1. Using Siebel Tools
  2. About Web Tools

About Web Tools

Oracle is gradually migrating from Siebel Tools to Web Tools to simplify and expedite the process of configuring Siebel Business Applications. Web Tools is a Web-enabled application that runs on a server, and you access it in a browser by using a Siebel Open UI client. Siebel Tools is a stand-alone application that runs on Microsoft Windows.

Note: Web Tools does not support thick client.

In Web Tools, you currently have access to some of the functionality in Siebel Tools, so you can use Web Tools to perform some of the tasks that in the past you performed in Siebel Tools. In both Siebel Tools and Web Tools, you need to be added to the database to access these tools. In addition, for Web Tools, you need to have the Composer Administrator responsibility to access the Workspace Dashboard to perform developer or configuration operations. To learn more about Workspaces in Web Tools, see Setting Up Web Tools.

Using Web Tools, note that:

  • You must ensure that Workspaces are enabled on the environment before you work on Web Tools. For more information about how to use and administer Workspaces, see Using Workspaces.

  • Web Tools has the same client requirements as other Siebel Open UI clients. For more information, see Deploying Siebel Open UI.

  • Web Tools uses its own theme, which cannot be configured. For themes that can be configured in Siebel applications, see Configuring Siebel Open UI.