Guidelines for Creating a Business Object

You only rarely need to create a new business object. The following situations might require you to create a business object:

• You require a new screen that groups several new business components together.

• You require a group of predefined business components that a predefined business object does not already support.

If you create a business object, then use the following guidelines:

• You can include a business component only one time in each business object.

• You can link a business component to only one other business component in the business object. For more information, see Siebel CRM Can Link an Applet Only to One Other Applet in a View.

• If you create a new business component to support an administration or system activity, then you do not need to create a new business object. Make sure the new business component is part of the predefined business object that Siebel CRM uses to support administration views, then assign the view to the Marketing Administration or System Administration screen.

• Delete any custom business object that Siebel CRM does not use and that does not reference any other object definition, such as a view.

• Other objects might reference an unused business object. Do not delete, deactivate, or rename any predefined business object that Siebel CRM does not use.