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What's New in This Release

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. M

Table 1 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 1. New Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. N
Topic	Description
Upgrading to eConfigurator Version 7	New appendix. Addresses upgrade issues related to eConfigurator, Version 7.

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. M

Table 1 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 2. New Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. M
Topic	Description
Book Title	The book title is revised from Upgrade Guide to Siebel Database Upgrade Guide.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment	Revised topic. The following revisions were made to the process checklist: The Upgrade Wizard must be run after both the upgrep and upgphys. After the repository merge, delete unneeded repositories. After the upgrade, install license keys.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Production Test Environment	Revised topic. The following revisions were made to the process checklist: Before performing the upgrade, move the custrep.dat and schema.ddl files to the production test environment.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. L

Table 3 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 3. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. L
Topic	Description
About the Siebel Database Upgrade Process	Revised topic. Clarified that both the production environment upgrep and upgphys are run in the production test environment and redirected to the production environment.
About the Siebel Repository Merge	Revised topic. Topic rewritten and expanded to address customer feedback.
About the Siebel Postmerge Utilities	Revised topic. Topic rewritten and expanded to address customer feedback.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic. Topic rewritten and expanded to address customer feedback.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Production Environment	Revised topic. Clarified that the production upgphys is run in the production test environment and redirected to the production environment.
About Siebel Upgrade Planning Resources	Revised topic. Added Data Model Reference to list of publications in the Siebel deployment documentation suite.
About Upgrading Your RDBMS in the Siebel Environment	Revised topic. Refer to Technical Note 640 before installing Siebel 7.7.x on Oracle 10g. Oracle 10g upgrades can be run in CBO mode.
Determining Your Siebel 7.5.x Release Level	New topic. Determine your 7.5.x release-level before installing enterprise components.
Upgrade Planning: Additional Siebel Application Changes	Revised topic. Technical Note 511 on SupportWeb lists obsolete objects in the Siebel Repository.
Setting Oracle Database Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade	Revised topic. Set UNDO_MANAGEMENT = MANUAL before the repository merge for Oracle 9i and later.
Preparing Siebel Mobile User Data for Upgrade	Revised topic. Before upgrade, check the Remote Status view and resolve any insert conflicts.
Regenerating SQL Files for a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Describes how to use the Database Server Configuration Utilities to regenerate SQL files.
Configuring Siebel Tools for the Repository Merge	Revised topic. Clarified when to revise tools.cfg and added information on Oracle 10g support.
Setting Label Alignment for Siebel Text Fields	Revised topic. In main.css make changes to both the .mceLabel and .mceLabel2 sections. Also revise printmain.css so that Quick Print and Print Preview display labels correctly.
"Creating a New SRF File"	Deleted topic. To create an SRF file, refer to Developing and Deploying Siebel Business Applications.
Setting Oracle Database Parameters After a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Lists database parameters that must be set in init.ora after the upgrade.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. K

Table 4 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 4. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. K
Topic	Description
About the Siebel Upgrade Wizard and Driver Files	Revised topic. Topic rewritten to explain role and structure of driver files.
ForExample of a Siebel Development Upgrade Flow	New topic. Explains the steps in a typical development environment upgrade.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment Process of Upgrading a Siebel Production Test Environment	Revised topic. You must set up migration of address data on custom extension columns after running the Database Server Configuration Utilities in upgrep mode but before starting the Siebel Upgrade Wizard.
Upgrade Planning: Additional Siebel Application Changes	New topic. Lists additional application changes that may affect upgrade planning.
Archiving Unneeded Siebel Repositories	New topic. Export all repositories except the Siebel Repository before doing an upgrep.
Preparing Siebel Workflow Processes for Upgrade	Revised topic. Tables S_WF_PROP_VAL and S_WF_STEP_INST must be purged before upgrade.
Preparing Siebel Customized Seed Data for Upgrade	New topic. Customized seed data is preserved during upgrade, even if doing so adversely affects application function. Prior to upgrade, determine whether to retain seed data customizations.
Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns	Revised topic. Clarifies which steps to perform for a development environment upgrade versus a production test environment upgrade.
Updating Siebel File System Attachments	Revised topic. Run chng_file_sys.bat on each obsolete table.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. J

