Siebel Database Account Authorizations

Modified topic. The password assigned to the database table owner and Siebel administrator accounts must not be the same as the user name specified for these accounts.

About Table Partitioning Methods

Modified topic. Deleted information on maintaining even data distribution when migrating to Unicode after upgrading from a pre-8.0 Siebel CRM release. Upgrading to Siebel CRM version 8.2 from earlier Siebel CRM releases is not supported on the DB2 for z/OS platform.

Running the Database Configuration Wizard Under UNIX

Modified topic. The command for starting the Database Configuration Wizard on a UNIX platform has changed.

Performing a Standard Installation

Performing a Custom Installation

Modified topics. The Siebel Configuration Wizards have been ported to Oracle Universal Installer. This has resulted in changes to the appearance of the screens in the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard; these changes are primarily cosmetic.

Granting Table Privileges

Modified topic. When editing the grantstat.sql script, it is not necessary to specify the Security Group ID.

Discrepancies in the dbchck Log

About Siebel LONG Columns on DB2 for z/OS

Modified topics. Columns defined as LONG in the Siebel Schema are physically created as VARCHAR columns by DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS.

About Converting LONG VARCHAR Columns to VARCHAR Columns on DB2 for z/OS V8

Deleted topic. DB2 for z/OS Version 8 is no longer supported. References to DB2 for z/OS Version 8 have been removed from the guide.

Preparing to Deploy Siebel Business Applications on DB2 for z/OS

Modified topic. The current release of Siebel Business Applications supports IBM DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS as well as IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8.

Setting the DB2CONNECT_ENABLE_EURO_CODEPAGE Environment Variable

New topic. To enable euro symbol support, set the DB2CONNECT_ENABLE_EURO_CODEPAGE environment variable to YES on all computers that use DB2 Connect to connect to the Siebel database on the z/OS host.

About Unicode Character Conversions on z/OS

Modified topic. Configure the z/OS Unicode Services to enable character conversion on the z/OS host for Siebel Business Applications.

DSNZPARM Parameter Settings for Siebel Business Applications

Modified topic. The recommended value of the IDTHTOIN parameter is 600 seconds. Recommended values for the LOBVALS and LOBVALA subsystem parameters are provided.

Estimating the Number of Database Objects You Need

About Inactivating Unused Indexes

Modified topics. If you want to remove unused, nonunique, Siebel indexes from the database, request assistance from Oracle's Application Expert Services.

About Storage Control File Templates

Modified topic. If you implement a database schema structure other than the 1:1:1 model, monitor the performance impact on Siebel Business Applications.

Database Objects in Storage Control Files

Performing a Standard Installation

Siebel Database Installation Information

Modified topics. The database name prefix must be the same for all database objects in the Siebel Schema and it can be a maximum of four characters in length.

Determining the Table Space Size for Tables with LONG Columns

New topic. On DB2 for z/OS V9, a column defined as a LONG column in the logical Siebel Schema is physically created as a VARCHAR column. Because the logical and physical schema definitions of the column are not the same, errors are generated by the dbchck utility for the column. These errors can be ignored.

Determining the Table Space Size for Tables with LONG Columns

New topic. It describes how to calculate the most appropriate table space size for tables containing LONG VARCHAR columns.

Moving Tables Between Table Spaces

New topic. It describes how to move tables containing LONG VARCHAR columns to larger or smaller tables spaces.

About Defining New Extension Columns as CLOB Data Types

New topic. If you create an extension column for a table, you can define the column as a CLOB data type by typing the value CLOB in the Physical Type field of the column definition in Siebel Tools.

Process of Applying Schema Extensions to the Target Database

Amending the Storage Control File for New Schema Objects

Modified topics. When you extend the Siebel Schema in Siebel Tools, you must also create a storage definition for the new objects in the storage control file before applying the changes to your development environment.