Customizing Applets for Homepage Views in Redwood Theme

To convert the homepage applet, you can modify the web template that the applet references.

To modify the web template to convert homepage applets with record count

1. In Siebel Web Tools, navigate to Siebel Object > Applet and query for the applet name.

2. Go to Applet > Control and then create two new controls with the following attributes.

   Clone AppletTitle and change the attributes as mentioned below:

   Field	Value
   Name	AppletTitleAsLabel
   Caption - String Reference	<Provide the appropriate Symbolic String>
   HTML Type	Label

   Field	Value
   Name	ViewAllLink
   Caption - String Reference	SBL_APP_HOMEPAGE_VIEWALL
   HTML Type	Link
   Method Invoked	GotoView

3. For the ViewAllLink control, expand the Control object, select the User Props

   1. Create a new record

   2. Enter the name as View

   3. Enter value as <Enter the Destination View name where it should navigate to when the link is clicked>

4. Go to Applet Web Template.

5. Clone the Tile Web Template.

   Modify the Name, Sequence, Type, and name of the newly cloned Applet Web Template as follows:

   Field	Value
   Name	Redwood
   Sequence	1001
   Type	Base
   Web Template	CCAppletListHomePageTile(Redwood Theme)

   Note: If there is no sequence number for the Tile Web Template, you must assign a Sequence Number. For example:Sequence: 1

6. Go to the Applet Web Template Item and map the following to the web template:

   • Add the two new controls created in Step 2 and provide the appropriate Item Identifier.

     Also, add the record count control and provide the appropriate Item Identifier.

   • Add any three List Columns that you wish to see in the applet and provide the appropriate Item Identifier.

   1. Control mapping to the Redwood Web Template.

      Field	Value
      Name	AppletTitle
      Control	AppletTitleAsLabel
      Item Identifier	185

      Field	Value
      Name	ViewAll
      Control	ViewAllLink
      Item Identifier	184

   2. List columns mapping to the Redwood web template (Data Rendering).

   Field	Value
   Name	<Data Field>
   Control	<Choose the appropriate list column>
   Item Identifier	510

   Field	Value
   Name	<Link Field>
   Control	<Choose the appropriate list column that has drill down>
   Item Identifier	511

   Field	Value
   Name	<Data Field>
   Control	<Choose the appropriate list column>
   Item Identifier	512

   Note: Item Identifier = 511 is reserved as a drill-down field, so it is advisable to have a list column where drill-down is configured.

7. After making the Redwood Web Template changes in the Web Tools and deliver it, create a new manifest entry for the applet to conditionally select the new Web Template only when the Redwood theme is applied.

Manifest Administration

1. Navigate to Manifest Administration View.

2. In the UI Objects list, specify the following applet.

   Field	Value
   Type	Applet
   Usage Type	Physical Renderer
   Name	<Applet Name>

3. In the Object Expression list, add the following expression.

   Field	Value
   Expression	Redwood Theme
   Level	1

4. In the Files list, add the following file:

   siebel/TileLayoutPR.js

5. In the Object Expression list, add expressions until this list resembles the configuration shown in the following table and image.

   Inactive Flag	Group Name	Expression	Level	Operator	Web Template Name
   N	Redwood	<empty>	1	AND	Redwood
   N	<empty>	Base	1	<empty>	<empty>
   N	<empty>	Redwood Theme	2	<empty>	<empty>
   N	Base	<empty>	1	<empty>	Tile
   N	<empty>	Base	1	<empty>	<empty>

   

To modify the web template to convert homepage list applets

1. Identify the web template that the applet is using. Let us consider that the applet web template is of type Base/Edit List

2. Navigate to Siebel Object > Applet and query for the Applet name.

3. Go to Applet > Control and create two new controls with the following attributes.

   Clone AppletTitle and change the attributes as mentioned below:

   Field	Value
   Name	AppletTitleAsLabel
   Caption - String Reference	<Provide the appropriate Symbolic String>
   HTML Type	Label

   Field	Value
   Name	ViewAll
   Caption - String Reference	SBL_APP_HOMEPAGE_VIEWALL
   HTML Type	Link
   Method Invoked	GotoView

4. For the ViewAllLink control, expand the Control.

   1. Create a new record

   2. Enter the name as View

   3. Enter value as <Enter the Destination View name where it should navigate to when the link is clicked>

5. Navigate to Applet Web Template

   • Create a new record by cloning the Edit List Web Template.

     Field	Value
     Name	Redwood
     Sequence	1001
     Type	Edit List

     Note: If there is no sequence number for the Tile Web Template, you must assign a Sequence Number. For example:Sequence: 1

6. Go to Applet Web Template Item and map the following to the Web Template.

   • Map two new controls to the web template.

7. Control mapping to the Redwood web template

   Field	Value
   Name	AppletTitle
   Control	AppletTitleAsLabel
   Item Identifier	184

   Field	Value
   Name	ViewAll
   Control	ViewAllLink
   Item Identifier	90

8. After making the Redwood Web Template changes in the Web Tools and deliver it, create a new manifest entry for the applet to conditionally select the new web template only when the Redwood theme is applied.

Note: In the Applet Web Template, if all the available templates have the same Type , it is observed that the template is not selected dynamically, and the existing template is always chosen. For example, if there are three existing web templates and all are of Type=Base, and you add a new web template Redwood, it will not select the web template based on the expression provided in the Manifest Administration.

Important: The workaround here is to create a dummy Web Template just to include a second Type. For example, if all web templates are of Type=Base, one dummy web template should be of Type=Query/EditList.

Manifest Administration

1. Navigate to Manifest Administration View.

2. In the UI Objects list, specify the following applet.

   Field	Value
   Type	Applet
   Usage Type	Web Template
   Name	<Applet Name>

3. In the Object Expression list, add expressions until this list resembles the configuration shown in the following table and image.

   Inactive Flag	Group Name	Expression	Level	Operator	Web Template Name
   N	Redwood	<empty>	1	AND	Redwood
   N	<empty>	Redwood Theme	1	<empty>	<empty>
   N	<empty>	EditList	2	<empty>	<empty>
   N	You can enter the name of the group that you are going to associate a Web Template Name	<empty>	1	<empty>	Use the value as either Base or Edit List based on the Applet Web Template that you are going to display in the application.
   N	<empty>	Use the value as either Base or EditList based on the Applet Web Template that you are going to display in the application.	1	<empty>	<empty>