Table 5 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 5. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. J
Topic	Description
About the Siebel Database Server Configuration Utilities	Revised topic. Expanded the description of utility modes. Describes how to do a production upgrade using the SQL from the production test environment.
Process of Upgrading a 6.x Development Environment	Obsolete topic. Now part of Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment	Revised topic. Process tasks are organized into groups and placed in chapters. A process step now refers you to all the tasks in a chapter. Steps applicable only to 6.x upgrades are labeled.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Production Test Environment	Revised topic. Process tasks are organized into groups and placed in chapters. A process step now refers you to all the tasks in a chapter. Steps applicable only to 6.x upgrades are labeled.
Process of Tuning Siebel Upgrade Performance	New topic. Provides a checklist for using Upgrade Tuner in the production test environment to tune upgrade performance.
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Production Environment	Revised topic. Process tasks are organized into groups and placed in chapters. A process step now refers you to all the tasks in a chapter. Steps applicable only to 6.x upgrades are labeled.
Upgrade Planning for Siebel Personalization	New topic. Primary user role is replaced by primary user responsibility at Release 7.7. To ensure applet visibility, review conditional expressions in the Administration-Personalization screen and revise conditional expressions as needed after the upgrade.
Verifying Siebel Database Connectivity	New topic. From the production test environment, you must be able to connect to the Siebel Database in both the development environment and the production environment.
Setting Oracle Database Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade	Revised topic. Revised setting for db_cache_size to 394264576.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic. Clarified how layouts are preserved in an ICL upgrade.
About Tuning Siebel Production Upgrade Files	Revised topic. Clarified and expanded. Describes how Upgrade Tuner works, when to use Upgrade Tuner, and how it modifies driver files.
Starting and Stopping Siebel Upgrade Tuner	Revised topic. Describes how to exit without saving changes.
Managing Parallel Threads Using Siebel Upgrade Tuner	Revised topic. Clarified and expanded. Describes how to create, edit, and delete parallel threads for table and index creation.
Managing Zero-Row SQL Commands Using Siebel Upgrade Tuner	Revised topic. Clarified and expanded. Describes how to tune an upgrade by deactivating zero-row SQL commands.
Transferring UNIX Files for Use by Siebel Upgrade Tuner	Revised topic. Clarified and expanded. Describes the workflow for transferring UNIX upgrade files to and from a Windows host.
Rolling Back Siebel Upgrade Tuner Changes	New topic. Describes how to roll back changes Upgrade Tuner makes to upgrade files.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. I

Table 6 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 6. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. I
Topic	Description
About Siebel Upgrade Planning Resources	Revised Topic. Oracle's Siebel SupportWeb now has an installation and upgrade portal page.
Upgrade Planning for Multilingual Siebel Deployments	Revised topic. For multilingual deployments, you must manually import language-specific repository strings and seed data after upgrep.
Upgrade Planning for Migrating Siebel Address Data	New topic. Explains revised address migration tasks.
Preparing Siebel Address Data for Upgrade	New topic. Before doing the upgrade, you must run a script to identify address records with duplicate row IDs.
Setting the Value of Siebel S_SRC_PAYMENT.TYPE_CD for Upgrade	New topic. S_SRC_PAYMENT.TYPE_CD is a required field. For records where this is null, set a value prior to upgrade.
Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns	Revised topic. Provides revised steps and SQL scripting to migrate addresses from custom extension columns.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic: In an ICL merge, new controls from the New Siebel Repository are not copied to applets. In parent list views, you must select a record in the parent list applet to display view tabs. This is true for both ICL and non-ICL upgrades. After an ICL upgrade of objects that use the Upgrade Ancestor property, the layout of descendant objects may differ from ancestor objects.
Reviewing Siebel Address Data	New topic. The upgrade generates a report that lists address records with duplicate address names. Review this report and resolve duplicate records.
"About a New Column Added to S_SRC_Payment"	Deleted topic. Replaced with a task. See Setting the Value of Siebel S_SRC_PAYMENT.TYPE_CD for Upgrade.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. H

