Bookshelf v7.5: Siebel Application Parameters for Client

Table 15 defines Siebel application parameters that appear in the section [Siebel].

These parameters apply only to Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Client. For the Siebel Web Client, the parameters are defined as server parameters on the Application Object Manager.

Table 15. Siebel Client Application Parameters
Name	Description
`AccessDir`	Specifies the directory where Microsoft Access is installed.
`ApplicationName`	Name of the application object in the repository to use, such as Siebel Sales or Siebel Service. `ApplicationName` determines which splash screen appears and which set of menus is enabled.
`ApplicationSplashText`	Text that appears on a splash screen when starting up a Siebel application. The default varies by the application. If you are starting Siebel Sales, for example, `ApplicationSplashText` is set to Siebel Sales by default.
`ApplicationTitle`	Changing the text in the `ApplicationTitle` parameter in the configuration file changes the Application Title value in the multivalue group applets and the Title that appears on the left-hand side of the application title bar. As necessary, make this change in the appropriate configuration file for the intended application. For example, for Siebel Call Center, this parameter would be set, in the file uagent.cfg, to Siebel Call Center.
`CaptionPrefix`	Allows customizing of the title in the upper left-hand corner of the Siebel client application. Reads Siebel by default.
`ClientRootDir`	Specifies the directory where the Siebel client software is installed. For more information, see Mobile Web Client Configuration Parameters.
`ComponentName`	Specifies the Siebel Anywhere configuration that should be used during version check. Navigate to the Siebel Anywhere Administration > Configurations view to see the configurations. Change the setting for this parameter if you want this configuration file to be version-checked by a specific Siebel Anywhere configuration. For example, if you want to version-check the Siebel software used at one facility separately from the software used at another facility, create two Siebel Anywhere configurations appropriately named. Then, in the configuration file for each set of users, enter a different value for the `ComponentName` parameter. It is recommended to use only alphanumeric characters plus dashes and normal parentheses for the `ComponentName` parameter. If you want to use the Priority upgrade feature, the maximum character length for the Upgrade Component name should be 40.
`CORBADLL`	The Siebel extension layer for CORBA.
`DataSource`	Name of the default data source that appears in the Connect to drop-down list in the Siebel login screen. Must correspond to an existing data source defined in the configuration file. By default, this parameter is set to Local.
`DefaultChartFont`	Font name specification for chart applets. Defaults to Arial-10 normal.
`DockRepositoryName`	Allows the application to read repository information straight from the database, rather than from the Siebel repository file (SRF) file. The value should match the repository used for compiling the SRF file. For more information, see Mobile Web Client Configuration Parameters.
`EnableCORBA`	EnableCORBA is used to load CORBADLL. For all installations except CORBA Object Manager, this flag is FALSE by default. When using a configuration file with one of the CORBA Object Manager executables, ssomorbx.exe or ssomvisi.exe, the CORBA Object Manager installer sets the EnableCORBA parameter to TRUE.
`EnableOLEAutomation`	TRUE or FALSE. Enables OLE interfaces. This parameter must be set to TRUE (the default) in order for the Siebel Mobile or Dedicated Web Client to generate reports locally.
`EnablePersonalization`	Must be set to TRUE to activate the personalization (content targeting) functionality. Siebel workflow processes will not execute properly until personalization events are reloaded. For information on clearing and reloading personalization data, see Personalization Administration Guide.
`EnableScripting`	TRUE or FALSE. Enables use of Siebel Visual Basic or Siebel eScript. For more information, see Configuring Client When Siebel VB or Siebel eScript Not Licensed.
`EncryptPassword`	Determines whether to encrypt the user's password before passing it the RDBMS. It is used by customers who want to prevent their users from using SQLPlus or some other RDBMS tool to directly log into the server database, rather than by using Siebel eBusiness Applications. When TRUE, a simple encryption algorithm is applied to the password before it is sent to the database. This occurs when users attempt to log into Siebel eBusiness Applications with their password. The users' Oracle login must also be set up with the encrypted version of the password. There is a special utility to help the administrator set these up. Note:* `EncryptPassword` applies to the Dedicated Web Client (that is, connecting to the server database); however, these users must use the same authentication method that is implemented for users of the Siebel Web Client. This parameter does not apply to the Mobile Web Client (connecting to the local database). Encrypted passwords for mobile users may be stored in the server database for when such users connect to the server database (unless another authentication mechanism is used). For more information, see Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications. For information about authentication options for local database synchronization for mobile users, see Siebel Remote and Replication Manager Administration Guide.
