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Guidelines for Converting Your Current Data for an MLOV

If you convert your current data for an MLOV, then use the following guidelines:

• It is recommended that you backup the Siebel database before you run the utility. You cannot reverse or undo a conversion.
• You must perform this conversion even if you recently completed a new installation of your Siebel application.
• You can run the utility as often as necessary. The utility only processes data that is not already converted.

You run the MLOV Converter Utility in one of the following modes:

• Validation. Validates the current repository for data inconsistencies. If the utility finds inconsistencies, then the utility writes errors to a log file, and then stops.
• Translation. Does the following:
  • If a column is configured for an MLOV, then the utility modifies the display value for the column to the language-independent code.
  • If you set the target column for a LOV Type to multilingual, then to make sure the multilingual state of the target column and the corresponding list of values in the S_LST_OF_VAL table are consistent with each other, the utility sets the MULTILINGUAL flag to TRUE in the S_LST_OF_VAL table.

    The MLOV Converter Utility sets the multilingual flag to TRUE for the header row and the Display Value rows for the MLOV.

  • Verifies that target columns that use the MLOV type are configured. A target column is a column that stores the display value or the language-independent code as part of user data.