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Configuring System Preferences for Timestamps

This task is a step in Process of Configuring System Preferences for the Siebel Server.

A row in a table on the server database includes the date that Siebel CRM last changed the row. If a remote client updates a row, then the date can be stamped in one of the following ways:

• Client transaction time. The time when Siebel Remote made the change on the remote client. Using the client timestamp promotes consistency across local and server databases, but it can be misleading if the clock for a client is not set correctly or if the remote client resides in a different time zone.
• Server database merge time. The time when Siebel Remote applied the change on the Siebel Server. Using the server timestamp makes sure that the timestamp is accurate, but also causes the timestamp for the same row on the remote client to be different from the timestamp on the server.

To configure system preferences for timestamps

• Set the Docking Timestamp Source parameter to client transaction time or server database merge time.

Setting the Docking Timestamp Source parameter does not affect conflict resolution or priorities for Siebel Remote. Siebel Remote stores updated timestamps only for informational purposes.