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Making Siebel Analytics Web Configuration Changes in the Configuration File instanceconfig.xml

The file instanceconfig.xml is used to hold configuration settings for Siebel Analytics Web. If you run Siebel Analytics Web under Windows or UNIX, you can customize Siebel Analytics Web by modifying these entries and adding new entries to override internal default settings.

NOTE:  For general background information about customizing the Siebel Analytics Web XML files, see Customizing the Siebel Analytics Web User Interface Using XML Message Files.

To make changes to the configuration file instanceconfig.xml

1. Navigate to Siebel Analytics data directory at the following location:

   \SiebelAnalyticsData\Web\Config

   CAUTION:  Always make a backup copy of the file instanceconfig.xml before you make any changes.

2. Locate the file instanceconfig.xml and make a backup copy.
3. Use a text editor to open the file instanceconfig.xml.
4. Place your entries between the tags <ServerInstance> and </ServerInstance>, using the values given elsewhere in this chapter.
5. Save the file when you are done.

   Your changes take effect when the Analytics Web Server service is restarted.

The following is an example instanceconfig.xml file.

   <?xml version="1.0" ?>
   <!-- Siebel Analytics Web Configuration File -->
   <!-- The following example shows initialization settings for a server instance. -->

   <WebConfig>
      <ServerInstance>
         <CatalogPath>/SiebelAnalyticsData/web/catalog/default.webcat<CatalogPath>
         <DSN>AnalyticsWeb</DSN>
      </ServerInstance>
   </WebConfig>

Several entries are present in the file instanceconfig.xml by default, including the path to the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog, and the name of the Siebel Analytics Server data source name used by Siebel Analytics Web to access Siebel Analytics Server.

For example, the path to the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog is shown between the <CatalogPath> and </CatalogPath> tags.

• In Windows, an example path might be the following:

  <CatalogPath>c:\SiebelAnalyticsData\Web\Catalog\default.webcat</CatalogPath>

• In UNIX, an example path might be the following:

<CatalogPath>/usr/local/SiebelAnalyticsData/web/catalog/default.webcat</CatalogPath>