1. Siebel CRM Desktop for Microsoft Outlook Administration Guide
  2. Code That Adds a Lookup View

Code That Adds a Lookup View

To add a lookup view, you add the following code to the lookup_view_defs.xml file. For more information, see Customizing the SalesBook Control: 

<lookup_view_def key="lookup:channel_partners">
  <display name="Channel Partners"></display>
<filter dasl="[http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x001A001E] &gt;= 
'IPM.Contact.SBL.Channel_Partner' AND [http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/
0x001A001E] &lt;= 'IPM.Contact.SBL.Channel_Partner'"></filter>
    <view id="channel_partner:salesbook"></view>
    <quick_lookup dasl_format="[http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/{00062004-
0000-0000-C000-000000000046}/8005001E] = '%s'"></quick_lookup>
    <type id=""></type>
  </lookup_view_def>

The following describes important attributes you use in this code.

Attribute Description

key

Id of the lookup control.

display name

Caption of the lookup control.

filter

Object that Siebel CRM Desktop displays on the lookup control. To specify an object type, you use the message_type attribute in the siebel_basic_mapping.xml file.

view

Id of the salesbook control that Siebel CRM Desktop uses for this lookup.

type id

The type of object that Siebel CRM Desktop creates if the user clicks New on the lookup control. If this attribute is empty, then Siebel CRM Desktop disables the button.