Table 7 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 7. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. H
Topic	Description
About Best Practices for Doing Your Siebel Database Upgrade	Revised topic. Added steps for determining your upgrade path.
About the Siebel Party Model	Revised topic. Added description of how Siebel Financial Services 6.x household data is migrated to the party model at Release 7.0.x.
Verifying the IBM DB2 Client for a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. The 64-bit IBM DB2 client is not supported on the Siebel Server.
Setting IBM DB2 Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade	Revised topic. Topic lists only those DB2 parameters that must be reset specifically for upgrades.
Migrating Siebel Household Data	Revised topic: Clarified how to migrate Siebel Financial Services household data to the party model. Described how to retain the Siebel 6.x form of household associations.
Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under UNIX	Revised topic. Corrected and clarified procedure steps.
Moving the Siebel Repository Files	New topic. Describes how to stop the Siebel Upgrade Wizard.
Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns	Revised topic. Added missing step. You must add new extension columns to the Siebel Repository.
Summarizing Siebel Log Files Using the Logparse Utility	Revised topic. For steps executed in parallel, logparse adds to the process time only the duration of the longest step.
Reviewing Siebel Upgrade Log Files for Errors	Revised topic. Corrected file names of logs that can be ignored.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic. Added recommendations on setting the Upgrade Ancestor property on applets.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic: Added recommendations on using ICL with the Upgrade Ancestor property. In an ICL merge, new controls from the New Siebel Repository are not copied to applets. In parent list views, you must select a record in the parent list applet to display view tabs. This is true for both ICL and non-ICL upgrades.
Upgrading the IBM DB2 Instance	Deleted topic.
"Safeguarding the New Custom Repository Export File	Deleted topic. Replaced by step in Setting Label Alignment for Siebel Text Fields.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. G

Table 8 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 8. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. G
Topic	Description
Upgrade Planning for Siebel Web Template Files and Style Sheet	New topic. Guidelines for upgrading customized Web template files and style sheet file (main.css).
Identifying and Dropping Obsolete Indexes for a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Optional step during the production test environment upgrade for identifying and dropping indexes that may be obsolete.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised Topic. Provides guidelines for when to use ICL. Describes how Web template files and style sheet file (main.css) are handled during an ICL repository merge.
Configuring Siebel Tools for the Repository Merge	New topic. Oracle only. Prior to the repository merge, you must set SqlStyle = Oracle in tools.cfg.
Verifying Siebel Business Address Applet Configuration	New topic. For 6.x and 7.0.x Siebel Industry Application (SIA) upgrades, you must reconfigure the Business Address applet.
Copying UI Files to a New Siebel Environment	New topic. Describes how to move customized Web template files and style sheet file (main.css) to the production test and production environments.
Assigning an Item Identifier to Siebel Web Template Items	New topic. If you select ICL during the merge and choose the Labels On Top option, you must modify main.css.
Updating Siebel File System Attachments	Revised topic. Corrected the description of arguments for chng_file_sys.bat.
Upgrading Siebel ERM Customized Microsite and Group News Pages	Revised topic. Corrected error in procedure.
Reviewing the Siebel User Interface.	All topics rewritten to improve clarity. Tools procedures added where needed. New topics added covering specific sections of postmerge utilities log.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. F

Table 9 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 9. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. F
Topic	Description
Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment	In Postupgrade Tasks for Environment Setup, the step about renaming the repository is not needed and has been removed. In "Review Postmerge Utilities Log" section, added an optional step for compiling an .srf file to assist in resolving attribute conflicts.
Assigning an Item Identifier to Siebel Web Template Items	New topic. You must revise main.css if you perform an ICL upgrade and choose Label on Top.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. E

