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Using the Object List Editor

You can use the Object List Editor to edit the properties of an object definition. For example, if you choose the Application object type in the Object Explorer, then the Object List Editor displays a list of all the applications that the repository contains. One row in the Object List Editor represents one object definition. For example, the values that the Object List Editor shows in the properties of the Siebel Call Center application represent one object definition.

The Object List Editor displays each object property as a column in the list. Information that you enter in each column represents a property value. You can modify the property values in an object definition. You cannot modify the set of properties that constitute an object definition. You can also use the Properties window to edit these properties. Modifying the value of a property in the Properties window also modifies the corresponding value of that property in the Object List Editor window. For more information, see Using the Properties Window.

Controlling How Siebel Tools Displays the Object List Editor

You can control how Siebel Tools displays the Object List Editor.

To control how Siebel Tools displays the Object List Editor

1. In Siebel Tools, click the View menu, and then click Options.
2. In the Development Tools Options dialog box, click the List Views tab, and then set the options using the information from the following table.

   Option	Description
   Small, Normal, or Large	Sets the size of the font that Siebel Tools shows.
   Tight, Normal, or Loose	Sets the spacing that Siebel Tools uses between rows.
   Horizontal Grid Lines	Displays or hides horizontal grid lines in the list.
   Vertical Grid Lines	Displays or hides vertical grid lines in the list.
   Alternating Row Color	Displays a different color for every other row.
   Mouse Focus Rectangle	Displays or hides a dotted line around the record that you choose.

Using the W Property

If an object is locked and editable, then Siebel Tools displays a pencil icon in the W property in the Object List Editor. The pencil icon in Figure 2 indicates that all objects in the Object List Editor are locked and editable. If you lock a parent object, then Siebel Tools locks all child objects of this parent throughout the hierarchy. If you lock a child object, then Siebel Tools locks all objects that are parents of this child throughout the hierarchy.

Using the Changed Property

If you edit a record, then Siebel Tools adds a check mark in the Changed property. This check mark indicates that you modified this object definition since a specific date and time. If the Changed property does not include a check mark, then no modification has occurred since the date and time that you specify in the General tab of the Development Options dialog box. If you modify a child object, then Siebel Tools also adds a check mark to the Changed property of all objects that are parents of this child in the hierarchy. You can control how Siebel Tools displays the check mark in the Changed property.

To use the Changed property

1. In Siebel Tools, click the View menu, and then click Options.
2. In the Development Tools Options dialog box, click the General tab.
3. In the Changed Date section, set the Date and Time fields, and then click OK.

   If a modification occurs on a record that the Object List Editor shows, and if this modification occurs:

   • On or after the date you specify. Siebel Tools displays a check mark in the Changed property.
   • Before the date you specify. Siebel Tools does not display a check mark in the Changed property.

Using the Link

If the property value in the Object List Editor references the name of another object, then Siebel Tools displays this value as a link that you can click. If you click this link, then Siebel Tools displays the object definition of the item you clicked.

To use the link

• Make sure you are assigned the Developer responsibility in the Administration - Application screen, Responsibilities view in the Siebel client.

  For more information, see Siebel Security Guide.

Using the Inactive Property

If the Inactive property is TRUE, then Siebel Tools colors the item red in the Object List Editor, and then deactivates the record in the repository the next time you compile your modifications. For more information, see Compiling Your Modifications.

To use the Inactive property

• If an object definition becomes obsolete due to an update or due to a new requirement, then you must not delete the unused objects. Instead, it is recommended that you set the Inactive property of this object definition to TRUE.

  Siebel CRM does not reference an inactive object.

Defining the Name of the User Property Object Type

It is not necessary to enter the name of a valid user property if you add a user property to an object, such as an applet or business component. Instead, you can use a drop-down list in the Name field of the user property. Siebel Tools then displays a dialog box that lists the valid user properties that you can define for the object. For more information about user properties, see Siebel Developer's Reference.