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Siebel Global Deployment Guide provides information about deploying Oracle's Siebel Business Applications globally.

What's New in Siebel Global Deployment Guide, Version 8.1

Table 1 lists changes in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

NOTE:  For information about deploying Siebel Self-Service Applications, including global deployment issues, see Siebel Self-Service Application Deployment Guide and related guides. If you are deploying Siebel Self-Service Applications, first install and configure Siebel Business Applications software as described in the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Global Deployment Guide, Version 8.1
Topic
Description

About Planning Your Global Deployment

Updated sequence of steps.

About Parameters for Language and Locale

Restructured content. Moved some content from the obsolete topic "About the Active Language."

"About the Active Language"

Deleted obsolete topic. Moved information to other topics.

About Application-Wide Data

Updated topic to mention additional types of data for which multilingual support is provided in the standard Siebel Business Applications.

Configuring Cascading Style Sheets to Specify Different Fonts

Unicode font suggestions are now provided for each operating system. Such fonts may be suitable for multilingual deployments deploying with Unicode character sets.

This version of Siebel Business Applications now provides language packs to support displaying the application user interface in Polish, Russian, and Turkish.

See also Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network and Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

Administering Time Zones

Daylight savings time rules are now defined in detail records. Multiple detail records can be defined for any time zone. Rules to accommodate 2007 changes are defined for U.S. time zones subject to daylight savings time.

Defining the Scope of the Localization

Updated the list of nonlocalizable elements.

Localizing an Unshipped Language

Changed the example of an unshipped language to Norwegian (NOR).

Creating List of Values Records for an Unshipped Language

New topic within Localizing an Unshipped Language.

All references to Siebel SupportWeb have been removed from this guide:

  • Find the Siebel Bookshelf documentation and Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network.

    NOTE:  The Siebel Bookshelf is available on Oracle Technology Network (OTN) and Oracle E-Delivery. It might also be installed locally on your intranet or on a network location.

  • Find Siebel Maintenance Release Guide on OracleMetaLink 3 (pending availability of patch releases).
  • Find Technical Support documents (formerly published as Siebel Alerts, Technical Notes, and FAQs) on OracleMetaLink 3.

    
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