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Directory Structure

Actuate files in the Siebel environment reside in the following subdirectories of the Siebel development and client directories:

Executables Directory. C:\Siebel_client\reports\language_code. In the typical installation for English-speaking users, this is C:\Siebel\reports\enu. Report executables (ROX files) must appear in this directory to run. Note that if your installation directory for Siebel applications is not C:\Siebel, this will be the \reports subdirectory of the directory where the Siebel eBusiness Applications software resides. If multiple languages are supported, a separate subdirectory of \reports is provided for each and is identified by its language code, such as C:\Siebel\reports\deu or C:\Siebel\reports\fra.

Development Directory. C:\Siebel_development\rptsrc\language_code. Rptsrc is the development directory; it holds ROD and ROL files. In the typical installation, this is C:\Siebdev\rptsrc. It is divided into subdirectories by language. New reports that you create should be placed here, in the \language_code subdirectory. Each language subdirectory is further divided into \standard and \lib, such as C:\Siebdev\rptsrc\enu\standard and C:\Siebdev\rptsrc\enu\lib.

Standard Reports Directory. C:\Siebel_development\rptsrc\language_code\standard. An example is C:\Siebdev\rptsrc\enu\standard. This subdirectory is where the design files for the standard reports are located. Do not place custom reports in this directory; use \language_code instead or create a subdirectory of \language_code called \custom or something similar.

Libraries Directory. C:\Siebel_development\rptsrc\language_code\lib. An example is C:\Siebdev\rptsrc\enu\lib. The datastream (source data definition) files are located here. These are generated from within Siebel Tools. This folder also contains the library files that are used by all Siebel reports, such as sssiebel.rol, sscustom.rol, and so on.

You develop the ROD file in the standard reports directory or the development directory, depending on whether you are modifying a standard report or creating a new report. You compile the finished design in Actuate e.Report Designer Professional and move the resulting ROX file to the executables directory. Initially, you would deploy the ROX file on your own computer for testing. When it is ready to be deployed, the ROX file goes to this location on each client computer.