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Process of Planning a Siebel Database Upgrade

Upgrades from: All Supported Siebel releases.

Environments: Development, production test, production.

Platforms: Windows and UNIX only. This topic does not apply to IBM z/OS.

This process is part of a roadmap. See Roadmap for Performing a Siebel Database Upgrade.

To plan the upgrade, read the following:

1. How the Siebel Database Upgrade Works.
2. Siebel Database and UI Upgrade Planning.
3. If you are planning to migrate to Unicode, see Upgrade Planning for Siebel Unicode Support.
4. Application Planning for a Siebel Upgrade.
5. Siebel Marketing Upgrade Reference.
6. Tables Modified or Seeded During a Siebel Upgrade.

Remote Upgrade Planning

See the following resources to deploy the upgrade to remote users on Siebel Mobile Web Clients:

• Use Siebel Packager to create language packs for remote installation. See Going Live with Siebel Business Applications.
• Use Siebel Anywhere to create installation kits for deployment. See Siebel Anywhere Administration Guide.
• Generate a Siebel Remote database template. See Siebel Remote and Replication Manager Administration Guide.
• Set up database extraction for Mobile Web Clients. See Siebel Remote and Replication Manager Administration Guide.