This chapter describes how to generate the Siebel 8.0 upgrade files using the staging database. It includes the following topics:

• About Generating the Upgrade Files
• Process of Generating the Upgrade Files
• Prerequisite Tasks for Generating the Upgrade Files
• Preparing the Additive Schema and JCL Files on the z/OS Host
• Applying the Additive Schema Changes to the Production Staging Database
• Preparing for Table Creation (PRET) on the Staging Database
• Preparing and Executing the Non-Additive Schema and JCL Files on the z/OS Host
• Processing the Index Schema File
• Building JCL Templates for the Target Database