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Customizing Applets to Display Record Counts for Navigation Links

This topic describes how to customize an applet to display record counts for navigation links. The Navigation Links Runtime business component includes fields applicable to record counts for navigation links. Also, the CCAppletList_tile_NavLink_ss Web template includes the siebui-record-count class to hold the record count and the error image that appears when the record count cannot be retrieved.

After you complete the procedure in this topic, administrators can access the Siebel Open UI client, and use the Navigation Links view of the Administration - Application screen to display the number of records in the location to which a link navigates. For navigation links that appear in tiles, this record count appears beneath the display name for the navigation link. For navigation links that appear in lists, this record count appears in the Record Count field in the lists.

Currently, record counts for navigation links are available for only the Siebel eService application.

To customize an applet to display record counts for navigation links

1. Configure the manifest:
   1. Log in to a Siebel client with administrative privileges.

      For more information about the screens that you use in this step, see Configuring Manifests.

   2. Navigate to the Administration - Application screen, and then the Manifest Files view.
   3. In the Files list, add the following file if it does not already exist in the list:

   siebel/navlinkpr.js

   4. Navigate to the Administration - Application screen, and then the Manifest Administration view.
   5. In the UI Objects list, select the applet for which you want to display record counts for navigation links.

      The applet must have a value in the Usage Type field of Physical Renderer.

   6. In the Object Expression list, select the appropriate expression for the applet.
   7. In the Files list, add the following file:

   siebel/navlinkpr.js

2. If navigation links appear in a list, then include the Record Count field in the list:
   1. Open Siebel Tools.

      For more information about using Siebel Tools, see Using Siebel Tools.

   2. In the Object Explorer, click Applet.
   3. In the Applets list, query the Name property for the applet in which to include the Record Count field.

      This applet has a Business Component property of Navigation Links Runtime.

   4. In the Object Explorer, expand the Applet tree, then expand the List tree, and then click List Column.
   5. In the List Columns list, create a new list column with a value of List Record Count for the Field property.
   6. Compile your work.
3. (Optional) Change the location of the record count number from its default location in the corner of tiles:
   1. Open the appropriate CSS file for editing.

      For example, open the theme-aurora.css file, which is located at install_location\applicationcontainer\webapps\siebel\files.

   2. Locate the siebui-record-count class in this file.
   3. Change the information for this class to change the location of the record count number.

      For example, to center the record count number in the center of tiles, change the information for this class as follows:

   siebel-record-count {

   text-align: center;

   padding-top: 10px;

   }