Defining a Brick

This task describes how to define a brick.

To define a brick

Navigate to the Administration - Data screen, then the Brick Details view.

In the Bricks list, create a new record and complete the necessary fields.

Some fields are described in the following table.

Field	Comments
Parent Brick	The Pick Brick dialog box lists all the bricks in the database. If the new brick is a mini-brick, click the parent brick in the Pick Brick dialog box.
Active	If checked, the brick is active. Only active bricks are listed in the Pick Brick dialog box.
Position	Defines positions associated with the brick and controls visibility on the Analysis screen, then the Brick views. Note: For users to see the bricks for which they are responsible, the administrator must associate their position with those bricks.

Field

Comments

Parent Brick

The Pick Brick dialog box lists all the bricks in the database. If the new brick is a mini-brick, click the parent brick in the Pick Brick dialog box.

Active

If checked, the brick is active. Only active bricks are listed in the Pick Brick dialog box.

Position

Defines positions associated with the brick and controls visibility on the Analysis screen, then the Brick views.

Note: For users to see the bricks for which they are responsible, the administrator must associate their position with those bricks.

Note: On initial data load, you can use EIM to load brick data into the base table S_REGION. For more information on using EIM, see Siebel Enterprise Integration Manager Administration Guide.