Siebel Open UI Deployment and Integration Features

This topic describes some of the deployment and integration features of the Siebel Open UI client. It contains the following information:

• "Siebel Architecture Layers"

• "Standard-Based Web Client"

• "Benefits for Deployments and Integrations"

• "Summary of Key Deployment and Migration Tasks"

Siebel Architecture Layers

The Siebel application architecture consists of multiple layers:

• Data layer (database tables and columns)

• Objects layer (business objects and business components)

• User interface layer (views, applets, controls)

• Physical user interface layer: the presentation model and the physical user interface renderer

You can use Siebel Tools or Siebel Web Tools to configure the data layer, the objects layer, and the user interface layer. Bindings between the user interface layer and the physical user interface layer were also created in Siebel Tools or Siebel Web Tools. Siebel Open UI provides the ability to fully modify the physical user interface layer.

This topic is part of "Siebel Open UI Deployment and Integration Features".

Standard-Based Web Client

The Siebel Open UI client is a true standards-based Web client, requiring only a URL and credentials and a standards-compliant browser. No browser configuration is required. The Siebel Open UI client runs on any modern standards-compliant browser on any computing device, but works best on personal computers or laptops. (The Siebel Mobile applications, which use Siebel Open UI, are optimized for touch-based mobile devices.)

This topic is part of "Siebel Open UI Deployment and Integration Features".

Benefits for Deployments and Integrations

The Siebel Open UI client provides the following benefits for deployments and integrations:

• Supports full extension of the presentation model and the physical user interface renderer to meet any Siebel CRM use case

• Hierarchical, embeddable presentation model

• Application-focus state management capabilities

• Full branding capabilities

• Partial refresh

• iFrame-based portal integrations

• Full support for Siebel Remote and Siebel Mobile Web Client deployments

This topic is part of "Siebel Open UI Deployment and Integration Features".

Summary of Key Deployment and Migration Tasks

You can deploy Siebel Business Applications using Siebel Open UI or migrate your existing Siebel Business Applications to use Siebel Open UI without a significant development effort. Some of the key tasks are summarized in this topic.

The specific tasks that you must perform differ for new and existing deployments and differ based on the Siebel applications that you are deploying. For detailed roadmaps of the tasks that you must perform to deploy Siebel Business Applications using Siebel Open UI, see:

• "Roadmap for Deploying Siebel Open UI in a New Deployment"

• "Roadmap for Deploying Siebel Open UI in an Existing Deployment"

This topic is part of "Siebel Open UI Deployment and Integration Features".