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DAC Licensing Options in Siebel Data Warehouse 7.7.1

Siebel Data Warehouse 7.7.1 includes two licensing options for the Data Warehouse Application Console (DAC).

  • The DAC Lite version:
    • Is included with any Analytics application
    • Allows you to build and execute ETL plans
    • Is suitable for small data warehouses with little or no customization
  • The DAC version:
    • Is an optional license
    • Is suitable for large data warehouses with multiple customizations
    • Minimizes ETL execution time by using optimization techniques

Table 29 summarizes the differences between the DAC and DAC Lite versions.

Table 29.  Differences between DAC and DAC Lite
Feature
DAC Lite
DAC

Develop data warehouse applications

 

 

Manage metadata driven dependencies and relationships

P

P

Provide metadata validation checks

P

P

Generate additional change capture DWQL scripts

 

P

Directly import database and Informatica objects

 

P

Additional change capture filtering

 

P

Utilize high-performance execution techniques

 

 

Task queue optimization engine

 

P

Load balancing across multiple ETL servers

 

P

Unlimited ETL session concurrency

 

P

Automate full and refresh mode optimization rules

P

P

Restart from point of failure

P

P

Provide analysis to isolate bottlenecks

 

 

Error monitoring and email alerting

 

P

Structured ETL analysis and reporting

 

P
DAC Server Features Not Available with DAC Lite

The following DAC server features are not available with the DAC Lite version of the Siebel Data Warehouse 7.7.1:

  • Email
  • Optimized queuing
  • Change capture filtering
  • Support for multiple Informatica servers.

    NOTE:  The DAC Lite version supports one Informatica server and five tasks running in parallel.

DAC Client Features Not Available with DAC Lite

The following DAC client features are not available with the DAC Lite version of the Siebel Data Warehouse 7.7.1:

  • Output to File (right-click menu)
  • Update Rows (right-click menu)
  • Output Task Description (right-click menu on Task Definitions tab)
  • Generate View Scripts (right-click menu on Tables tab)
  • Generate Change Capture SQL (right-click menu on Tables tab)
  • Import Database Tables (right-click menu on Task Definitions tab)
  • Import Indices (right-click menu on Task Definitions )
  • Auto Refresh (right-click menu and toolbar on Current Run tab )
  • Analyze Run (right-click menu on Run History tab )
  • Get Chart (right-click menu and toolbar on Current Run tab)
  • Get Phase Chart (right-click menu and toolbar on Current Run tab)
  • Get Graph (right-click menu and toolbar on Current Run tab)
  • Import Informatica Sessions dialog box
  • Server Log
  • Email Configuration tab on Server Configuration dialog box
  • Email Recipients tab
  • Ability to edit the Priority field on the Task Definitions form
  • External Program, SQL File, and Stored Procedure execution types on Task Definitions form
  • New and delete buttons on Task Phases dialog box
  • Ability to edit the Priority field in the Task Phases dialog box
  • Multiple Informatica Server records and sessions

    NOTE:  The DAC Lite version supports one Informatica Server and five sessions.

NOTE:  Siebel Data Warehouse Installation and Administration Guide, Version 7.7.1, Rev. C and higher versions document the features of the full DAC version and not the DAC Lite version. The installation instructions in this guide for Windows apply to both the DAC and DAC Lite versions. For installation instructions on UNIX, see the latest revision of Siebel Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide, Version 7.7.1.

    
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