Siebel Scripting 1

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   

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Run on the Siebel server Not transferred to user’s machine Siebel VB or eScript

Browser Scripts  

Run on user’s PC in browser window Always JavaScript only

Scripting Languages   

Siebel VB eScript JavaScript

Siebel VB   

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

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e.g.. BusComp, PropertySet

Based on BASIC syntax

eScript   

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

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E.G.. BusComp, PropertySet

Based on C syntax

JavaScript  

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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 

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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 

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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   

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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 

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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 doesn’t necessarily mean that you SHOULD 

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

Browser Scripting 

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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 

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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 

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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? 

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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