About the User Interface for Siebel CRM Composer

Siebel CRM Composer implements some existing Siebel Tools functionality in a user interface that is consistent with the user interface for Siebel Business Applications. In the user interface for Siebel CRM Composer, the items in the first level of the Object Explorer in Siebel Tools are available as screens that you select from the Side Menu icon in the top left corner of the screen. Also, the items in the lower levels of the Object Explorer in Siebel Tools are available as views and subviews that apply to those screens.

In Siebel CRM Composer, you navigate between screens and views in the same way that you navigate between screens and views in Siebel Business Applications. For more information about this navigation, see Siebel Fundamentals for Siebel Open UI.

In Siebel CRM Composer, you create, edit, and delete records in the same way that you perform these tasks in Siebel Business Applications. For example, to create a new record, you click the plus (+) icon. Likewise, you query for records and review details about records in the same way that you perform these tasks in Siebel Business Applications. For more information about performing these tasks, see Siebel Fundamentals for Siebel Open UI.

The functionality that is available from some screens in Siebel Tools is available in the menu that appears when you click the cogwheel icon in Siebel CRM Composer. For example, to lock an object in Siebel Tools, you right-click the object record and select Lock Object from the menu that appears. To lock an object in Siebel CRM Composer, you click the cogwheel icon and select Lock Object from the menu that appears.

In Siebel Tools, objects include properties (or attributes). In Siebel CRM Composer, objects include fields. For example, the Name property in Siebel Tools is the Name field in Siebel CRM Composer.