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Starting the Siebel Application for the First Time

To begin setting up your Siebel application, you must log in with administrative responsibilities. The Siebel database server installation script creates a Siebel administrator account that you can use to perform administrative tasks. The default user ID is SADMIN. A password is assigned to this user ID during the installation process. Your database administrator might also create a user ID and password that allows you to access the Siebel Server and perform the required setup. To set up entities in the Group Administration view, you must be connected to the Siebel Server; you do not have full administrative capabilities for this view if you are connected to the local database or working in a mobile Web client.

NOTE:  The responsibility for the SADMIN ID that comes with Siebel Business Applications cannot be modified. However, you can copy this responsibility and modify the copy. For more information, see Siebel Security Guide.

Using Siebel Developer Web Client

You can start a Siebel application from the Siebel Developer Web Client.

TIP:   If you have not yet entered any license keys, you must enter the first license key from the Siebel Developer Web Client or from Siebel Tools. For more information, see Entering License Keys.

To start a Siebel application from the Siebel Developer Web Client for the first time

1. From the Start menu, choose Programs and then choose your Siebel application.
2. Enter SADMIN in the User ID field and the appropriate password in the Password field.
3. In the Connect to field, choose the server database from the drop-down list and click OK.

   For information about the other databases available in the Connect to drop-down list, see Selecting a Data Source.

4. If a message tells you that there is no valid license key, click OK.
5. In the License Key dialog box, enter the license key for the Siebel CRM base application, and click OK.

   For more information about license keys, see Entering License Keys.

Using Siebel Web Client

You can also start a Siebel application from the Siebel Web Client.

To start a Siebel application from the Siebel Web Client for the first time

1. Open your Web browser.
2. Go to the URL for your Siebel Web Client.

   The login screen appears.

3. Enter SADMIN in the User ID field and the appropriate password in the Password field, and click OK.

NOTE:  If a message tells you that you have not been licensed for this feature, you must enter a valid license key, using either Siebel Tools or the Siebel Developer Web Client, before you can access the Siebel application. For more information, see Entering License Keys.