About Single Step Repository Upgrade

Revised topic. Added to the note to indicate that if you are upgrading from the 7.8 SEA repository to the 8.1.1 SIA repository, you must first install Siebel 8.1.1.3 Fix Pack release to access included single-step upgrade scripts. After performing this installation, apply the latest 8.1.1.x Fix Pack to your Siebel CRM 8.1.1.3 environment.

Preparing Siebel Address Data for Upgrade

Revised topic. The previous version of this guide stated that this topic did not apply to upgrades later than Siebel CRM version 8.0. This topic has been revised to indicate that it is applicable to upgrades from Siebel CRM, version 8.1 SEA to Siebel CRM, version 8.1 SIA.

Migrating Siebel Address Data from Custom Extension Columns

Revised topic. The previous version of this guide stated that this topic did not apply to upgrades later than Siebel CRM version 8.0. This topic has been revised to indicate that it is applicable to upgrades from Siebel CRM, version 8.1 SEA to Siebel CRM, version 8.1 SIA.

Migrating Address Data After a Direct SEA to SIA Upgrade

Revised topic. Added to the note to indicate that if you are upgrading from the 7.8 SEA repository to the 8.1.1 SIA repository, you must first install Siebel 8.1.1.3 Fix Pack release to access included single-step upgrade scripts. After performing this installation, apply the latest 8.1.1.x Fix Pack to your Siebel CRM 8.1.1.3 environment.

Schema Differences Between SEA and SIA Repositories

Revised topic. The previous version of this guide contained incorrect information. Only the S_ADDR_ORG tables is obsolete in the SIA repository. Address data is stored in the S_ADDR_PER table.

Oracle Database

Removed an entry which specified that you must be running Oracle Database 11g, R1 to upgrade to Siebel CRM, version 8.1.x. You can upgrade to Siebel CRM, version 8.1.x if you are running Oracle Database 11g, R1 or Oracle Database 11g R2.

Overview of Siebel Database Upgrade Process

New chapter. It provides an overview ot the three potential Siebel database environments, and checklist listing the steps involved in upgrading the Siebel environment.

About Single Step Repository Upgrade

New topic. It describes the direct, single-step upgrade from the Siebel Enterprise Applications (SEA) repository to a Siebel Industry Applications (SIA) repository. It includes information on upgrade, and data model changes that were made to enable this functionality.

NOTE:  The functionality described in this topic is provided as ACR 529. For release 8.1 of Siebel CRM, implementing this functionality requires installing a patch release and performing postinstallation configuration tasks. For an ACR that is included in a Siebel Fix Pack 8.1.1.x release, see the relevant instructions in the applicable Siebel Maintenance Release Guide on My Oracle Support.

Process of Upgrading a Siebel Development Environment

Revised topic. It indicates the correct order in the process when Siebel Tools license keys must be entered on all development workstations.

Development Environment Upgrades

Modified topic. It specifies that previously deactivated indexes will be recreated during the upgrep step of the development upgrade. To inactivate indexes, you must contact your Oracle sales representative for Oracle Advanced Customer Services to request assistance from Oracle's Application Expert Services.

Parallelize Table Creation and Parallelize Index Creation Tabs

Revised topic. It adds further content to the discussion of the Number of Threads parameter in the Upgrade Tuner.

Database Planning Best Practices

Revised topic. It indicates that language locale files must be validated with each upgrade to ensure correct data mapping.

About Upgrading Your RDBMS in the Siebel Environment

Revised topic. It describes how to upgrade Siebel Business Applications on Oracle Database 11g, R1 and R2.

Upgrade Planning for Language String Migration

New topic. It indicates that language locale files must be validated with each upgrade to ensure correct data mapping.

Upgrade Planning for Migrating Siebel Address Data

Modified topic. It includes information on schema changes with ACR 529 patch.

Upgrade Planning for Address Migration After SEA to SIA Upgrade

New topic. It describes issues related to the schema changes from the two repositories.

Upgrade Planning for Siebel Employee Relationship Management

New topic. It explains the schema differences in SIA and SEA repositories in support of ACR 529. In the SEA repository, Contact and Account relational data is a 1:M relationship. In the SIA repository, it is a M:M relationship.

Preparing Siebel Customized Seed Data for Upgrade

Revised topic. It describes how to reactivate standard LOVs prior to executing UPDATE statements on the S_LST_OF_VAL table.

Preparing to Run the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard

Modified topic. It has a new entry describing a new field in the Database Configuration Wizard. Users are now required to choose between Siebel Cross-Industry Applications or Siebel Business Applications.

Migrating Address Data After a Direct SEA to SIA Upgrade

New topic. It explains the schema differences between the SEA and the SIA repositories.