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The options in the Tools menu are as follows:

Option
(Shortcut)
Suboption
(Shortcut)
Description
Compile (F7)
Opens the Object Compiler dialog box to compile one or more projects, or all projects in the repository, into an SRF file.
Compile Selected Objects
(CTRL+F7)
Opens the Object Compiler dialog box to compile one or more projects, or all projects in the repository, into an SRF file.
Check Out
(F10)
Opens the Check Out dialog box, to copy one or more projects from the server to the local database.
Check In
(CTRL+F10)
Opens the Check In dialog box, to copy one or more projects from the local database to the server.
Lock Project
(ALT+L)
Locks the project that the currently selected object definition is assigned to.
Unlock Project
(ALT+U)
Unlocks the project that the currently selected object definition is assigned to.
Add To Archive
Opens the Export To Archive dialog box, for adding the selected top-level object definitions or projects to an archive file.
Import From Archive
Initiates the Import wizard for importing object definitions from an archive file.
Compare Objects
Selected
Compares two selected objects and graphically displays similarities and differences (in object type and instance), with a list of object properties by name and value.
Selected vs. Repository
Compares the selected object against the corresponding object in the selected repository and graphically displays similarities and differences.
Selected vs. Archive
Compares the selected object against the corresponding object in the selected archive file and graphically displays similarities and differences.
Archive vs. Archive
Compares two selected archive files and graphically displays similarities and differences.
Search Repository
Opens the Search Repository dialog box for performing a search for object definitions based on the text in their names (or other properties) and their object types.
Validate Object
From the Validate dialog box, runs validation on a selected object. Lists any errors by severity, rule number, object name, and error description. Allows changing of options for rules, severity, and enforcement.
Upgrade
Prepare Repository
Opens the Prepare Repository Wizard, which migrates strings from the S_MSG table, merges labels and fields, and merges templates to specified applets, for selected languages.
Upgrade Application
Navigates to the Application Objects Upgrade List in the Application Upgrader screen of Siebel Tools, and opens the Merge Repositories dialog box. Used to merge standard and customized repositories.
Generate EIM Processing Columns
Opens the EIM Processing Column Generator dialog box, from which you create missing EIM processing columns and indexes after merging the repository.
Web Client Migration
Associates web templates to a group of selected applets and views so that they can be used in the web client.
 
Merge Labels and Fields
Opens the Label Merge Field dialog box, from which you copy captions from label controls into the caption property of the corresponding field control for the applets specified in an input file.
 
Merge Templates
Opens the Applet Web Template Merge dialog box, from which you select templates to be merged.
Utilities
Check Labels
Opens the Check Labels dialog box to check the labels in the currently selected applet for sufficient horizontal space when translated into a particular language.
Generate Actuate Report
When a Report object definition is selected, this menu option generates a data stream file for use in the creation of an Actuate report.
Generate Help IDs
This option generates the sshelp.hm file, containing correspondences between context ID numbers and text help identifiers that have been specified in Help ID object definitions. This option is no longer used for online help implementation.
Locale Management
Opens the Locale Migration dialog box, from which you perform localization of selected application text strings from a selected source language to a selected target language.
Map Fax Properties
When the business component object type is selected in the Object Explorer, this option opens the Map Fax Properties dialog box for the current business component object definition. This dialog box is used to create mappings between fields in the business component and fax software property sheet properties. These mappings support customization of the fax cover sheet and message.
Build Patch
Initiates the Patch Builder wizard to create a patch file.
Apply Patch
Opens the Apply Patch window to initiate the patch application process.

 Siebel Developer's Reference 
 Published: 23 October 2003