August 24, 2013

Output of EAI Webservice with Soapui is Gibberish

This is most likely the first response from a Siebel Webservice when you use SOAP UI to test an Inbound web service.



Siebel Configuration Interview Questions - Applet Toggles

In an Siebel Technical interview consultant may face some questions on applet toggles, which seems to be quite easy topic, this section will help you to quickly understand the applet toggles.

Some quick facts about Siebel Toggle Applets:
  • A static toggle applet does not require to reference the same business component!
  • A dynamic toggle applet must reference the same business component, which can also be a VBC (virtual business component). 
  • Applet toggles can be based on List as well as Form Applets.


Question : When do you think applet toggle should be implemented?

Answer: Applet toggles should be implemented when number of relevant fields are less than displayed fields. With use of applet toggle, only relevant fields can be displayed to the user which decreases the time spent in data entry.

Question : Is there any performance impact on the application of using applet toggles?

Answer : Yes, Siebel loads all available applets each time user navigates to a view having toggle applets, and complete screen is refreshed when applet is changed.

"Siebel CRM loads all available applet toggles each time the user navigates to an applet."

Question : How to debug a toggle applet in Siebel?

Answer:
Check the field name in business component on which applet toggle is based on.
Expose the field on the applet to verify the value and verify the value.
Check if the field's Immediate Post Change property is set to true.
Test toggle applet with two applets first and then increase numbers if required.
Compile all objects again. 

Question : What are different forms of applet toggles?

Answer: Static and Dynamic Applet Toggle
Static Applet toggle gives user option to choose the applet from drop down control, whereas dynamic applet toggle refreshes the view with new applet depending upon the field value.

Question : How to configure a new dynamic applet toggle in Siebel?

Answer:
A) Create a copy of applet and change the fields as required.
B) Go to the original applet and create new applet toggle record.
C) Specify the Applet toggle field and applet toggle value along with the name of the new applet.
After this configuration new applet will show instead of the original applet whenever the field value matches with the value specified in the tools.

Bookshelf links for further reading:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E14004_01/books/ConfigApps/ConfigApps_ScreensViews11.html
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B40099_02/books/ConfigApps/ConfigApps_Procedures_UI_layer10.html

How to create one for yourself, complete step by step guide: http://siebelunleashed.com/dynamic-toggle-applets/


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July 16, 2013

SBL-SCR-00128 : Script compilation failed at line Expected '}'


Siebel Tools Error

Script compilation failed at line 36 in procedure 'BusComp_WriteRecord':
Syntax error at Line 368 position 35:Expected '}'
(SBL-SCR-00128)


This is one of the compile time error which can waste a lot of time, the worst thing about this error is that it does not indicate the actual problem and point to unrelated section of the code.


This error can occur because of multiple reasons, and can force developer to check the whole code. Some of tips that one can use to resolve this error are:

July 15, 2013

Siebel Open UI - Oracle Open World Presentation

This is the official presentation of Siebel Open UI on Oracle Open World.



Siebel CRM: Open UI from Ilya Milshtein

Showing screenshots for  : Native Print Preview
Multiple File Upload/Download
Lists and forms
Pick and MVG Applets
Calculator
Currency
Calendar control
LOV quick fill
Explorer Control
Product configurator
Notifications
Sitemap finder
Smart Script and TBUI
CTI
Email F9

 

July 05, 2013

Discussion with Tom Siebel

Ever wondered what Tom Siebel is doing after selling Siebel CRM suite to Oracle in 2005? We hardly heard anything from him except his last accident with elephant in 2009.