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Making Siebel Analytics Web Configuration Changes in the Windows Registry

For sites running Siebel Analytics Web under Windows, the Windows registry contains information about the configuration of a computer, including the settings of programs installed on it. The operating system continually references the registry while the machine is running.

Several Siebel Analytics Web registry entries are created during the installation process. You can customize Siebel Analytics Web by modifying these entries and adding new entries to override internal default settings.

CAUTION:  Use extreme care when you modify the registry. Always back up the entire registry, or the registry keys that you plan to work on, before you make any changes.

To start the Windows Registry Editor

1. From the Start Menu, select Run.
2. In the text box, type regedit.
3. Navigate to the registry entries for Siebel Analytics:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Siebel Systems, Inc.\Siebel Analytics

4. In the right pane, right-click and select New, and then select the appropriate key or value.

   You can make your changes using the keys and values given elsewhere in this chapter.

   NOTE:  Enter data values as string values. The type should be REG_SZ.

5. Exit the registry editor.

   Your changes take effect when the Analytics Web Server service is restarted.

Figure 1 shows several registry keys for Siebel Analytics in the left pane of the Windows Registry Editor.

Figure 1.  Example Registry Keys and Entries Created During Installation

In this book, the registry keys and entries for Siebel Analytics Web are described as the path to the key followed by the entry name. The example key in Figure 1 is for version 7.5, which has three values:

• Default, the entry for the key itself.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Siebel Systems, Inc.\Siebel Analytics\Web\7.5

  (Default)     (value not set)

• CatalogPath, the path for the Siebel Analytics Web Catalog.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Siebel Systems, Inc.\Siebel Analytics\Web\7.5

  CatalogPath     D:\SiebelAnalyticsData\Web\Catalog\default.webcat

• DSN, the name of the Siebel Analytics Server data source name used by Siebel Analytics Web to access Siebel Analytics Server.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Siebel Systems, Inc.\Siebel Systems, Inc.\Siebel Analytics\Web\7.5

  DSN     Analytics Web

NOTE:  Make sure that you work with the keys that apply to the currently installed version.