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Repository Naming Conventions

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Use a consistent naming convention for your repositories in all environments. The Siebel eBusiness Applications client and Siebel server programs point to a specific repository by name. The procedures for upgrading to new versions of Siebel eBusiness Applications are also dependent on repository names.

A consistent naming convention ensures successful configuration and testing, and minimizes the work required when migrating new repositories or performing upgrades. Follow these guidelines in determining your repository naming conventions:

Production environment. Decide on a repository name to be used in your production environment. By default, the name is Siebel Repository and should be changed only if you have a compelling reason, because much of the Siebel documentation and the default configuration of Siebel eBusiness Applications assume the use of this name.
Test environment. Choose the same name for the active repository in your test environment and the current working repository in your production environment. The default name is Siebel Repository. Using the same name simplifies the process of migrating repositories from development to test and from test to production, and eliminates the need to change your Siebel client or server configurations when you do so.
Development environment. Use descriptive names for the other repositories in your development environment. Your development environment may contain a number of repositories in addition to the current repository that is being configured, including the initial repository loaded with Siebel, other repository versions used in Siebel upgrades, and repositories from previous versions of your custom configuration.

Give these repositories unique and fully descriptive names. For example, you might use Siebel 7.0 Original for the initial repository that was included in the standard Siebel eBusiness Applications version 7.0.

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