Table 10 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 10. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. E
Topic	Description
About Applicability of Siebel Database Upgrade Topics	Revised topic. Describes new, simplified topic applicability categories. The new categories have been applied to all the topics in the book.
About Upgrading Your RDBMS in the Siebel Environment	Revised topic. Describes conditions that require an RDBMS upgrade before performing the Siebel Database upgrade.
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	Revised topic. Clarifies how ICL affects UI objects.
Regenerating the Siebel Repository Definition Files	New topic. Describes how to regenerate schema.ddl and custrep.dat files. Required if you make repository changes after upgrading the development environment.
Checking for Inactivated EIM Table Columns in the Siebel Database	New topic. Some columns in EIM tables were inactivated in Release 7.7.x. Verify that this does not adversely affect application function after the upgrade.
Troubleshooting Postmerge Siebel UI Problems	Revised topic. If fields or controls do not display in an applet, look in Siebel Tools for a Web template of the same name, but appended with `-Expanded`.
Preparing Siebel Financial Services Tables for Upgrade	Revised topic. Added that this task is required for upgrades from Siebel Consumer Goods 6.0.x but is otherwise optional.
"Roadmap for Performing an Upgrade from Siebel 6.x"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Road Map for Performing a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Roadmap for Performing an Upgrade from Siebel 7.x"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Road Map for Performing a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Roadmap for Performing an Upgrade Without a Development Environment"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Road Map for Performing a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Dropping Custom Temporary Tables"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Preparing Siebel Tables and Views for Upgrade.
"Disabling Customized Database Triggers"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Preparing Siebel Tables and Views for Upgrade.
"Dropping Customized Database Views"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Preparing Siebel Tables and Views for Upgrade.
"Exporting Interface Table Data"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Preparing Siebel Tables and Views for Upgrade.
"Setting IBM DB2 Upgrade-Specific Parameters"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Setting IBM DB2 Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade. Tables now provide both an upgrade setting and a production setting for parameters.
"Running IBM DB2 Statistics"	Deleted topic. Replaced by a step in the upgrade process topics in How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Increasing MS SQL Server File Size"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Setting Microsoft SQL Server Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade.
"Running MS SQL Statistics"	Deleted topic. Replaced by a step in the upgrade process topics in How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Setting Up an Oracle Rollback Segment"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Setting Oracle Database Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade.
"Setting Oracle Tablespace Size"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Setting Oracle Database Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade.
"Running Oracle Analyze Command"	Deleted topic. Replaced by a step in the upgrade process topics in How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade.
"Preparing Siebel Configurator Models for Upgrade"	Deleted topic. Redundant. See Preparing Siebel Products and Quotes Data for Upgrade.
"About Migrating Applets and Views"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with About Migrating to the Siebel Web Client.
"About Model Applets"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with About Migrating to the Siebel Web Client.
"Migrating 6.x Customizations Using Batch Mode"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Running the Siebel Web Client Migration Wizard.
"Reviewing New Applet Migration"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Reviewing Siebel Applet and View Migration.
"Applying the Web Layout to a Set of Applets"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Remigrating Siebel Applets and Views.
"Reviewing Modified Applet Migration"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Reviewing Siebel Applet and View Migration.
"Reviewing View Migration"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Reviewing Siebel Applet and View Migration.
"Applying the Web Layout to a Set of Views"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Remigrating Siebel Applets and Views.
"Reviewing Modified View Migration"	Deleted topic. Replaced by Reviewing Siebel Applet and View Migration.
"Migrating Custom Columns on Obsolete Tables"	Deleted topic. Combined this topic with Reapplying Schema Customizations in the Siebel Database.
"Reviewing Data Warehouse Schema Changes in Siebel Marketing"	Deleted topic. This 6.x upgrade topic is obsolete due to changes in Siebel Marketing Server implementation in Release 7.7.
"About Siebel Tables Modified or Seeded During Upgrade"	Deleted topic. Repetitive.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. D

Table 11 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7.2 of the software.

