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Initializing a Mobile Web Client Database

The volume of information that must be downloaded from the Siebel Remote server to initialize a Mobile Web Client's database is usually substantial. You should establish a LAN (rather than a modem or WAN) connection between the server and the Mobile Web Client for this process.

Alternatively, the local database can be initialized from a CD-ROM or other media if compressed files have been copied into the folder specified as FileSystem parameter. For more information, see Performing a Database Extract to a CD Directory.

NOTE:  To initialize a Mobile Web Client database, the TableOwner parameter in the CFG file must be set to Siebel (the default).

To initialize the Mobile Web Client database using the GUI

1. Establish a connection between the Siebel Remote server and the Mobile Web Client.
2. In the Mobile Web Client's Siebel program group, click the Siebel Remote icon.

   NOTE:  Verify that the icon is pointing to the appropriate CFG file. The default is siebel.cfg.

3. In the Siebel Remote Parameters dialog box, enter the appropriate information.

   In the Client Name field, enter the registered Siebel client name.

   In the User Name field, enter the login name of the mobile user.

4. Enter the password.

   The password must match the authenticator password.

5. Click Continue.
6. Monitor the process for errors by clicking the opposing arrows in the lower right corner of the screen.

To initialize the Mobile Web Client database from the command line

• The Mobile Web Client database can also be initialized from the command line using the stand-alone synchronizer (siebsync.exe). For information on how to use the stand-alone synchronizer, see Enabling the Stand-Alone Synchronizer.

To initialize the Mobile Web Client database during login

• Another way to initialize the Mobile Web Client is to log in to the local database when starting the application. When your Siebel application cannot find a local database, it will attempt to initialize the local database following the procedures described above.