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Creating Server Definitions

Using the Servers view tab, you can create definitions that point to each data source server and the Marketing Repository server. The Siebel server does not validate the data source name (DSN). You need to make sure that the DSN is valid and points to the correct data source. For Windows NT, make sure that the DSN is a system DSN on NT to avoid errors that could result from using different NT logins.

NOTE:  For data integrity reasons, once you have saved a server definition, you cannot delete the server definition from the list.

To add a new server definition for a data source

  1. From the application-level menu, choose View > Site Map > Marketing Administration > External Data Mapping.
  2. In the Servers list, create a new record.
  3. Complete the necessary fields for each server record, using the following table as a guide.

    4. Field
    Comment
    Name
    Type a name for the server. The server name does not have to correspond to an actual server name on your network.
    ODBC DSN
    Type the ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) exactly as identified in the ODBC control panel.
    Password
    Type the user password.
    Type
    Choose Data Source (default) or Marketing Repository.
    If the Marketing Repository server definition already exists, you must choose Data Source as the server Type. You can create more than one Data Source Server, depending on how your data is stored. Only one Marketing Repository server can be defined. If you attempt to define a second Marketing Repository Server, an error message is displayed.
    User Name
    Type a user name. Be sure to check whether your database has a case-sensitive user name and password before mapping tables.


 Siebel Marketing Guide, Version 7.5, Rev. A 
 Published: 18 April 2003