Table 11. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. D
Topic	Description
About the Siebel Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL) Upgrade Option	New topic. Feature introduced in Siebel 7.7.2.
Troubleshooting Postmerge Siebel UI Problems	New topic. Contains steps for reviewing the UI after the repository merge. Includes steps specific to ICL.
Reviewing Siebel Grid-Based Applets	Revised topic. Added information for upgrades using ICL.
Upgrade Planning for Siebel Unicode Support	Revised topic. Migration to Unicode is recommended if you will use Siebel Email Response, stored correspondence, or similar functionality.
Preparing for a No-Development-Environment Siebel Upgrade	Added steps to create a reference database, which is needed for the Prepare for Production step in the Database Server Configuration Utilities.
Upgrade Planning for Siebel String Translation	New topic. Requests customers to contact Oracle's Siebel Technical Support or Oracle's Siebel Expert Services if they have modified string mapping or translations in previous releases.
"Reviewing String Translations"	Deleted topic. Contact Oracle's Siebel Expert Services for help with string translation issues.
"Renaming Siebel Financial Services Account Objects"	Deleted topic. See Siebel Technical Note 428 for information on migrating Siebel Financial Services data to Siebel 7.x.
"Upgrading the Oracle Database Schema on Windows"	Deleted topic. Replaced by the following topics: Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under Windows
"Upgrading the Oracle Database Schema on UNIX"	Deleted topic. Replaced by the following topics: Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under UNIX
"Upgrading the Database Schema for MS SQL Server"	Deleted topic. Replaced by the following topics: Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under Windows
"Upgrading IBM DB2 on Windows"	Deleted topic. Replaced by the following topics: Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under Windows
"Upgrading IBM DB2 UDB on UNIX"	Deleted topic. Replaced by the following topics: Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Running the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard Under UNIX

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. C

Table 12 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7 of the software.

Table 12. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. C
Topic	Description
About Supported Siebel Upgrade Paths	New topic. Defines the Siebel environments. All topics now indicate the upgrade path, environment, or database to which they apply.
About the Siebel Database Upgrade Process	New topic. Explains the key steps in the upgrade process.
About the Siebel Database Server Configuration Utilities	Revised topic. Explains the role of the Database Server Configuration Utilities.
About the Siebel Upgrade Wizard and Driver Files	Revised topic. Explains the role of the Siebel Upgrade Wizard.
About Applicability of Siebel Database Upgrade Topics	New topic. Explains the meaning of applicability statements. These statements have been added to the beginning of all task and process topics in the book.
How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade	New chapter. Contains road map topics and process topics you can use as checklists for completing an upgrade.
About Upgrading Your RDBMS in the Siebel Environment	New topic. States that an RDBMS upgrade can be done before or after upgrading to the new Siebel release.
Preparing for a No-Development-Environment Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Explains how to move and rename repository and schema definition files for a no-development-environment upgrade.
Verifying the Oracle Database ODBC Definition for a Siebel Upgrade	Corrected the topic to explain that manually created Oracle 9i ODBC definitions must be edited after creating them.
Reviewing Siebel Upgrade Log Files for Errors	Corrected the procedure. Added a reference to Troubleshooting Steps 21 on Oracle's Siebel SupportWeb.
Verifying an Upgraded Oracle RDBMS After a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Describes how to use ddlimp to verify the schema after upgrading an Oracle RDBMS.
Upgrade Planning for Siebel RC2 or AES Encryption	Revised topic to remove procedures. Topic refers users to the Security Guide for Siebel Business Applications and to a Technical Note on security implementation.
How the Siebel Database Upgrade Topics Are Organized	New topic. Explains the new organization of the book.
"Increasing IBM DB2 ODBC Statement Handles"	Deleted topic. Replaced with a process task that requests the user to review guidelines for configuring the RDBMS in the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.
Chapter 12, "Upgrading the Production Environment Clients"	Deleted topics on how to use Siebel Anywhere. For information on creating distribution kits, see Siebel Anywhere Administration Guide.
"Creating the BASE Package"	Deleted from Chapter 12, "Upgrading the Production Environment Clients." Topic will appear in the next revision of Going Live with Siebel Business Applications.
"Creating the Language Package"	Deleted from Chapter 12, "Upgrading the Production Environment Clients." Topic will appear in the next revision of Going Live with Siebel Business Applications.
"Deploying Workflows"	Deleted topic. For information on deploying workflows, see Siebel Business Process Designer Administration Guide.
Appendix A, "Upgrading Without a Development Environment"	Deleted. Replaced by road map topic in How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade.
Reorganized the book.	Reorganized book to clarify flow of upgrade process and improve access to topics in the book. Use the road map and process topics in How to Perform a Siebel Database Upgrade to guide you through performing an upgrade. All processes now assume the presence of a production test environment.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. B

