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Overview

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Siebel System's standard upgrade program migrates existing Release 6.x data into the Siebel 7 database and data repository. The Release 6.x data migrated includes configuration models and configuration data in quotes. As much as possible, the data upgrade script Siebel provides preserves the modeling information that you previously entered when designing your models. It does this by systematically mapping and translating similar data items.

However, since the design paradigms in eConfigurator version 6.x and eConfigurator version 7 are different, some of the functions of the version 6.x features may be implemented differently with Siebel 7 features and are therefore not directly applicable to the Siebel 7 upgraded models. See the Product Administration Guide for feature mapping information. Also, the customizable products generated during the standard upgrade cannot make full use of the new Siebel 7 features, such as classification systems and dynamic attributes, without substantial adjustments being made after the automatic upgrade process.

This section describes the details of what the upgrade program does. You will also find recommended procedures to follow before and after performing the upgrade.

Figure 1 shows the process flow of upgrading to eConfigurator version 7 following Approach 1, using the Siebel upgrade tool and reviewing the upgraded models. Solid boxes represent required steps and dotted boxes show recommended steps.

Figure 1. Overview of Upgrading to Siebel eConfigurator Version 7 (Approach 1)

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