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Initializing the Local Database

This process is a step in Roadmap for Implementing Siebel Remote.

This topic describes the following ways to initialize the local database:

• Initializing the Local Database by Using the GUI
• Initializing the Local Database from the Command Line
• Initializing the Local Database During Login

For options, see Options for Initializing the Local Database.

If you configure Siebel Remote to extract a database for a remote client, then you must initialize the local database so that Siebel Remote can exchange data exchange between this client and the Siebel Server. This includes uploading any local database modifications. Siebel Remote must download a substantial amount of information from the Siebel Server when it initializes a local database. It is strongly recommended that you create a LAN connection rather than using a modem or WAN connection between the server and the remote client.

You can also initialize the local database from a CD-ROM or other media. For more information, see Extracting a Database to a CD-ROM or Other Portable Media.

Initializing the Local Database by Using the GUI

This topic describes how to initialize the local database by using the GUI.

To initialize the local database by using the GUI

1. Make sure the TableOwner parameter in the configuration file is set to the following default value:

   Siebel

   For more information, see Modifying the Siebel Configuration File.

2. Create a connection between the Siebel Server and the remote client.
3. In the Siebel program group on the remote client, click the Siebel Remote icon.

   The target of the icon must reference the correct configuration file. The default value is siebel.cfg.

4. In the Siebel Remote Parameters dialog box, enter the following information:
   1. In the Client Name field, enter the registered remote client name.
   2. In the User Name field, enter the user login name.

      For more information, see Format That Siebel Remote Uses for the Remote Client Name, Database Name, Login ID, and Windows Password.

5. Enter the password.

   The password must match the authenticated password.

6. Click Continue.

   Siebel Remote starts the initialization.

7. To monitor the process for errors, you can click the opposing arrows in the lower right corner of the screen.

Initializing the Local Database from the Command Line

This topic describes how to initialize the local database from the command line.

To initialize the local database from the command line

1. Make sure the TableOwner parameter in the configuration file is set to the following default value:

   Siebel

   For more information, see Modifying the Siebel Configuration File.

2. Use the stand-alone synchronizer.

   For more information, see Using the Stand-Alone Synchronizer.

Initializing the Local Database During Login

This topic describes how to initialize the local database during login.

To initialize the local database during login

1. Make sure the TableOwner parameter in the configuration file is set to the following default value:

   Siebel

   For more information, see Modifying the Siebel Configuration File.

2. Log in to the remote client. When you log in, set the following window of the log in screen to Local:

   Connect to

   For more information, see Logging in to the Local Database.

   When the Siebel application cannot find a local database, it runs the procedure that begins with Step 1 to initialize the local database.