Handy SIEBEL Object Types Definations

Here are some definitions which SIEBEL business people may find handy.

1) APPLET: It is arrange of data in UI as per business requirements.There are two types of applets used mostly in development i.e. LIST and FORM Applet. However there are other types also as Chart, Web, Tree etc.

2) BUSINESS COMPONENT(BC): It is collection of data in DB organized to reflect users business. It is logical abstraction of one or more DB tables.

3) BUSINESS OBJECTS(BO): It contains relationship between Business Components.It defines business logic and organizes data into logical units.

4) JOIN: A join object definition creates a relationship between a BC and a table that is not the BC's base table. The join allows the BC to use fields using columns from the joined table. The join uses a foreign key in the BC to obtain rows on a one-to-one basis from the joined table, even though the two do not necessarily have a one-to-one relationship.

5) LINK: A link implements a one-to-many relationship between BCs. The Link object type makes master-detail views possible. A master-detail view displays one record of the master BC with many detail BC records corresponding to the master. A pair of links also may be used to implement a many-to-many relationship.

6) MULTIVALUE LINK: A multivalue link is used in the implementation of a multivalue group. A multivalue group is a user-maintainable list of detail records associated with a master record. The user invokes the list of detail records from the master record when that record is displayed in a list or form applet. For example, in an applet displaying the Account BC, the user can click the Select button to the right of the Address text box to see a pop-up window displaying multiple Address records associated with the currently displayed account

7) BUSINESS SERVICES: A business is a reusable module containing a set of methods. It provides the ability to call its C++ or script methods from customer-defined scripts and object logic, through the invoke-method mechanism.

8) VIEW: Visual representation of Business Object Data.

9) SCREEN: It consist of group of VIEWS.

10) APPLICATION: Application defines the VIEWS and SCREENS accessible through menus and page tabs.