Overview of Configuring Icons That Siebel CRM Displays in Siebel Clients

The following table describes the object types that Siebel CRM uses to display images in the Siebel client.

Object Type Description

Bitmap

Allows you to associate an image file, such as a GIF file or JPEG file, with a Siebel object, such as a button control or field. It fulfills the following roles:

  • Specifies an image that resides in the Siebel repository. This image can be in any format that the browser supports.

  • Specifies the location of the image file and other properties, such as width and height.

A bitmap includes the following properties that Siebel CRM commonly uses:

  • Height and Width. You can set the height and width of the image that Siebel CRM displays on the web page. If you set these properties, then the Siebel Web Engine uses them for the width and height properties of the img tag. This configuration allows you to create bitmap objects that share the same image file but that Siebel CRM displays with different dimensions.

  • Alt Text. You can include text in the alt attribute of the image tag.

You do not use the other properties of the bitmap with a web image. Example properties include Data and Transparent Color.

Bitmap Category

Allows you to group image files together according to function. Includes the following bitmap categories:

  • Button Icons. Contains images that Siebel CRM uses to display buttons in applets in the Siebel client.

  • HTML Control Icons. Contains images that Siebel CRM uses to display HTML controls in the Siebel client.

HTML Hierarchy Bitmap

Allows you to configure Siebel CRM to display an image in a hierarchical applet, such as a tree applet.

Icon Map

Allows you to configure Siebel CRM to display an image for a field value. Includes the child Icon object type.