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What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev. E

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support this release of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev. E
Topic
Description

Performing the Siebel Incremental Repository Merge

New chapter. It describes how to perform an incremental repository merge.

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev D

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev D
Topic
Description

Implementing Siebel High-Availability Upgrade with Oracle GoldenGate

New appendix. It details the high-availability upgrade using Oracle GoldenGate.

Additional Changes

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev C

Table 3 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

Table 3. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev C
Topic
Description

Copying Ancestor Repositories

Deleted topic. It is not valid for upgrades to Siebel CRM version 8.1.

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev B

Table 4 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

Table 4. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev B
Topic
Description

Preparing for the Repository Merge

Revised topic. Added information about copying ancestor repositories when upgrading to Siebel CRM version 8.1.x.

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev A

Table 5 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

Table 5. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1, Rev A
Topic
Description

"About Single Step Repository Upgrade" on page 29

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.

What's New in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1

Table 6 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.1 of the software.

Table 6. New Product Features in Siebel Database Upgrade Guide, Version 8.1
Topic
Description

Overview of Siebel Database Environments

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

"About Single Step Repository Upgrade" on page 29

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.

Roadmap for Siebel Database Environment Upgrade

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.

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 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" on page. 89

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

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.

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