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About Terms Used in Siebel Database Upgrade Topics


Upgrades: All upgrades.

Environments: All environments.

This guide follows several naming conventions:

  • DB2 refers to IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS.
  • Current release means the currently shipping release of the Siebel Business Applications provided by Oracle.
  • Release 7.x refers collectively to all versions of Siebel 7, for example Release 7.0.4 or 7.5.3. See the Upgrade section in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network for specific information on which release numbers are meant by Release 7.x.
  • Siebel 7.0.x refers to versions of Siebel 7 prior to Release 7.5 that are supported for upgrade to the current release, for example Release 7.0.4. See the Upgrade section in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network for specific information on which release numbers are included in references to Release 7.0.x.
  • Siebel 6.x refers collectively to all versions of Siebel 2000 that are supported for upgrade to the current release. See the Upgrade section in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network for specific information on which release numbers are meant by Siebel 6.x.
  • The term Windows refers to all Microsoft Windows operating systems listed as supported for this release in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network. Windows is a Siebel Enterprise Server software platform.
  • The term UNIX refers to all forms of the UNIX operating system listed as supported for this release in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network. UNIX is a Siebel Enterprise Server software platform.
  • The term IBM z/OS refers to all the IBM mainframe operating systems, collectively referred to as z/OS, which are supported for this release as described in Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network. The z/OS operating system is a Siebel database software platform.
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