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3. Understanding Siebel Template
Files
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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
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5. Physical User Interface
Architectural Layers
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6. UI Templates and Style Sheets
• UI Layout and Style comes from Templates and Style Sheets
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7. Display Object Architecture
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8. Using Web Templates
• Steps to Set Up and use Web Templates
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9. 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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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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 ViewWindowsWeb Templates Window
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15. HTML Tags Example
• HTML Table Tags create a List Applet
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16. 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
 Applets
 Controls
• All Siebel Tags must begin with swe:
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17. Siebel Tags
• Serve as placeholders for applet or control object definitions
 Do not contain specific references to names of applets or
controls
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. Reusing Templates
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21. Registering
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22. 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
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23. Associating
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24. 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
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25. Binding
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26. 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)
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27. 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
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28. 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
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29. Summary
Now that you have completed this module, you should
be 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
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30. Knowledge Check
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.
Question
Describe the role of Siebel Web Template Files.
Describe the role of Siebel Tags in Template Files.
Answer
Siebel Web Template Files are reusable
Blueprints 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.
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31. Knowledge Check (cont’d)
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.
Question
Answer
Describe the types of Templates Siebel uses.
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.
Describe how to register, associate, and bind a
template file.
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.
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32. 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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