This session explaing about the" APPLET TOGGLE" in the siebel application.

ABSTRACT

As companies work towards optimizing revenue, profitability and providing customer satisfaction, many companies are beginning to look towards Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, by using SIEBEL application as a strategy to reach these goals. This paper describes the elements related to Toggle Applet when developing a successful CRM solution in SIEBEL application.

INTRODUCTION:-

According to Siebel documentation

‘An applet is a data entry form, composed of controls, that occupies some portion of the Siebel application user interface. An applet can be configured to allow data entry, provide a table of data rows, or display business graphics, or a navigation tree. It provides viewing, entry, modification, and navigation capabilities for data in one business component.’

There are various types of applets in the Siebel application.

DEFINITION:-

Applet toggles allow users to switch back and forth between different applets within the same view. This is useful when you want to display different types of data or present the same data in a different way’.

Toggle applets are not special applets ,these applets are containing special behavior of "DRILL DOWN APPLETS".

To understand Toggle Applets , we have put two applets named Applet S_ORG_EXT and Applet S_OPTY on top of each other and we configure them in such a way that only one we can see in view . let us examine the background ....

TYPES OF APPLETS:-

Generally , there are two types of applets

A) STATIC TOGGLE APPLET

B) DYNAMIC TOGGLE APPLET

STATIC TOGGLE APPLET:- Allow users to toggle between applets by selecting the name of the applet from the Show drop-down list.

DYNAMIC TOGGLE APPLET:- Automatically toggles between applets based on the value of a field in a parent applet.

PURPOSE :-

The main purpose of toggle applet is to provide getting easy to user of the application. For example ,the company offers 4 different products to its customers. Each product has different set of fields that should be filled in order to ascertain the correct price. Now, there are two things we can do. there are two ways to get the solution. First one, Expose all the fields in one applet and let user fill correct fields according to product he has chosen. second configure the application , four different applets with specific fields for each product and create toggle applet ,user should select among the four applets.

USES:-

A) The end user can understand in an easy way .

B) space in a view should be save.

DRABACKS:-

A) The performance should be check in each and every time, in all the applets,when they loaded.

B) it should not have clear at a time .

KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER

While preparing this application every one should take care,

according to siebel documentation

'For applets involved in a toggle cycle the search spec on the form applet in the view will be applied first.Therefore, to apply a search spec on a list applet in a toggle cycle, you also need to add the search spec for the form applet.

■ Dynamic toggle applets must be based on the same business component.

■ Static toggle applets do not have to be based on the same business component.

■ You cannot configure more than one applet toggle in a view.

Conclusion:-

The TOGGLE APPLET is having the behavior of drilldown applet. while configuring this application you should follow above mentioned precautions. The performance of TOGGLE APPLET is very low, you should check each and every time all the applets when you given the values. TOGGLE APPLET , is the user friendly and it useful to easy understanding.

Thank You,