`JseCorbaConnector`	Required for CORBA support if you are using Siebel eScript and calling CORBA from eScript. This parameter defines the name of the eScript CORBA extension DLL. Change this setting, depending on the CORBA ORBs (Object Request Broker) that you are using: Use corbavgn.dll for Inprise Visibroker Use corborbx.dll for Iona ORBIX The default setting for this parameter is corbavgn.dll. Note: The `ScriptingDLL` parameter must be set to sscfjs.dll to select Siebel eScript as the scripting language. By default, the `ScriptingDLL` parameter is set to Visual Basic.
`LocalDbODBCDataSource`	Name of the ODBC data source that is set up to access the local database. It is used by a variety of features in the Siebel eBusiness Applications and in Siebel Tools. It should not need to be modified because it is correctly configured by the installation program.
`MultiCurrency`	TRUE or FALSE. Enables multicurrency support.
`OLEAutomationDLL`	Name of the DLL file that implements OLE interfaces.
`OLEMessagePendingDelay`	Controls the amount of time that the Siebel application waits for an OLE server to respond to a request before a timeout message appears: `Server not responding ...` This parameter should be set in milliseconds, contained within quotation marks. For example, for 15 seconds, set `OLEMessagePendingDelay` to 15000. The default setting is eight seconds (8000). You may want to increase the timeout on slow computers so that the timeout message does not appear as frequently.
`PersonalizationLog`	Add the following to the configuration file to view a log of all personalization activity: `PersonalizationLog = "C:\personalization.txt"` where C: is the drive where you want to store the log. The log may assist in the process of debugging your rules, events, and actions.
`RemoteSearchServer`	TRUE or FALSE. TRUE indicates that searches are performed on a remote machine; FALSE indicates that searches are performed on a local machine.
`RemoteSearchServerPath`	Indicates the name of the remote machine that performs searches.
`ReportsDir`	Directory where reports are installed. It is typically left blank.
`ReportsODBCDataSource`	Name of ODBC data source used to connect to modules such as Crystal Reports.
`RepositoryFile`	Name of the Siebel SRF file to use. `RepositoryFile` is the physical file that contains all runtime object definitions.
`ScriptingDLL`	Name of the shared library that implements Siebel Visual Basic or Siebel eScript. If the Siebel Server runs on a UNIX server machine, and you plan to use eScript, set the value of `ScriptingDLL` to sscfjs.so.
`SearchDefName`	Search definition from Siebel Tools to be used for searching.
`SearchEngine`	Defines the search engine to be used for searching. Currently, only Hummingbird SearchServer is supported, for which this parameter should be set to Fulcrum.
`SearchInstallDir`	File location of the Hummingbird SearchServer installation. Example: C:\Program Files\Fulcrum.
`SecurityAdapter`	Optional. May be set to LDAP, ADSI, or another appropriate value to specify the security adapter you are using. If you do not set `SecurityAdapter` to anything, this indicates that you are using database authentication. The value to which you set `SecurityAdapter` must be a valid value specified in the `[SecurityAdapters]` section of the configuration file. For more information about security adapter parameters, see Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications.
`SharedModeUsersDir`	Directory where user preference files are stored. It is typically left blank, otherwise it must be set to a directory under a network shared drive, but it cannot be set to the shared drive itself. For example, if \\yourserver\common is the network shared drive, you cannot set `SharedModeUsersDir` to \\yourserver\common. Instead, set `SharedModeUsersDir` to a directory under \common. For more information, see User Preferences and Siebel Clients.
`TempDir`	Directory where temporary files should be created.
`Version`	Represents version of file. This parameter is for internal use only and is automatically maintained by Siebel Anywhere. When you create an upgrade kit for the configuration file, Siebel Anywhere increments this version string appropriately, based on the version information from the Upgrade Components screen. Note: When you perform a Siebel Anywhere upgrade, you must manually upgrade files from the upgraded Siebel client directory to the Siebel Server directory.