This chapter covers the process of creating a Siebel Application Deployment Manager (ADM) package for deployment using the ADM framework. It includes the following topics:

• About the Siebel ADM Package Utility Modes and Switches
• Copying the Siebel ADM Package Utility to a UNIX Environment
• Process of Creating a Siebel ADM Package
• Reviewing the Siebel ADM Data Type Requirements
• Consolidating Siebel ADM Data Types into Deployment Units
• Process of Creating Siebel ADM Deployment Units from Database Types
• Creating Siebel ADM Deployment Units from Repository Types
• Consolidating Siebel ADM Deployment Units from File Types
• Creating the Siebel ADM Package Directory Structure
• Consolidating Siebel ADM Deployment Units into the Deployment Package Directory
• Generating the Siebel ADM Package
• Validating the Siebel ADM Package
• Verifying the Test Environment

For more information on the overall ADM process or deploying an ADM Package, see:

• Overview of the Siebel ADM Deployment Process
• Deploying a Siebel ADM Package

See Figure 5 for a high-level overview of the ADM packaging process as it fits into the overall ADM process.

Figure 5. High-Level Overview of ADM Packaging Process