Table 13 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7 of the software.

Table 13. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. B
Topic	Description
Setting Label Alignment for Siebel Text Fields	Added a requirement to copy schema.ddl to the production environment.
About Siebel Database Growth Estimates	Corrected growth estimates for IBM DB2 and MSSQL databases.
Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns	Added a detailed description of the upgrade paths to which this topic applies.
About the Siebel Repository Merge	New topic. Describes how repository merge works.
About Inheriting Upgrade Behavior in a Siebel Upgrade	New topic. Describes how Upgrade Ancestor field works in a repository merge.
About the Siebel Postmerge Utilities	New topic. Describes the role of postmerge utilities in repository merge.
Reviewing the Siebel Repository Merge Log Files	Corrected procedural steps.
Reviewing Siebel Repository Object Property Conflicts	Corrected procedural steps.
Reviewing Objects Deleted from the Siebel Repository	New topic.
Reviewing Obsolete Objects in the Siebel Repository	New topic.
"Creating a New SRF File"	Corrected procedural steps.
"Upgrading Without a Development Environment"	Corrected procedural steps for creating custrep.dat and schema.ddl.
Incorporate Custom Layout (ICL)	Removed content on Incorporate Custom Layout. This feature is not supported at this time.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. A

Table 14 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7 of the software.

Table 14. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7, Rev. A
Topic	Description
Summarizing Siebel Log Files Using the Logparse Utility	Corrected the command syntax for starting the logparse utility.
Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns	Added a prerequisite stating that you must run the Database Server Configuration Utilities before performing the procedure.
Setting Oracle Database Configuration Parameters for a Siebel Upgrade	UNIX only. Added a prerequisite stating that if you have installed the Oracle 64-bit client, you must revise the LD_LIBRARY path.
DB2 Database Manager Settings	Corrected the 16-bit and 32-bit STAT_HEAP_SZ requirements.
About File Paths and Commands in Siebel Database Upgrade Topics	Corrected commands throughout the book to reflect the correct definition of SIEBEL_ROOT.
New book: Siebel Database Upgrade Guide	Combined Upgrade Guide for Windows and Upgrade Guide for UNIX into one book.

What's New in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7

Table 15 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support Release 7.7 of the software.

Table 15. New Features in Upgrade Guide, Version 7.7
Topic	Description
Preparing Siebel Application Data for Upgrade	This chapter describes new tasks for upgrades of specific Siebel modules, including Marketing, Employee Relationship Management (ERM), and Workflow Designer.
Configuring Siebel Repository Objects to Inherit Upgrade Behavior	This topic describes new Siebel Repository merge features.
"Verifying the User Interface Configuration"	A new Siebel Repository merge option, Incorporate Custom Layouts (ICL), helps preserve view and applet customizations for 7.x upgrades. A new user interface navigation scheme is introduced in Release 7.7. New Siebel Repository postmerge utilities check customized user interface objects for common configuration problems. They also convert multi-value group applets to shuttle applets.
Postupgrade Tasks for the Siebel Database and File System	This chapter includes new tasks for upgrading specific Siebel modules, including Marketing, Employee Relationship Management (ERM), and Workflow Designer.
Transferring UNIX Files for Use by Siebel Upgrade Tuner	This section describes a new upgrade process to tune the production upgrade for improved performance.

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