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Testing Siebel Personalization Using the Log File

You can use the EnablePersonalization and EnableRuntimeEvents object manager parameters to test Siebel Personalization. These parameters are found in the srvrdefs.dat file. Navigate to Site Map > Server Administration > Components > Component Parameters to change them.

NOTE:  These parameters can also be added to the application configuration file.

To test Siebel Personalization using the log file

  1. Run the personalized application with the log enabled.
  2. Open the log file using the graphical application SSFLOG.EXE, which is located in the <Siebel_install_dir>\bin directory, and shown in the following illustration.

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  3. Examine the log file under the following conditions.

    4. Condition
    What to Look For
    EnablePersonalization = FALSE
    EnableRuntimeEvents = FALSE
    • Persistent user profile attributes are not loaded.
    • Features based on personalization rules do not work.
    • No run-time events occur.
    EnablePersonalization = FALSE
    EnableRuntimeEvents = TRUE
    • Features based on personalization rules do not work.
    • Persistent user profile attributes are not loaded.
    • Run-time events occur.
    EnablePersonalization = TRUE
    EnableRuntimeEvents = FALSE
    • Features based on run-time events do not work. Some personalization features also might not work, as they might depend on events.
    • Persistent user profile attributes are loaded.
    • Run-time events do not occur.
    EnablePersonalization = TRUE
    EnableRuntimeEvents = TRUE
    • Siebel Personalization works properly.
    • Persistent user profile attributes are loaded.
    • Run-time events occur.


 Siebel Personalization Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003