List applets are used to display multiple records at once. Specialized web templates are used to create the visual style for list display. List applets typically have more than one web template in order to control their appearance in certain work modes.

For example, one may be required to assist end users with a detailed form when they enter new records or query criteria. When a web template of type Edit - using a form web template - is defined for the list applet, the applet will switch to this layout when the user clicks the New, Edit, or Query button. The Edit button is only available in Standard-Interactivity (SI) applications such as the Siebel Partner Portal.

To provide more fine-grained control over the layout of an applet it is possible to define a separate web template definition for the New and Query modes as well. When one of these template types is defined for an applet it will switch to the New layout template when the user clicks the New button...