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Controlling How the User Can Modify View Layouts

Some views in Siebel CRM, such as the home page view, allow the user to modify the layout of the view. For example, the user can do the following in some views:

• Reorder applets
• Collapse or expand applets
• Show or hide applets

For more information, see Siebel Fundamentals.

To control how the user can modify view layouts

1. In Siebel Tools, click View in the Object Explorer.
2. In the Views list, locate the view you must modify.
3. In the Object Explorer, expand the View tree, and then click View Web Template.
4. In the View Web Templates list, set the User Layout property to TRUE.
5. In the Object Explorer, expand the View Web Template tree, and then click View Web Template Item.
6. In the View Web Template Items list, set properties using values from the following table.

   Property	Description
   Display Size	Determines if Siebel CRM minimizes or maximizes the applet. If you set Display Size to Always Maximized, then the user cannot minimize the applet.
   Display Visibility	Determines if Siebel CRM displays or hides the applet. If you set Display Visibility to Always Show, then the user cannot hide the applet.
   Move Range	Defines the range where the user can move the applet. For example, on an application home page that contains two columns, applets require a move range of Column1 or Column2. Any applet with a move range of Column1 is movable only in the left-side column. Any applet with a move range of Column2 is movable only in the right-side column. If this property is not defined, then the user cannot move the applet. Siebel CRM fixes the location of an applet in the view. For example, a move range is typically defined for the salutation applet on the home page.

   This step defines the default layout of the view.

7. In the View Web Template Items list, add the Layout Controls Applet.
8. Add the following controls to the appropriate applet in the view:
   • ButtonMoveAppletUp
   • ButtonMoveAppletDown
   • ButtonHideApplet
   • ButtonShowApplet
   • ButtonMinimizeApplet
   • ButtonMaximizeApplet

     These view layout controls use invoke methods to manipulate the user preferences of the view layout.

9. For each control you added in Step 8, add a corresponding applet web template item, and then map the control to the appropriate placeholder in the web template.

   For more information, see Properties of the Applet Web Template Item.

10. Compile and test your modifications.

    For more information, see Using Siebel Tools.