Creating a New Dock Object

The Docking Wizard is a tool you can use to do the following:

• Create a new dock object for a custom extension table that is not already in a dock object.

• Create a new dock object table for a custom dock object.

• Create new dock object visibility rules for a custom or predefined dock object.

The Docking Wizard creates or updates the following objects:

• Dock object.

• Dock object table.

• Dock object visibility rule. For more information, see How the Docking Wizard Creates Visibility Rules.

You can use the Docking Wizard to create public, private, and limited dock objects.

For more information, see Guidelines for Using the Docking Wizard and How the Docking Wizard Behaves Depending on Where You Start It.

To create a new dock object

1. Review the predefined dock objects.

   It might not be necessary to create a new dock object. If a dock object already references a table, then Siebel Tools disables the Docking Wizard menu item and you cannot choose it. For more information, see Reusing a Predefined Dock Object.

2. Make sure related projects are locked.

   For more information, see Locking Related Projects.

3. In the Object Explorer, click Table.

4. In the Tables list, locate the custom extension table that you must associate with a docking object.

5. Optional. Start the Docking Wizard from a table:

   1. In the Tables list, right-click the record, and then click the Docking Wizard menu item.

      For example, right-click the CX_TEST_PRI table. You must choose a custom extension table that includes the CX_ prefix in the name column.

   2. In the Add Table to Dock Object dialog box, enter the name of the dock object into the Dock Object field.

      You must use the DOX prefix. For example, DOX PRI.

   3. Choose a project for the dock object.

      Siebel Tools displays all locked projects in the Project list.

   4. In the Visibility level section, choose Private, Enterprise, or Limited.

      If you chose Limited, then the Docking Wizard creates the visibility rules. For more information, see How the Docking Wizard Creates Visibility Rules.

6. Optional. Start the Docking Wizard from a table column:

   1. In the Object Explorer, expand the Table tree, and then click Column.

   2. In the Columns list, locate the column that you must associate with a dock object.

      A custom extension column includes an X_ prefix in the Name property.

   3. Right-click the record, and then click the Docking Wizard menu item.

      The Docking Wizard menu item is active only if one of the following situations is true:

      • The column name includes an X_ prefix.

      • The table name includes a CX_ prefix and a dock object already references the table.

      You can start the Docking Wizard multiple times regardless of how many times you start it for a column.

7. Click Next, review your modifications, and then click Finish.

   Siebel Tools creates the dock object.

8. Verify that Siebel Tools created the new objects.

   For more information, see Verifying That Siebel Tools Created Dock Objects.

9. Rebuild the databases.

   For more information, see Rebuilding the Databases After You Run the Docking Wizard.