This guide provides an overview of Siebel Smart Answer and its use from an employee perspective. The primary focus of this guide is to provide configuration and administration instructions to allow you to set up Siebel Smart Answer on your Siebel application.

Although job titles and duties at your company may differ from those listed in the following table, the audience for this guide consists primarily of employees in these categories:

Call Center Administrators

Persons responsible for setting up and maintaining a call center. Duties include designing and managing Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), SmartScripts, and message broadcasts.

Database Administrators

Persons who administer the database system, including data loading, system monitoring, backup and recovery, space allocation and sizing, and user account management.

Marketing Administrators

Persons responsible for setting up and maintaining a marketing department. Duties include designing and managing campaigns, product marketing information, and product distribution lists.

Siebel Application Administrators

Persons responsible for planning, setting up, and maintaining Siebel applications.

Knowledge Administrators

Persons responsible for knowledge and content management.

Siebel Application Developers

Persons who plan, implement, and configure Siebel applications, possibly adding new functionality.

Siebel System Administrators

Persons responsible for the whole system, including installing, maintaining, and upgrading Siebel applications.

Product Modules and Options

This Siebel Bookshelf contains descriptions of modules that are optional and for which you may not have purchased a license. Siebel's Sample Database also includes data related to these optional modules. As a result, your software implementation may differ from descriptions in this Bookshelf. To find out more about the modules your organization has purchased, see your corporate purchasing agent or your Siebel sales representative.

Siebel Smart Answer Administration Guide