

Displays a diagram that illustrates relationships depending on the following object type that you choose in the Object List Editor:

  • Business Component. Illustrates the relationship between this business component and tables that this business component references.
  • Business Object. Illustrates the relationship between this business object and the links and business components that this business object references.

Relationships

Displays a diagram that illustrates relationships depending on the following object type that you choose in the Object List Editor:

  • Business Component. Illustrates the relationship between this business component and links to other business components.
  • Table. Illustrates the relationship between this table and other tables.

Descendents

Displays a dialog box that lists all objects that reference the current object in their Upgrade Ancestor property. For example, if you right-click the Proposal Template Section business component, and then choose View Descendents, then Siebel Tools lists the Proposal Template Section Hierarchy business component. This is the only business component that includes Proposal Template Section in the Upgrade Ancestor property.

Web Hierarchy

Displays a diagram that illustrates a Web hierarchy depending on the following object type that you choose in the Object List Editor:

  • Applet
  • Application
  • Business Component
  • Screen
  • View

The Web hierarchy displays the parent-child relationships between the object you choose and the parent and child objects of this object throughout the hierarchy.
      
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