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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 8.1/8.2

Table 1 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation to support this release of the software. The new features described in Table 1 are available in Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.11, Siebel CRM version 8.2.2.4, and later.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Global Deployment Guide, Version 8.1/8.2
Topic
Description

Multiple topics

Modified topics. For Siebel CRM version 8.1.1.9 and later, and for version 8.2.2.2 and later, My Oracle Support Certifications has replaced Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network. Updated references throughout this guide. For more information, see 1492194.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support.

Multiple topics

Modified topics. Removed references to the book Going Live with Siebel Business Applications, which is obsolete and has been removed from the Siebel Bookshelf. Content has moved to the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using and to Using Siebel Tools.

Platform

Modified topic. Arabic digits cannot be used in numeric fields.

Scenarios for Installing and Deploying Siebel Languages

Modified topic. Updated the information about installing additional languages.

Administering Time Zones

Modified topic. Mentioned the requirement to restart the Siebel Server.

Creating New Language Subdirectories

Modified topic. Updated the tasks for creating language subdirectories for an unshipped language.

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

Table 2 lists the changes described in this version of the documentation. (Version 8.1 of this guide was for Siebel CRM version 8.1.1 and later releases.)

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Global Deployment Guide, Version 8.1
Topic
Description

About Planning Your Global Deployment

Modified topic. Updated sequence of steps.

About Parameters for Language and Locale

Modified topic. Restructured content and moved some content from the obsolete topic "About the Active Language."

"About the Active Language"

Removed topic. Moved information to other topics.

About Application-Wide Data

Modified topic. Mentioned additional types of data for which multilingual support is provided in the standard Siebel Business Applications.

Configuring Cascading Style Sheets to Specify Different Fonts

Modified topic. 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

Modified topic. 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

Modified topic. Updated the list of nonlocalizable elements.

Localizing an Unshipped Language

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

Creating List of Values Records for an Unshipped Language

New topic. Added topic within Localizing an Unshipped Language.

What's New in Siebel Global Deployment Guide, Version 8.2

No new features have been added to this guide for this release. This guide has been updated to reflect only product name changes. The information in Table 2, a summary of documentation changes affecting the guide for version 8.1.1, also applies to version 8.2.2. (Version 8.2 of this guide was for Siebel CRM version 8.2.2 and later releases.)

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