Creating the Custom Object

This task is a step in Process of Adding Custom Objects.

In this topic, to add a new object to Microsoft Outlook, you describe the structure of the object and then create mappings between fields, lists, and so on. You make these customizations in the siebel_basic_mapping.xml file.

To create the custom object

1. Use an XML editor to open the siebel_basic_mapping.xml file.

   For more information, see Files That the Customization Package Contains.

2. Specify the name of the custom object. You add the following code to the siebel_basic_mapping.xml file:

   <type id="Action" display_name="#obj_activity_plural" folder_type="10">
     <form message_class="IPM.Contact.SBL.Activity" icon="type_image:Event:16" 
       large_icon="type_image:Event:32" display_name="Activity">SBL Activity</form>
   </type>
   

   This example code defines SBL Activity as the form to display for this object. You specify the form layout later.Note the following:

   • You add the type tag to describe the new object.

   • To specify the folder name for the object in Outlook, you can use the display_name attribute of the type tag.

   To specify the native Outlook object that is the base for the custom object folder type, you can use the folder_type attribute.

3. Create a set of fields for the custom object.

   For more information, see Creating a Set of Fields for the Custom Object.

4. Specify intersection objects for many-to-many relationships.

   For more information, see Specifying the Many-To-Many Relationships.

5. Specify the lists.

   For more information, see Specifying the List.