How to expose a hidden field in Siebel list applet?

This is a very simple requirement that I am talking about today, where on a button click you are required to do a GetFieldValue() of a active BC field, which is NOT exposed on the UI and doesn't have the Force Active property checked. If you try to do that, system prompts an error sayng:



A script failed to get the value for field because the field was not active.(SBL-EXL-00119)

Child Field Read Only depending on Parent Field Value

Sometimes it happens that you get a very simple requirement to implement and in a single glance you say, "Well, this is very easy to implement" and when you actually see the result on the UI after the configuration you have done, you start scratching your head to find out the reason for not getting the result as per the expectation.Today, I am going to discuss a very simple requirement you might

Siebel Application Menu Items / Applet Menus items doesn't work in IE 8.0??

If you are getting tough time after upgrading your Internet Explorer to version 8.0 and if you have observed that no Menu items is working across the application i.e. Application Menus, Applet Menus etc, then don't get panic, this is something due to the new version only of IE. But not to worry here, IE 8.0 provides the facility of running the browser in compatibility view where it allows the

Problem while exporting data from Siebel in IE 7.0 or IE 8.0?

When I tried taking the export from Service Request list applet, I saw a difference in the way export applet was behaving in comparison with how it used to worked in IE 6.0. Right now I am using IE 7.0.So let me tell you the complete scenario what happened: From Service Request list applet, I clicked on Menu -> Export and as per expectation Export applet came up and I clicked on "Next" button.