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Siebel 2001 Configuration ©Accenture Understanding Siebel Template Files- 1

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Understanding Siebel Template Files

Siebel 2001 Configuration ©Accenture Understanding Siebel Template Files - 4

Module Objectives

This module will accomplish the following:

• Describe the role of Siebel Web Template Files

• Describe the role of Siebel Tags in Template Files

• Describe the types of Templates Siebel uses

• Describe how to register, associate, and bind a template file


Physical User Interface

Architectural Layers


UI Templates and Style Sheets

• UI Layout and Style comes from Templates and Style Sheets


Display Object Architecture


Using Web Templates

• Steps to Set Up and use Web Templates


Siebel Template Files

• Are reusable blueprints for HTML pages Have .swt extension

• Define layout and formatting of objects created in Siebel Tools such as: Views

Applets

Controls

• Graphical element in an application that can display data

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Siebel Template Files (cont’d)

• Can include other template files (swe:include tag) Enables modularization of the template files

Permits efficient reuse of files Minimizes maintenance and development effort


Siebel Template Files (cont’d)

• Are stored as separate files outside the Siebel repository Located in the WEBTEMPL directory in a Siebel installation

Have .swt extension

• Are edited using a text or HTML editor of your choice


Types of Templates

• Web Page Templates are those associated with the Application Object definition such as: Login Page

Error Page

Container Page

• View Templates contain placeholders that reference applets

• Applet Templates contain placeholders that reference controls Types of Applet modes are:

• Base

• Edit

• Edit List

• New

• Query



Template Contents

• HTML Tags:

Format the look of a Web Page

• Siebel Tags:

Position Siebel-specific information

• Client-Side Scripting

Enables certain kind of browser functionality

Generally browser script is added through tools rather than made part of the template



Web Template Explorer

• Use the Web Template Explorer in Siebel Tools to: Identify the template files included in a template file

Examine the contents of a template file

Invoke an editor to modify the template file

• Invoke by selecting ViewWindowsWeb Templates Window


HTML Tags Example

• HTML Table Tags create a List Applet


Siebel Tags

• Are a part of a Siebel developed library of tags

• Are placeholders for Siebel-specific content

• Cause the SWE to find an item in the repository to put in place of the tag such as:

Web page items

View bars

• All Siebel Tags must begin with swe:

Applets

Controls


Siebel Tags

• Serve as placeholders for applet or control object definitions

Do not contain specific references to names of applets or controls


Mapping Placeholders

• Not all placeholders in a template file need to be mapped HTML source is generated only for mapped placeholders

• Allows for views with varying number of applets to reference the same view Web template

• Allows for applets with varying number of controls to reference the same applet Web template


Template Library

• A Siebel Web template can be referenced by multiple object definitions Consequence of a template containing placeholders

• Reuse of Templates: Allow for standardization of display from one object to the next

Save the cost of template creation

Simplify application-wide modification and update


Reusing Templates


Registering


Template Registration

• Creates an object defined in Tools that points to the name of the physical file

• Standard templates are registered

• Register template files in tools using the Web Template Object Registration only needs to occur once


Associating


Associate the Object to the Template

• Association establishes the relationship in Tools between the applet and the Web Template Object The same applet will often have multiple associations as web

templates are used for specific purposes

• Display (Base)

• Edit

• Query


Binding


Bind a Control to a Placeholder

• The process of binding a specific control in the applet to a placeholder in the template SWE uses binding information to replace the Siebel placeholder

with an item in the repository

Bind using wizards or manually (drag and drop)


The Binding Process

• Results in: Populating a HTML page with an object in the repository and with

the object’s corresponding data in the database

Displaying predefined text, like a label in place of a tag

Displaying a link or button enabling user interaction

Discarding a tag if no corresponding binding exists


Binding (cont’d)

• Web Template Items contain the binding specification for the object

• Every object definition in Tools that has Binding information has item at the end of its name View Web Template Item: Child of View Web Template

Applet Web Template Item: Child of Applet Web Template

Web Page Item: Child of Web Page


Summary

Now that you have completed this module, you shouldbe able to:

• Describe the role of Siebel Web Template Files

• Describe the role of Siebel tags in Template Files

• Describe the types of Templates Siebel uses

• Describe how to register, associate, and bind a template file


Knowledge Check

Question Answer

Describe the role of Siebel Web Template Files.

Describe the role of Siebel Tags in Template Files.

Siebel Web Template Files are reusableBlueprints for HTML pages, and define the layout and formatting of objects created in Siebel Tools.

Siebel Tags position the Siebel-specific

Information within the HTML tags so you can control where Siebel content fits with respect to other features of the page.

Take this opportunity to check your knowledge of the concepts presented in this module. Try to answer the questions on the slide. The answer for each question will pop up as you advance the slide. Each answer may link back to the area within the presentation where that concept is presented. At the end of the section referenced you will find a ‘Return to Knowledge Check’ hyperlink, which will take you back to this slide.


Knowledge Check (cont’d)

Question Answer

Describe the types of Templates Siebel uses.

Describe how to register, associate, and bind a template file.

Web page templates: are associated with the Application Object and specify the layout of the whole display.

View Templates: contain placeholders for referencing applets.

Applet Templates: contain placeholders for referencing controls.

Register: creates an object definition that points to the actual physical template file.

Associate: identifies the Web Template used to render a view or applet.

Bind: associates the parts that make an applet with the pieces in the corresponding template file.

Take this opportunity to check your knowledge of the concepts presented in this module. Try to answer the questions on the slide. The answer for each question will pop up as you advance the slide. Each answer may link back to the area within the presentation where that concept is presented. At the end of the section referenced you will find a ‘Return to Knowledge Check’ hyperlink, which will take you back to this slide.


Lab Activity

• Now is your chance to practice some of the concepts we've just covered.

• Proceed to Lab 1 for this module.

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