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Importing Converted Symbolic Strings


You initiate the import process using the parameters listed in Table 43.

To import symbolic strings

  • Launch Consoleapp.exe as described in Parameters for Running Consoleapp.exe to Convert Strings, and use the SplitFile business service method with the parameters listed in Table 43.

    For example:

    "ConversionImport: Filename=Control.txt, Repository=Siebel Repository, LogFile=ConversionImport.log, UnlockProjects=false, SkipParentUpdates=true, Project=Symbolic Strings"

    Table 43. Input Parameters for the Conversion Import Business Service Method
    Parameter
    Required
    Description

    Filename

    Y

    Import file.

    Repository

    Y

    Siebel Repository name.

    LogFile

    N

    Log file.

    UnlockProjects

    N

    True/False value. When set to true, the conversion business service unlocks all projects when the process finishes. This is useful when there are multiple instances of the conversion service running against the same DB. The default value is true.

    SkipParentUpdates

    N

    True/False value. When set to true, parent objects, such as the project of the top-level objects being updated, are not updated to use the symbolic string. The default value is false.

    SQLLog

    N

    Log file name. When this parameter is set, the process logs all SQL that is executed to the specified file.

    Project

    Y

    Name of the project in the Repository that contains the newly-created strings. Siebel-delivered strings are in the Symbolic Strings project. You may want to configure this for their custom strings

    DeleteLocales

    N

    True/False value. When set to true, locale records are deleted if all translatable fields are NULL and no language override field is set. When set to false, the locale record is set to Inactive. Default value is True.

    CheckTranslateFlag

    N

    True/False value. When set to true, the Conversion Import process does not convert objects that have the Translate field set to N. Default value is True.

    LogErrorRecords

    N

    If set to true, all error records are be exported into a separate log file. Default value is False.

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