Bookshelf v7.8: What's New in This Release

What's New in This Release

Using Siebel Tools covers how to use the Siebel Tools application. It describes the Siebel Tools user interface and includes tasks such as customizing the Siebel Tools environment, working with objects, checking in and checking out, and compiling.

Using Siebel Tools does not cover how to configure Oracle's Siebel applications. For example, it does not cover how to extend the data model, define business logic, or build user interface objects. For configuration-related information, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.

The content covered in Using Siebel Tools came from the following documents:

Descriptions of menus and toolbars were previously published in Siebel Developer's Reference.
Descriptions of windows, editors, and most tasks were previously published in Siebel Tools Reference. (Siebel Tools Reference is no longer published. It has been replaced by Using Siebel Tools and Configuring Siebel Business Applications.)

What's New in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8, Rev. B

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support version 7.8 of the software.

Table 1. New Product Features in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8, Rev. B
Topic	Description
About Siebel Tools	Added statement that Siebel Tools for multiple product releases can be installed on the same local machine.
Inactive Objects	Added a note recommending how to treat obsolete objects.
About Development Tools Options	Added this topic on setting Tools UI preferences.
Specifying Data Sources	Added a note that recommends using one local database with Tools and the Mobile Web Client for development purposes.
Performing a Full Get	Added a note on ODBC requirements for a user to do a Get.
About Projects	Mentioned that object check-in/check-out is an alternative to project check-in/check-out that are in contention by many developers.
Creating New Projects	Rewrote this topic to clarify the process for creating and modifying new projects.
Table 26	Corrected column headings.
About Archive Files	Added content about requirements for using archive files to exchange repository data between environments with different database platforms.
About Exporting and Importing Repositories	Added a Caution that specifies when you must use the Repository Migration Utility, instead of the Export/Import option in the Database Configuration Utility.
Exporting and Importing Repositories Using the Database Configuration Utility	Added instruction for exporting a repository after suspending the export process in the Configure DB Server, wizard.

What's New in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8, Rev. A

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support version 7.8 of the software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8, Rev. A
Topic	Description
About the ST eScript Engine	Changed setup procedure for ST Scripting Engine.
About Repositories	Removed erroneous information related to maintaining multiple SRFs compiled with different repositories.
Renaming Repositories	Object Manager parameter changed for this procedure.
About Exporting and Importing Repositories	Added enhancement to usage of dev2prod utility.
Conversion Batch File	Added new information to this topic.
About the Locale Management Utility	Added new information about importing .xlf files with the LMU.
Importing Text Strings and Locale-Specific Attributes	Added information specifying what file formats are read by the LMU utility.

What's New in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8

Table 3 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support version 7.8 of the software.

Table 3. New Product Features in Using Siebel Tools, Version 7.8
Topic	Description
Checking Out Projects from the Server Repository	Added more information to this topic.
About Object Check Out and Check In	Added note to clarify check out and check in process.
Siebel Script Editors	Added new chapter which includes discussion and overview of Siebel ST eScript Editor, and all elements related to Script Editor components, including Script Assist.
Command-Line Interface for Import, Export, and Compilation	Added new topic.
About Compiling	Added critical information to this topic.
Strings Not Included in the Symbolic Strings Model	Added new information to this topic.
How Translatable String Values Are Calculated	Added new information to this topic.
Checking In and Checking Out Symbolic Strings	Rewrote topic based on new information.
To select a symbolic string reference by typing a value into the Object List Editor	Added more information to clarify task.
About the Symbolic String Conversion Process	Added information to clarify topic.
Running the String Conversion Utility	Added new background information to topic.
Splitting Consolidation Export Files into Smaller Files	Added new introductory material to topic.
Conversion Batch File	Added new information to this topic.
Exporting Text Strings and Locale-Specific Attributes	Added information specifying what file formats are read by the LMU utility.