Setting Up the Configuration File for Siebel Tools

This topic describes how to set up the configuration file for Siebel Tools. For more information, see Using Siebel Tools.

To set up the configuration file for Siebel Tools

1. Open the tools.cfg file in a text editor.

2. Set the EnableToolsConstrain parameter to FALSE.

   For more information, see the following.

3. Make sure the ClientConfigurationMode parameter is not set to All.

   You cannot use the Form Applet Wizard, List Applet Wizard, View Wizard, or set the HTML Sequence if the value of the ClientConfigurationMode parameter is All.

4. Save the tools.cfg file.

5. If Siebel Tools is open, then exit out of it, and then open it.

How the EnableToolsConstrain Parameter Affects Text Strings

The following table describes how the EnableToolsConstrain parameter affects text strings. For more information, see Using Siebel Tools.

Task	If EnableToolsConstrain Is TRUE	If EnableToolsConstrain Is FALSE
Creating a text string	To enter a value for a translatable text string, such as an Applet Title, you must choose from a list of string references.	You can use the string override property to override the string reference.
Creating a symbolic string	You cannot create a custom symbolic string.	You can create a custom symbolic string.

You can use one of the following configurations to create a custom text string:

• Use a symbolic string to create a translatable text string.

• Enter a value in a string override field. For an example, see Validating Data That the User Enters in a Business Component Field.

• Add an HTML tag that modifies a text string. For more information, see Modifying the Text Style of a Control or List Column in an Applet.