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Siebel Upgrade Tools

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Siebel provides an array of utilities to assist you in the various aspects of upgrading to Siebel 7.

The following tools are available to customers upgrading to Siebel 7 eConfigurator, Siebel 7 ePricer, Siebel 7 eSales, and Siebel 7 eAuction:

Siebel Anywhere. Provides software distribution capabilities for mobile clients and connected clients. Siebel Anywhere distributes the required components of the upgrade package and presents a point-and-click interface for the user.
Client and Server Software. Delivers the new client and server executables that contain new Siebel 7 technology and functionality. Using Siebel Anywhere, users and administrators will install both client and server software, along with additional third-party software components.

The following tools are provided to customers upgrading to Siebel 7 eConfigurator, Siebel 7 eSales, and Siebel 7 ePricer. These tools upgrade all customer data, database schema elements, business objects, and user interface elements:

Siebel Application Upgrader. Allows developers to automatically apply customizations from a prior release to the new release.
Automatic Database Schema Upgrader. Allows administrators to migrate the physical database schema and the underlying data to future releases of Siebel software.
Data Model. Defines the relational data schema and the underlying data for each application deployment. Using database upgrade scripts, administrators will be able to upgrade the server database schema to the new Siebel 7 schema.
Application Repository. Provides the configurable, customized metadata that describes each application. Using the Siebel Application Upgrader, you can migrate your metadata and customizations to Siebel 7.

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