Disposition Types Summary

The following table summarizes the characteristics of each disposition type.

Disposition Type Benefits Limitations

Inline

  • Inline integration with the Siebel user interface.

  • Session management, including managing session cookies and automatic re-login after time out.

  • Opens an external URL in a new popup window.

  • Only works in very few cases.

  • Does not work with complex JavaScript.

  • Does not work if there are reference to frames.

  • Supports the GET method only.

  • URL limited to 2048 characters.

IFrame

  • Inline integration with the Siebel user interface. Supports complex JavaScript.

  • Supports references to frames.

  • Session Keep Alive supported.

  • Works for most cases.

  • No session management.

  • Does not support frames that reference top-level JavaScript objects.

  • Does not open an external URL in a popup window.