How Running Tool Tip Differs from Tool Tips in Script Assist

If you enter a function name followed by an open parenthesis in the Script Editor, then Script Assist or Running Tool Tip opens depending on the type of function you enter.

Running Tool Tip

If you enter a simple call expression, then the Running Tool Tip window opens. A call expression allows you to send anything to the function according to the type of argument. For example, if you use the following code to enter a data object function, then Siebel CRM can send a value that you choose to this function:

Date.SetFullYear

If you enter the following:

var oDate = new Date();
oDate.SetFullYear(

Then the following code appears in the Running Tool Tip window.

oDate.SetFullYear(year, month, date)

Script Assist

If you enter a collection function, then the Script Assist window opens in Web Tools. This window includes a list of methods and properties that you can choose for an object. A collection function is a type of function that includes a finite set of values. You can send values to a collection function. For example, if you enter the following code, then the fields that are defined only for this business component are displayed:

BusComp.GetFieldValue

The following code is an example:

var bo = TheApplication().GetBusObject(

For more information about using functions and expressions in Siebel eScript, see Siebel eScript Language Reference.