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Siebel Anywhere Administration Guide > Upgrade Planning and Preliminary Tasks > Process of Creating a Delta Repository File Upgrade KitBeginning with version 7.7, Siebel Anywhere supports the use of delta repository file upgrade kits, which contain only repository file changes, rather than an entire SRF file. The use of delta repository file upgrade kits decreases the amount of time needed for distributing repository changes to Siebel clients. NOTE: Siebel does not currently support the use of delta repository file upgrade kits to upgrade servers. To create a delta repository file upgrade kit, perform the following tasks:
CAUTION: The "delta" (difference) between two SRF files is specific to the two SRF files being compared. Therefore, it is very important that the base (reference) SRF that is used to compile the new SRF and to generate the delta SRF be exactly the same as the SRF on any user machine on which the delta SRF will be applied. It is strongly recommended that administrator maintain a client installation similar to that of the end user. The administrator should apply all the upgrade kits to this client just as end users do. The SRF file on this client should be used as the base whenever a delta SRF needs to be created and distributed. If, instead, you specify a base reference SRF that has not actually been distributed to a client using a Siebel Anywhere upgrade kit, then the process of applying the delta file to client machines will fail in some cases. |
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