Siebel Scripting, Part One

Scripting Concepts: Basics

Introduction

Types of scripts in Siebel Scripting Languages Siebel objects that use scripting Various uses for scripts in Siebel Browser Scripting

Types of Scripts

Server Scripts

Run on the Siebel server Not transferred to users machine Siebel VB or eScript Run on users PC in browser window Always JavaScript only

Browser Scripts

Scripting Languages

Siebel VB eScript JavaScript

Siebel VB

Based on VBScript from Microsoft Has special Siebel extensions Includes many Siebel defined objects

e.g.. BusComp, PropertySet

Based on BASIC syntax

eScript

Based on JavaScript Has special Siebel extensions Includes many Siebel defined objects

E.G.. BusComp, PropertySet

Based on C syntax

JavaScript

Used in browser scripts only Only scripting language used in browser scripts Based on C syntax Can use many of the Siebel objects previously mentioned

Siebel Objects That Use Scripts

Applets Business Components Applications (Call Center, Fins, etc) Business Services Views, Screens, Tables, and Other Objects Cannot use Scripts

Scripting In Applets

Server Scripts Browser Scripts Events

E.g.. WebApplet_Load, WebApplet_InvokeMethod

Scripting In Business Components

Server Scripts Browser Scripts Events

E.g.. BusComp_SetFieldValue, BusComp_Query

Scripting In Applications

Server Scripts Browser Scripts Events

E.g.. Application_Start

Objects and functions on application object can be accessed from elsewhere in the system (escript only). E.g.. From an Applet or BusComp

Scripting In Business Services

Server Scripts Browser Scripts Events BS are objects designed for one purpose: holding scripts

Good place to put code you wish to access from various places Many pre-defined BS in system, mostly for EAI

How Scripts Are Used

Applet Buttons Sharing data between objects Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) As an alternative to configuration

Almost anything that can be done with configuration can be done with scripting

Applet Buttons

You can create your own buttons on applets Need script to make them clickable (not grayed out) Need script to do some action when they are clicked

Sharing Data Between Objects

SetSharedGlobal GetSharedGlobal SetProfileAttr GetProfileAttr Use to store data from one object, can be accessed from any object

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

Virtual business components (VBC) Parsing and creation of XML files Many built-in business services

Learning EAI is mostly understanding how to use these services

Scripting As An Alternative To Configuration

More flexible than configuration Just because you CAN replicate configuration behavior in script doesnt necessarily mean that you SHOULD

Scripting something that can be done with configuration should never be the first choice: only if there is a specific reason

Browser Scripting

Browser Scripts are actually run on the client machine- including when using Web Client or Wireless Web Client So, they must be included with the HTML files and pushed to the client machine This makes them Physical UI files And Requires an extra step: genbscript.exe

Generating Browser Scripts

Compiling the repository does not create the necessary UI files for browser scripts to work. Those files need to be in SIEBROOT\siebsrvr\WEBMASTER\ directory For Dev Clients in C:\Program Files\Siebel\7.8\web client\PUBLIC\enu Use genbscript.exe to generate them

genbscript Syntax

genbscript [cfgfile] [destdirectory] Example:

genbscript C:\Progra~1\Siebel\7.8\webcli~1\BIN\ENU\uagent.cfg C:\Progra~1\Siebel\7.8\webcli~1\PUBLIC\enu

genbscript

Alternative Way

In Siebel Tools, select View -> Options Click Scripting Tab Enter Destination Directory into Browser Script Compilation Folder Box Each time you compile, browser scripts will be automatically generated You must still move them to the

Why Browser Scripting?

If Browser scripts require so much more work (not to mention are slower), why use them? Some things can only be done (or only be done well) via browser script

Popup window to client SetRecord Event