Upgrade Component

Drop-down list

Name of the component the upgrade kit will install or upgrade. Choose one of the following predefined components, or a custom component you have created:

• Third Party - Oracle 8 Client
• Third Party - Microsoft Word
• Third Party - Microsoft SQL Server Driver
• Third Party - Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Third Party - IBM DB2 Client
• Third Party - Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Third Party - Adobe Acrobat

UNC Path for Software Directory

Text field

Path to the directory that contains the files to include in the upgrade kit. All files in the specified directory are included in the kit automatically.

Destination Directory

Text field

Specifies where the files from the upgrade kit are to be placed on the client machine. Default value is $SiebelRoot\upgrade\$KitName, where $SiebelRoot refers to the Siebel client root directory, and $KitName refers to a subdirectory with the name of the upgrade kit. Both of these variables are case-sensitive.

Delete destination file when done

Check box

When this check box is selected, the upgrade kit files will be deleted, automatically, after the kit is installed.

Specify file to execute

Text field

Specifies the file that runs the software installer on the subscriber's computer, such as install.exe. Only one file per upgrade kit can be specified for execution.

Be sure you specify a file that can be executed, such as a .bat or .exe file. If you specify a file that cannot be executed, such as a .txt file or a CFG file, the upgrade kit will not install properly.

Enter command line arguments

Text field

Specifies any command line arguments to use when running the file chosen in the Select file to execute field.

Minimum Old Version

Text field

Earliest component version that can download and install the upgrade kit. When this field is blank, indicates that there are no prerequisite versions required for using the kit. Defaults to the current component version recorded in the database. For more information about choosing version values, see Determining Version Setting Values.

Maximum Old Version

Text field

Latest component version that can download and install the upgrade kit. When this field is blank, indicates that there are no prerequisite versions required for using the kit. For more information about choosing version values, see Determining Version Setting Values.

New Version

Text field

Version number that the component being upgraded will have after the upgrade kit is installed. Default value is 1 greater than the current version for the component to be upgraded. For more information about choosing version values, see Determining Version Setting Values.

Activate Upgrade Kit

Check box

When this check box is selected, the files to be included in the upgrade kit will be compressed into a single archive on the Siebel File System automatically. Activation can also be performed manually, as described in Activating, Applying, and Distributing Upgrade Kits.

For most upgrade kits, it is recommended that you select this check box. However, if you are creating an upgrade kit that is dependant on another upgrade kit, be sure to clear this check box. For information about working with dependent kits, see Controlling the Order of Kit Installation.

Apply Versions

Check box

Displayed only if Activate Upgrade Kit check box was selected in an earlier Upgrade Kit Wizard screen. When this check box is selected, the compiled information string in the database will be updated automatically with the component version information for this upgrade kit. Applying versions can also be performed manually, as described in Activating, Applying, and Distributing Upgrade Kits.

For most upgrade kits, it is recommended that you select this check box. However, if you are creating an upgrade kit that is dependant on another upgrade kit, be sure to clear this check box. For information about working with dependent kits, see Controlling the Order of Kit Installation.

Required Upgrade Kit

Check box

When this check box is selected, the upgrade kit will be required regardless of previous versions installed. (Min Version and Max Version are set equal to New Version, but this change is not visible in the Upgrade Kit Wizard.) Displayed only if Apply Versions check box was selected in an earlier Upgrade Kit Wizard screen.

Upgrade Kit Title

Text field

Identifier for the upgrade kit. Defaults to Upgrade Component Name value followed by a space and the New Version value, but can be modified during the kit definition process. After the kit is defined, this identifier appears in the Name field of the Upgrade Kits list.

Comments

Text field

Available for comments about the upgrade kit. Comments entered here are displayed in the Upgrade Kits list.